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  • Publication from 19.03.2024

    Nitrous oxide - the underestimated greenhouse gas

    Cover of Factsheet "Nitrous oxide - the underestimated greenhouse gas"

    … Climate | Energy, Air, Agriculture Nitrous oxide - the underestimated greenhouse gas Anthropogenic N₂O emissions are … Tags CO2 equivalent nitrous oxide greenhouse gas emission … Nitrous oxide - the underestimated greenhouse gas

  • Publication from 14.12.2022

    Land use as a sector for market mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

    Cover CC

    … Climate | Energy, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters Land use as a sector for market mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement The land-use sector plays a critical role for … available Tags Paris Agreement LULUCF … Land use as a sector for market mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

  • Press release 38/2020 from 08.09.2020 | Last changed: 16.09.2020

    Infrasound at or under perception threshold does not cause acute physical reactions

    laufender Ventilator

    Infrasound at or under perception threshold does not cause acute physical reactions UBA experimental … persons classified the infrasound sounds as "somewhat" to "moderately" annoying. … Infrasound at or under perception threshold does not cause acute physical reactions

  • Press release 07/2017 from 15.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.04.2017

    "Wounds" have healed – Water quality of mine lakes has good status

    landscape with mine lake

    … "Wounds" have healed – Water quality of mine lakes has good status Lignite ranks … are usually filled with water or develop into lakes on their own due to rising groundwater and precipitation. Many of these mining lakes have the potential to develop … are often polluted with too much mercury or endocrine disruptive tributyltin compounds. One lake had "poor" status due to excessive nutrient input. Evaluations were …

  • 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.

    Groundwater is named water body type 2022 Germany’s most important source of … of ecosystems must enjoy lasting protection Water Body Type of the Year 2022: Groundwater Source: Andreas Kücha The motto of World Water Day 2022 is “Groundwater: … abstraction are endangering the quality and quantity of this vital resource. … Groundwater is named water body type 2022

  • Press release 46/2019 from 26.11.2019 | Last changed: 09.12.2019

    Blauer Kompass contest goes into next round

    Blaues Logo des Wettbewerbs 2020

    Blauer Kompass contest goes into next round Wanted: projects dealing with impacts of climate change Blauer Kompass contest Source: Umweltbundesamt Greening the office roof, unsealing the schoolyard, farming crops which are …

  • News from 27.07.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk

    A hand holding a water glass can be seen.

    … Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk Degradation products of pesticides can diminish … because most degradation products are not yet part of the groundwater monitoring programmes ( factsheet on degradation products of pesticides ). The degradation …

  • Press release 04/2022 from 18.01.2022 | Last changed: 27.01.2022

    Blauer Kompass contest launches first round as a new federal prize

    Der Bundespreis Blauer Kompass hat eine blaue Kompassnadel als Logo

    … for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Blauer Kompass contest launches first round as a new federal prize Municipalities with climate adaptation projects now eligible to enter contest Bundespreis Blauer Kompass Source: BMUV & UBA Applications are accepted starting …

  • Press release 16/2023 from 07.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    Marine Litter Round Table active against plastic pollution in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea for seven years

    Müll liegt am Sandstrand, vor allem Plastik- und Fischereimüll.

    … Marine Litter Round Table active against plastic pollution in the North Sea and the … Baltic Sea for seven years Litter on a beach on Sylt Source: Nina Maier / Umweltbundesamt For seven years, the Marine Litter Round Table has been developing … Lower Saxony Christian Meyer and UBA President Dirk Messner to present results. … Marine Litter Round Table active against plastic pollution in the North Sea and the …