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  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    Monitoring and assessment The federal and state governments regularly collect data on the North Sea and Baltic Sea using … report to be drawn up every 6 years in accordance with the Habitats Directive. … Monitoring and assessment

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … Maritime shipping Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA More and larger ships are sailing the world's oceans. Due to their high tonnages, … shipowner or charterer derives from the infringement. Sailing, for example, with higher sulphurous fuel than permitted means saving a large deal of costs compared to …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    Use and Impact Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship. Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA The seas and oceans, including the North … frameworks necessary to safeguard marine ecosystems for the future. … Use and Impact

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done? View of the wide open sea … important than ever. They buffer climate change, host biodiversity, provide food and raw materials, serve as living and recreational spaces, and are transport … the marine environment is vital, not least for humanity, and worth every effort. … Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.07.2020

    Rivers

    … EC Water Framework Directive show it needs forceful measures in the whole catchment and at the rivers to meet the good status. last update on 20.07.2020 Hydrography (facts and figures) Rivers are subdivided into six river systems as well as the coastal areas of the North and Baltic Seas. The rivers are the  Rhine, Ems, Weser and Elbe, which flow into the …

  • Article from 11.05.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Circulatory diseases

    … noise. As a psycho-social stress factor, noise activates the sympathetic nervous and hormonal systems. Consequent upon this are changes in blood pressure, heart … Thereby, people who were exposed to night time levels of 55 decibels (dB(A)) or higher directly outside their bedroom window were almost twice as likely to be …

  • Article from 26.11.2025 | Last changed: 28.11.2025

    Download

    … of current program versions as well as sample calculations, test calculations and application packages for AUSTAL and BESTAL (Besmin, Besmax). The file format and the date of the file are shown in brackets. last update on 26.11.2025 Program …

  • Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Traffic noise

    … 54 percent of Germans are disturbed by traffic noise, 34 percent by train noise, and 23 percent by aircraft noise. These statistics are from a representative survey … of 2,000 persons that was recently conducted, titled Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2012. Current German noise abatement policy makes very clear distinctions between various kinds of point sources, and thus as one would expect, noise abatement regulations and measures are point …

  • Article from 13.11.2024 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    International soil governance

    … to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa ” (UNCCD) of 1994, the “ Convention on Biological Diversity ” (CBD) of 1992 and the “ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ” (UNFCCC) of 1992. Main objectives of the UNCCD are to combat desertification and to mitigate the effects of drought. The “Convention on Biological Diversity” …

  • Article from 09.10.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection at international level

    desiccated soil

    … Background The need for fertile soils is increasing due to the growing global demand for renewable raw materials and meat, and persistent population growth. At the same time, we are seeing a loss of fertile, …

  • Article from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2023

    Overview of application forms

    … Applicant platform Please fill in the form carefully . This will make both our and your work easier and also speed up the procedure. What this means for you is to fill out application … forms completely, without references to applications from previous years, and with an anticipatory eye. This includes stating the permit period, the work or …

  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Lead at Christmas and on New Year's Eve

    red candle with a spoon for lead pouring

    … Lead at Christmas and on New Year's Eve Lead tinsel and lead pouring are harmful to health Source: beetle / Fotolia.com Lead tinsel is … shapes as lead, which means that creative imagination is all the more important. … Lead at Christmas and on New Year's Eve …