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  • News from 18.08.2017 | Last changed: 18.10.2017

    Waste management in Russia and other CIS countries

    participants of the workshop repairing computers

    … effective waste management structures. Seminars and workshops held in May and June 2017 provided targeted information and training for stakeholders from government, industry and non-governmental organizations. 18.08.2017 For more than 15 years UBA has been running projects on circular economy under … knowledge. Presentations, seminars and practical exercises helped the more than 30 participants to learn e.g. how to bring a business' management of WEEE into …

  • News from 13.09.2017 | Last changed: 16.10.2017

    Scientific Stakeholder Meeting - Nanomaterials in the Environment

    Erlenmeyerkolben

    … Environment Erlenmeyerkolben Source: Umweltbundesamt On 10th and 11th of October 2017, the German Ministry for the Environment and UBA will host a Scientific … in the Environment at the headquarters of UBA in Dessau-Roßlau, Germany. 13.09.2017 The stakeholder meeting will include platform and poster presentations on … environment nanomaterials nanotechnology stakeholder … On 10th and 11th of October 2017, the German Ministry for the Environment and UBA will host a Scientific …

  • News from 11.10.2023 | Last changed: 13.10.2023

    Climate protection through Circular Economy in Germany and the EU

    Mixed waste on a conveyer belt in a waste treatment plant

    … waste, industrial & commercial, construction & demolition and food waste for 2017 and 2030 using the life cycle assessment method. The study shows the sector's GHG … gases in the context of the European legal framework for the years 2017 and 2030. Using the life cycle assessment methodology, the climate protection potential in …

  • News from 25.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes

    Entrance to the grounds of the 30th World Climate Conference

    UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes The 30th UN climate conference took place from 10-22 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil … reducing emissions of non-CO 2 greenhouse gases, in particular methane - all by 2030. If these three goals were achieved and the necessary policies and the resulting …

  • News from 02.10.2017 | Last changed: 04.09.2020

    International action for more protection in a hazardous incident

    firemen with boats on a river

    … example in the case of fires at industrial facilities or oil spills. In September 2017 UBA launched a joint emergency exercise with the German and Polish fire brigade … seminar on how to prevent transboundary pollution by contaminated fire-water. 02.10.2017 The German-Polish border in Brandenburg runs along the middle of the Odra … a simulated oil tanker spill incident near Ratzdorf in Brandenburg on 4 September 2017. The exercise was followed up on 5 September 2017 by an international seminar …

  • News from 18.12.2017 | Last changed: 18.12.2017

    Data on the state of the environment in Germany: a mixed picture

    Two engineers discussing in an extensive photovoltaic installation

    … The German Environment Agency recently published its Data on the Environment 2017 report. Action is needed with regard to climate protection policy, improvement … the Federal Government announced its target of continuing this growth rate up to 2030. This gives a target value of 159.4 for 2030. But this target is a long way off. On the positive side, Germans are among …

  • News from 23.05.2017 | Last changed: 27.06.2017

    Sustainable handling of sewage sludge in the Baltic Sea region

    ein gelb blühendes Rapsfeld, im Hintergrund das Meer mit Segelbooten

    … of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area entered into force in March 2017. It defines the principles for the sustainable handling of sewage sludge in the Baltic Sea region. 23.05.2017 Germany and Sweden have been taking the lead in drawing up “Recommendation 38/1 … Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission’s (HELCOM) annual meeting in March 2017. The recommendation’s main objectives are The targeted recycling of nutrients …

  • News from 06.08.2018 | Last changed: 01.10.2018

    Online survey: Chemicals in consumer goods

    Yellow rubber ducks

    … online survey on “Substances of Very High Concern” in manufactured products until 30 September 2018. The results will be incorporated in the development of a Europe … staff in companies which produce or sell the consumer goods will be online until 30 September 2018. The questionnaires are anonymous. To determine the status quo at … online survey on “Substances of Very High Concern” in manufactured products until 30 September 2018. The results will be incorporated in the development of a Europe …

  • News from 13.10.2023 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    UBA President Messner among top 30 major EU environmental actors

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner

    UBA President Messner among top 30 major EU environmental actors Prof. Dr. Dirk … protection, published its first Impact List in October 2023. It includes 30 EU politicians and experts whom ENDS Europe considers to have had the most … Environment Agency (UBA) President, Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, is one of them. … UBA President Messner among top 30 major EU environmental actors

  • News from 30.06.2022 | Last changed: 30.06.2022

    OECD-Guideline: Determination of particle size of nanomaterials

    Nanomaterial Lotuseffekt

    … 1 and 100 nanometres in at least one dimension. Source: xrender / fotolia On 30th June 2022, the OECD published the Test Guideline No. 125, which harmonises the … framework of legislation on chemical safety, for example for the REACH Regulation. 30.06.2022 The publication of the OECD Test Guideline No. 125 closes an important …

  • News from 05.10.2018 | Last changed: 08.02.2021

    UBA Position on EU minimum requirements for Water Reuse

    irrigation on a field

    … for water reuse for agricultural irrigation and groundwater recharge by the end of 2017. As the current draft falls short to set standards that are rigorous enough to … that can serve as a basis for the legislative proposal planned for the end of 2017. So far, the drafted requirements hardly exceed already existing EU regulations … for water reuse for agricultural irrigation and groundwater recharge by the end of 2017. As the current draft falls short to set standards that are rigorous enough to …

  • News from 02.10.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2019

    WEEE: EU-wide enforcement of producer responsibility

    used electrical and electronic equipment like computers and mobile phones

    … have formed a network. UBA initiated the constitutional meeting on 7-8 September 2017. The representatives from all participating EU-countries agreed to cooperate … prosecute non-compliant producers who trade across borders more effectively. 02.10.2017 Producers wanting to place electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) on the … have formed a network. UBA initiated the constitutional meeting on 7-8 September 2017. The representatives from all participating EU-countries agreed to cooperate …