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  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation

    Weltkugelfahnen

    … Source: ktsdesign Fotolia 440799 SubscriptionL last update on 18.11.2025 Background The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgently needed … Especially in European societies, many initiated changes are currently re-evaluated under the unprecedented geopolitical situation ("Zeitenwende"), such as energy … on the war in Ukraine” Keynote: Imme Scholz (Executive Board of the Heinrich Böll Foundation e.V.), Panellists: Harald Ginzky (UBA II 2.1 General Water and Soil …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela … carbon storage (formation of organic matter), which converts CO₂ into organic compounds through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, seagrasses, and seaweed. b) CO₂ … mitigate rather than exacerbate ocean acidification, need to be further explored. … Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    … last 40 years, the global extraction of raw materials has more than tripled to around 85 billion tonnes per year. Today, this already significantly exceeds the … with many examples of sustainable approaches. Associated content Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version English Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version German …

  • Article from 11.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International Environmental and Sustainability Policy During

    … During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic Blog article by Dr. Harald Ginzky Jan Kosmol und Dr. Kathrin Schwirn  The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. … Global South thus threatens to be even deepened. The pandemic could also lead to fundamental political instability in countries in both the Southern and Northern … Brazil and other countries in the Global South). In particular, the pandemic has underscored the mutual dependence as well the fragility of the worldwide …

  • Article from 01.09.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Lessons from the Corona Crisis

    … The containment of the virus requires drastic measures and as a result new fundamental questions arise about the values of economic activity, ... last update on … The containment of the virus requires drastic measures and as a result new fundamental questions arise about the values of economic activity, mutual … between societies, and the relationship between man and nature. The corona pandemic underlines the vulnerability of economic and social (sub)systems as a result of …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    The Oder River under stress The Oder River Source: Marco Rudolph / Adobe Stock In … 2022 was caused by Prymnesium parvum and its toxins, which could multiply rapidly under extreme environmental conditions. Prymnesium parvum is a single-celled … removing bank and bed reinforcements, and reducing nutrient and pollutant inputs. … The Oder River under stress

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a … Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Related publications Brochure: Digitalisation and natural … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a …

  • Article from 18.02.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Pain relief gel – questions and answers

    Photo showing hands with white cream, which is wiped off with a paper towel.

    … 2024 Viele Gewässer enthalten umweltbelastende Stoffe, zu denen auch Arzneimittel und deren Abbauprodukte gehören. Auch im Grundwasser und somit im Rohwasser für unser Trinkwasser werden Rückstände von Arzneimitteln …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … Publications Bestandsaufnahme von Rüstungsaltlastverdachtsstandorten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Modellhafte Altlastenuntersuchung an ausgewählten Standorten der Munitionszerlegung und -vernichtung nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg Documents Internationale Erfahrungen - …

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

     The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

    … visits) Monday through Friday     6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday     6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays and holiday    8:30 to 4 p.m. The buildings are closed outside of these times … in Dessau-Roßlau Source: Firma Busse UBA Dessau-Roßlau main entrance Source: Umweltbundesamt Rear façade of UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Umweltbundesamt The lobby (forum) of UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Umweltbundesamt UBA in …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Cleaning agents and laundry detergents

    Various liquid detergents and cleaning agents

    Cleaning agents and laundry detergents 1.3 million tonnes of cleaning agents and detergents are sold every year. Source: Torsten Schon / Fotolia.com Cleaning agents and laundry detergents are used every day in private households and in the institutional …