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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

A revolution was started in Germany over 40 years ago, the ecological revolution. The then Federal Government, in the Social -Liberal coalition under Chancellor Willy Brandt, presented its environmental programme in 1971 and three years later, Germany had its first national environmental authority: the Federal Environment Agency, or UBA. The UBA started out with a staff of about 170 in West Berlin... read more