Umweltbundesamt
New performance standards for vacuum cleaners become effective on 1 September 2014. The devices must consume less power and be built more robustly. read more
The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is pressing for speedy regulation of fracking technology. "Fracking remains a risk technology", said UBA President Maria Krautzberger on the occasion of the presentation of UBA's new, 600-page export Fracking II report in Berlin. read more
The waterproofed layer of weatherproof functional jackets releases environmentally harmful chemicals which contain fluoride. These chemicals are put into the environment, for example by washing. Waste water treatment facilities cannot degrade these chemicals, and thus they are released into rivers, seas and groundwater, and ultimately accumulate in the bodies of humans and animals. The Federal Env... read more
North-East Atlantic countries adopt regional action plan read more
The President of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Maria Krautzberger, made a plea for more protection of the environment in agriculture at the German Farmers' Day: "More and more consumers want not only tasty, healthy and affordable products but also products which do not put a strain on the environment. The organic food trend is a clear reflection of this. But conventional farming can make a... read more
Food waste causes considerable environmental damage read more
Global population growth and the rising consumption of raw materials are increasing the pressure on the demand for natural resources. Despite the progress made in life cycle management, waste quantities in Germany are not sinking stably. More and more product diversity, ever shorter innovation cycles, in particular in technical devices, and frequent changes in fashion trends are bringing forth pro... read more
The volume of litter entering the oceans in future must become less than it has been up to now. This is the goal of the regional action plans of the Conventions on Protection of the North and Baltic Seas and of the Mediterranean Sea to combat marine litter. The action plans include measures to counteract the loss of fishing equipment in the marine environment and also recommend avoiding the use of... read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
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