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Preventing and Remediating Degradation of Soils in Europe – RECARE Final Policy Conference

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27 September 2018

Brussels

Belgium

What is the best way forward for soil protection in the EU? How can we improve EU policies to secure the delivery of soil ecosystem services? These questions will be at the core of the final conference of the RECARE project to take place on 27 September 2018 in Brussels. Registrations for this event, which is organised by Ecologic Institute, are welcome.Read more

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Agriculture

Soil

Stakeholders' Perceptions on the Role of Soil Organic Carbon

What do you think is the role of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) management for climate change mitigation and sustainable development? What are the most effective management options, barriers and solutions, and what are the knowledge and research needs to better support SOC management? The CIRCASA project wants to hear from you about your views on SOC management. Take part in a survey about soil organic carbon management!

Publication

Kosten und Nutzen einer europäischen Bodenrahmen-Richtlinie für Deutschland

Altvater, Susanne et. al. 2018: Kosten und Nutzen einer europäischen Bodenrahmen-Richtlinie für Deutschland. UBA Texte 12/2018. Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau.Read more

Project

Agriculture

Soil

Water

Cooperative Water Protection and their Impact on Groundwater Quality

March 2017 to November 2019

About a quarter of German groundwater exceeds the nitrate limit of the European Union for drinking water. A substantial reduction of inputs can only be achieved through measures in agriculture. The study examines existing drinking water cooperations between farmers and drinking water suppliers in water conservation areas in North Rhine-Westphalia. In doing so, positive approaches should be harnessed for a purposeful policy.Read more

Presentation

The Invisible Subsoil: Social acceptance of measures to improve the subsoil in agriculture

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28 February 2018

Berlin

Germany

Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen

The BONARES conference "Soil as a Sustainable Resource" took place in Berlin from 26 to 28 February 2018. Ecologic Institute staff attended the conference and presented the interim results of the Soil³ project – Sustainable Subsoil Management. Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, gave a presentation on "Social acceptance of measures to improve the subsoil in German agriculture". Read more

Publication

Infographic

Soil

Sustainability

Land Degradation Neutrality: balancing gains and losses

This infographic illustrates the basic principle of an extended indicator of land use and land-use change: worsening and improvements in land use are tracked and balanced against each other. Read more

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Infographic

Soil

Sustainability

Steps to Implement Land Degradation Neutrality on a National Level

This infographic shows a procedure how to approach the operationalization of the LDN concept and which questions have to be answered in this way. It builds on the findings of 14 UNCCD pilot studies (Global Mechanism of the UNCCD 2016a) and interprets them further. It visualizes seven strategic steps.Read more

Publication

Assigning Soil Values for Land Use Categories Based on Soil Threats

Diese Infografik gibt einen Überblick über Bodenwertigkeiten auf Basis von Hemerobiestufen unter Einbezug der Bodengefährdungen für verschiedene Landnutzungskategorien.Read more

Publication

Internet Portal on "Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in the Environment"

umweltbundesamt.de/tierarzneimittel

This portal provides information on how veterinary medicines enter the environment, explains their environmental impact and points out ways to reduce the number of entries. It is aimed at farmers and veterinarians in the livestock sector, in particular for cattle, pigs and poultry. Particular attention is paid to disease prevention measures, as veterinary medicinal products which do not need to be administered cannot enter the environment.Read more

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Tierarzneimittel in der Umwelt: Abbau, Verlagerung und Verbleib

www.umweltbundesamt.de/TAM-verbleib

This illustration visualizes the processes of degradation, runoff, accumulation, uptake and infiltration of veterinary drugs in the environment. Active substances from veterinary medicines behave very differently depending on the substance and location properties. While sulfonamides, for example, can be transferred to groundwater, tetracyclines tend to accumulate in the topsoil.Read more