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  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … Digitalisation and natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better … pervasive in almost all areas of life. However, its impact on natural resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project …

  • Article from 05.01.2024 | Last changed: 11.01.2024

    Waste prevention

    A waste container being emptied

    … Waste prevention A waste container being emptied Source: Kadmy / Fotolia.com Waste prevention conserves resources and protects people and the environment. It is therefore a primary goal of the …

  • Article from 07.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Ammunition in the sea

    Gefahren durch Munitionsaltlasten für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, menschliche Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem

    … - the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) In the German North and Baltic Seas, there are contaminated sites of about 1.6 million tons of … beaches of the Baltic Sea than on the North Sea. Salvage of ammunition If munition waste poses a risk to shipping, it is, for the time being, defused and recovered by …

  • Article from 03.12.2025 | Last changed: 03.12.2025

    European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus

    Sentinel-2 RGB satellite image of Dessau-Roßlau (date of recording: June 21, 2020), overlaid with the data product “Riparian Zones” (reference year 2012), provided by the Copernicus Land Service.

    … the “Shore Zones” data product Source: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020) and information from Copernicus services (2012) The European Earth observation … information for environmental and nature conservation monitoring, atmospheric and climate monitoring and crisis management in the event of natural disasters. The UBA …

  • Article from 30.07.2025 | Last changed: 30.07.2025

    News

    News

    … from the CCE Source: Fotolia last update on 30.07.2025 41 st TF ICP M&M 32 nd CCE and 6 th CDM meeting from 18 to 20 february Agenda Presentations Report e-learning course The development of the e-learning tool for effects and related activities represents workplan item 1.3.9 for the Convention. The UNECE … Program, which is administered by the German UBA. The funds were approved, and the project officially started in April 2024. UBA takes on a dual role in this …

  • Article from 26.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    FAQ formaldehyde regulations for wood-based materials & furniture

    … for wood-based materials & furniture Here you will find frequently asked questions and answers about the test procedure for formaldehyde emissions from wood-based … came into force on 01.01.2020. The information is mainly intended for companies and institutions that manufacture, process, sell, transport, store, export or import … authorities. The Länder are responsible for the implementation of the regulations and should be contacted in the event of doubt. 1. What is formaldehyde, and why is …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … with environmental pollutants. Samples of tap water, urine, blood, house dust, and indoor air are analysed along with information acquired by questionnaires during … questionnaire on the study conduct and a self-administered questionnaire on climate change. The interviews and questionnaires serve to determine the influence …

  • Article from 22.11.2016 | Last changed: 27.03.2017

    Food waste in the catering sector

    Schmackhafte Desserts an einem Buffet.

    … Food waste in the catering sector Generating buffet leftovers is also a waste of … environment. Source: Nuvola / Fotolia.com Food production consumes many resources and produces greenhouse gas emissions. For the sake of the environment food waste … kB) Related publications Prevention of food waste in the catering sector Tags food waste waste prevention … Food production consumes many resources and produces …

  • Article from 02.04.2019 | Last changed: 24.03.2021

    International Workshop, Nairobi, Kenia – August 2018

    Internationaler Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya – August 2018

    … University About 40 experts from Africa, from international organiziations and from abroad discussed during the international workshop "Implementing Land Degradation Neutrality in Africa: Means, legal instruments and institutional … the German Environment Agency (Dr. Harald Ginzky), the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation – Climate Policy and Energy Security Program for Sub-Saharan Africa (CLESAP) (Prof. …

  • Article from 30.04.2024 | Last changed: 13.06.2024

    Chemicals in articles: EU LIFE Project AskREACH

    Ein Barcode auf einem Produkt wir mit einem Smartphone gescannt

    … of Very High Concern (SVHCs) in articles among the European population, retailers and industry. AskREACH developed the smartphone app Scan4Chem which can be used to … Croatia: Friends of the Earth Croatia (ZelHR) Czech Republic: Arnika – Toxics and Waste Programme Denmark: Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DKEPA), Danish … Croatia: Friends of the Earth Croatia (ZelHR) Czech Republic: Arnika – Toxics and Waste Programme Denmark: Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DKEPA), Danish …

  • Article from 04.02.2020 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Bio-based and biodegradable plastics

    an einer Eisenstange über einem gepflasterten Platz oder Fußweg hängen durchsichtige Plastiktüten mit Äpfeln

    … Bio-based and biodegradable plastics Einwegtüte aus Biokunststoff Source: Francesca Schellhaas … The effects tend to shift: while conventional fossil-based plastics release more climate-impacting CO 2 , the ecological footprint of bio-based plastics shows a … then chemically modified. 2.5. May bio-based plastic bags be disposed of in the biowaste bin? Generally: No. Bio-based plastics are not always biodegradable. Plastic …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance Poor harvests due to heat and drought – just one of the consequences of climate change in Germany. Source: hykoe / Fotolia.com The landscape water balance … the resulting open spaces to store rainwater. Another option is the use of treated wastewater for maintaining urban green spaces. Climate-Adaptive Agriculture and …