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Nearly 113 hectares of land are consumed daily for new developments in Germany-whether for homes, commercial space, rest and recreation, or transport. That is equivalent to almost 160 football pitches per day-despite the fact that the population in Germany continues to decline and there are developed areas no longer in use whose size is as large as the area of Lake Constance (ca.180,000 hectares).... read more

Just in time to celebrate the eco-label’s 30th anniversary is a relaunch of environmentally friendly car tyres bearing the Blue Angel.  Less noise and reduced rolling resistance at same safety standard are the requirements to be met by passenger car tyres that are awarded the Blue Angel. The OPTIMO 4S series by the Hankook company has received this award. ”I hope that other tyre manufacturers will... read more

In the run-up to the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Bonn from 19th to 30th May 2008, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is making its contribution to the preservation of biodiversity by means of a project in the central Asian Republic of Turkmenistan. In a joint endeavour there with the Federal Agency for Nature Conservati... read more

Every kilowatt hour of power consumed in Germany during 2006 produced an average 596 grammes of carbon dioxide, which is 20 grammes less than in 2005. The lower carbon dioxide emissions per kilowatt hour are mainly due to the increasing share of power produced from regenerative sources. However, preliminary calculations for 2007 done by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) indicate the emission fa... read more

On 24 April, now also known as Girls’ Day, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is extending an invitation to girls in particular to get information on interesting careers in the environmental field.  Agency staff present the office building in Dessau-Roßlau in terms of its construction and engineering, do experiments with them on the effects of noise and noise abatement, talk about how environme... read more

Climate change has already posed tangible risks, damages and consequences that stand to become more pronounced in future.  ”We must develop intelligent adaptation measures and implement them in order to avoid future harm occurring to the national economy”, said Minister of Environment Sigmar Gabriel at a congress ending on 16 April in Berlin.  The Federal Ministry for Environment is charged by the... read more

Conferences and other events can influence the environment in a wide variety of ways.  This can include the travel activity of the participants or consumption of electricity, water or paper.  A new free guide published by the Federal Ministry for Environment (BMU) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) shows how the associated negative outcome on the environment can be avoided. It focuses on ten... read more

Noise continues to provide a serious source of stress on the population, a fact corroborated by a survey conducted in large congested urban areas and around roads with heavy traffic.  Constant high levels of noise can have an adverse impact on the human body, triggering among other things sleep disorders or cardiovascular problems. The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has proven this fact through... read more