… More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary Food in the dustbin Source: Patryssia /Fotolia.com The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) and UBA present joint recommendations for action. 15.01.2014 The product life cycle analysis …

… Fotolia.com UBA President Flasbarth points out the great need for action after the presentation of the IPCC report: "In comparison to the 2007 report, the findings of … IPCC report. Hundreds of scientists contributed to the report, 40 of them from Germany. Associated content Links press release IPCC press release (PDF) summary of the IPCC report (PDF, in German) German IPCC Coordination Office All news Related publications Environmental …

… zu 500.000 Tonnen Kunststoffe in die Meere eingetragen. Source: Dub / Fotolia The German Environment Agency welcomes the EU’s initiative to change the use of plastics in Europe. The European Commission presented its Plastics Strategy on January 16th. 17.01.2018 The growing use of … view, the strategy requires more bite”, says Maria Krautzberger, president of the German Environ-ment Agency. “In its current form, the strategy contains a lot of …

… 13th German-Russian Environmental Day 2016 in Kaliningrad Region Participants of the … Sea: experiences, practice, results and monitoring (Seminar II) Russian experts presented current developments in the Kaliningrad region. They discussed with the …

… 2nd International Conference on Human Biomonitoring in April 2016 in Berlin. The presentations, the conference proceeding and impressions from the conference are … programs at European and global level.The conference was jointly organized by the German Federal Environment Ministry and the German Environment Agency. Specific …

… and be a role model in climate protection”, said Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency (UBA) at an online meeting of the Network of Heads of European Environmental Administrations (EPA Network) on November 25th. He presented UBA’s guide on greenhouse gas neutral administrations, now also available …

… Tackling the negative impacts of transport: A global task Traffic is growing and growing – and presenting cities around the world with similar challenges Source: photoinsel / Fotolia.com Traffic is growing and growing – and presenting cities around the world with similar challenges in terms of climate, …

… more housing but maintain green recreational areas. Source: nidafoto / Fotolia.com Presenting the global roadmap for sustainable urban development over the next twenty … There were many high-ranking municipal stakeholders present at the conference whose presentations illustrated that urban development is a process which must …

… Special issue: Human Biomonitoring 2016 now published Special issue: Human … "Human Biomonitoring 2016“ has just been published. It features 34 articles which present the current status of human biomonitoring (HBM) worldwide. The volume … was "Science and policy for a healthy future“. The conference was co-hosted by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Environment. In addition to …

… 4th waste water treatment stage financed by waste water charge? The waste water … facilities can reduce micropollutants – pharmaceuticals, for example – which are present in waterbodies. 18.03.2015 weiter in PI All news Tags micropollutant … facilities can reduce micropollutants – pharmaceuticals, for example – which are present in waterbodies. … 4th waste water treatment stage financed by waste water …

… 2018 in Berlin. Source: Andreas F. / Fotolia.com From 27 to 29 November 2018, the German Environment Agency (UBA) is hosting the fourth European Resources Forum (ERF) … the scientific and political debate about a sustainable use of natural resources in Germany, Europe and internationally. 17.05.2018 At the ERF on 27/28 November, … European and international approaches for a sustainable resource use will be presented and discussed. Special attention is paid to the synergies between resource …

… Design Forum in Berlin. Here, the results of the project “EcoDesign Circle” were presented, in which the UBA plays the leading role. Documentation and additional … Forum provided an opportunity for further discussions and international exchange. Presentations, panels and workshops provided   insights into approaches for …