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  • Press release 27/2024 from 04.06.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Federal Environment Ministry supports preventive health measures in the climate crisis

    That's good against heat: a cooling water bag

    … Association (BÄK) and the German Alliance for Climate Change and Health (KLUG) are organising a nationwide heat action day on 5 June. Press release No. 27/2024 | … Association (BÄK) and the German Alliance for Climate Change and Health (KLUG) are organising a nationwide heat action day on 5 June. … On World Environment Day, the …

  • Press release 41/2020 from 14.09.2020 | Last changed: 21.09.2020

    Broad alliance launches “Biotonne Deutschland“ campaign to promote biowaste collection

    Bio waste

    … Agency. The reason for this is that many households do not have their own organic waste bin. Biowaste is therefore not being used in biogas plants or as … waste bin is a wasted resource, since they only end up in incineration. But organic waste can do more: every vegetable cleaning, every potato peel, every wilted … That's why it is so important that as many municipalities as possible collect organic waste separately and introduce the residual waste bin throughout the …

  • Appointment from 16.08.2017 | Last changed: 16.08.2017

    Accelerating the Resource Revolution – World Resources Forum 2017

    Menschen tauschen sich auf einer Konferenz aus.

    … than 600 participants from over 100 countries together. Back to back events were organized by the United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, International Organization for Standardization, and other WRF …

  • Press release 39/2014 from 31.08.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    New requirements for old heating units

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … with everywhere, and the more stringent guidelines issued by the World Health Organization are exceeded nearly everywhere." Press release No. 39/2014 | 31.08.2014 … with everywhere, and the more stringent guidelines issued by the World Health Organization are exceeded nearly everywhere." … Old wood-fired furnaces and boilers …

  • News from 05.05.2015 | Last changed: 05.05.2015

    Phasing out the flame retardant HBCD

    Builders insulating a house

    … the phase-out. 05.05.2015 In May 2013 HBCD was identified as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) under the international Stockholm Convention. This means … insulation facade insulation flame retardant Hexabromcyclododecan persistent organic pollutant … For a long time the chemical hexabromocyclododecane, or HBCD, …

  • Press release 16/2022 from 22.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Groundwater is named water body type 2022

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … usable water reservoir and habitat that is populated by a diverse community of organisms. Groundwater is possibly the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world, … in the global hydrological cycle. For example, it is home to numerous groundwater organisms invisible to us, which move in the water-filled gaps and fissures of the … keep them open, thus making important contributions to groundwater quality. These organisms also need to be protected from exposure to harmful chemicals and …

  • News from 10.07.2017 | Last changed: 21.08.2017

    Blue Angel ecolabel now available for toys

    a child´s hand playing with toys

    … and at the toy manufacturer’s final assembly points. The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) core labour standards apply for raw material extraction and also prohibit forced and child labour and guarantee the right to organise in unions. It is easy for companies which have been approved for the Blue …

  • Press release 49/2019 from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 17.12.2019

    Soil of the Year 2020: Intertidal Flat Soil

    Bildmontage des Wattbodens mit einzelnen Bodenschichten im Untergrund

    … at low tide. Only a few pioneer plants colonise these soils. Plants and soil organisms on the intertidal flats are subject to a constant rhythm of falling dry … salt content of the intertidal soil significantly determines colonisation by soil organisms and plants. The salt concentration in soils of marine intertidal flats is … area, covering about 3,500 km². Because of the special plants, animals and microorganisms which live there a large area of the German Wadden Sea is protected …

  • Press release 10/2021 from 22.03.2021 | Last changed: 26.03.2021

    Two German municipalities among the group of finalists for the international European Mobility Week awards

    Auf einem Parkplatz steht ein großes Gefährt quer und Menschen sind aus der Vogelperspektive zu sehen, die im Freien an ihren Laptops arbeiten.

    … of events and activities, In particular, its car-free school day, which was organised together with the City of Bremen. 55 schools and more than 60,000 students … 2016. A first-ever nationwide EMW competition is scheduled for 2021, which will be organised by UBA and the Federal Environment Ministry. Associated content Links More …

  • Press release 33/2017 from 15.09.2017 | Last changed: 25.09.2017

    European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … mobility. International exchange is a major focus of this conference designed and organized by UBA. Participants from 50 countries are expected to give presentations … cities and towns across Europe. The German Environment Agency has been in charge of organising EMW in Germany since 2016. Associated content Links European Mobility …

  • News from 31.07.2024 | Last changed: 31.07.2024

    Renaturalised bodies of water can reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Modified water bodies emit carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide

    … During biological and chemical decomposition processes of plant and other organic material, carbon and nitrogen are converted into carbon dioxide, methane and … This applies to 86 % of our water bodies (BMUV/⁠UBA, 2021). As a result, organic material (leaves, dead plant parts, algae, etc.) accumulates in the …