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  • Article from 24.04.2025 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    EU Environment Agencies Review Status of Sustainability Research

    In a small meeting room, 7 people sit or stand in front of a screen. On the screen appear the faces of people in the meeting call.

    … they face. The Environment Agency Austria has established a new department focused on transformation and innovation, addressing environmental impact assessment … wind energy installations on biodiversity, and exploring biodiversity-friendly land use with infrastructure companies. Additionally, a notable initiative is the … Actions: Identification and Prioritization The second day of the CASRI meeting focused on advancing the project's progress and defining its future direction, …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … resilience to extreme weather events. However, climate change, intensive land use, and significant alterations to natural river and floodplain ecosystems are … protection. Broadly speaking, water quality also plays a role, as it affects human uses (especially drinking water supply) and the living conditions for ecosystems. …

  • Article from 25.03.2025 | Last changed: 25.03.2025

    Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)

    Wind turbines and sheep on a pasture

    … in temperature to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. Specific demands for greenhouse gas reduction in the first GST include tripling renewable energy capacity … submitted for the target year 2030 would mean a 2.6 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2019 (UNFCCC secretariat NDC Synthesis Report … the Paris climate target of 1.5 degrees can be kept within reach would be largely used up by 2030. According to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2024 , the world is …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … if their ecology remains intact. But how can we best ensure that our soils are used judiciously and responsibly as habitats and resources? The UBA contributes to … based artist Simon Schrieber, is for children ages four to seven; it is also a useful instructional tool for elementary schools. Soil of the Year December 5th is …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Soil development

    Rock and soil

    … in this process are the development period and the scope of anthropogenic ground use, which in recent centuries has induced major changes in the soil. Soil develops … per cent via the force exerted when the water freezes, the resulting pressure causes the rock to burst, fracture and comminute. For dark rock in particular, the … of optimal conditions. Hence it is essential that soil management techniques be used that do not reduce humus content. Soil is a mixture of differently sized …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … the availability of uncompromised soils. Around half of Germany’s surface area is used as farmland, i.e. for crop cultivation, direct consumption and animal … and dry years. Traces of today’s settlement areas and the consequent nutrient surpluses and pollution will be discernible for eons in the archive constituted by the …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    … the exact reference period for pre-industrial temperature data. However, the IPCC uses a baseline from 1850 to 1900, which is the earliest period with reliable, … are very likely to be triggered, which would destabilize the climate system and cause irreversible changes. The drastic impacts of ongoing climate change include: …

  • Article from 21.02.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    ALISE: Aligned Study for Environmental Health

    Logo der Studie.

    … Note regarding participation in the study: Participants are selected at random using a scientific procedure so that they represent the children and young people in … programme of the participants As part of the ALISE field phase, questionnaires are used to conduct interviews and samples of drinking water, urine, and blood are … about exposure to pollutants, A drinking water sample from the participant's household, A morning urine sample from the participating child, A blood sample from …

  • Article from 19.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Concepts and mitigation strategies

    Photo of an arm with a doctor's coat and gloves holding a globe.

    … pharmaceutical residues in water bodies must primarily include the responsible use of medicines. A sole focus on wastewater treatment and drinking water … to legal requirements. These collections of verified environmental data could be used in all future authorisation procedures, and data gaps for legacy … 2008/105/EC on Environmental Quality Standards in Water Policy. These standards are used to evaluate the chemical status of surface waters. In Germany, nationally …

  • Article from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmental aspects of the authorisation of human medicinal pro

    Das Foto zeigt mehrere Erlenmeyerkolben mit grünlichem Inhalt, die in einer hellerleuchteten Laborumgebung auf einem Tisch aufgereiht sind.

    … risk mitigation measures are not feasible for a veterinary medicine, the UBA can refuse authorisation for environmental reasons. So far, human medicinal products are … and Hazard Assessment (PBT/vPvB Assessment). Both assessments are conducted using a two-tier process. Phase I Risk Assessment The Phase I risk assessment must …

  • Article from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmental effects of pharmaceutical substances

    Photo of a hand wearing a plastic glove taking a water sample in a glass container from a body of water.

    … substances measured in the environment are generally below the therapeutic doses used in medicinal products. However, this does not imply safety for the environment. … CC BY 4.0 German Environment Agency 2025 Downloads: (258.30 kB) Contraceptives cause reproductive disorders in aquatic organisms Pharmaceutical substances containing …

  • Article from 17.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Entry and occurrence of human pharmaceuticals in the environment

    Pharmaceutical substances have been detected in the environment in at least 89 countries around the world.

    … active substances (3) are available in over 100,000 medicinal products for human use(4), with annual consumption exceeding 35,000 tonnes (3). These products are … the environment through wastewater Every day, many tonnes of medicinal products are used. Through natural excretion processes, a large proportion of the active … from entering the wastewater. This also applies, for example, to used tissues after using nasal drops or ointments. Another pathway for pharmaceuticals into wastewater …