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  • Press release 36/2021 from 07.09.2021 | Last changed: 29.09.2021

    Bundespreis UMWELT & BAUEN 2021 – Progressive building and refurbishment for more climate protection and social cohesion

    Schriftzug "Bundespreis Umwelt & Bauen" und Bild einer Trophäe aus Holz

    … waste heat in an ice storage. In addition to the main prize winner, another four projects were awarded recognitions, including two in the newly created category … construction. The Award, launched in 2020, is therefore intended to honour beacon projects in sustainable building that show how sustainable building can be realised …

  • Press release 53/2020 from 06.11.2020 | Last changed: 09.11.2020

    Climate change adaptation in Germany – specialist conference on strategies to counter heat, drought and heavy rainfall

    Blaues Logo des Wettbewerbs 2020

    … to climate change – these are the winners of this year’s Blauer Kompass award. The projects were honoured during an online conference on climate resilience organised … in order to take effective precautions against climate change. The local projects in particular show how innovative people are - and the Federal Government …

  • Press release 40/2017 from 29.11.2017 | Last changed: 05.12.2017

    Wanted: success stories in civic participation!

    Zuhörer sitzen in einem Veranstaltungssaal in Stuhreihen

    … Anton Gvozdikov / Fotolia.com The contest seeking excellence in civic participation projects - Ausgezeichnet! – Wettbewerb für vorbildliche Bürgerbeteiligung kicks off … for the Environment (BMUB) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) are looking for projects, strategies and arrangements nationwide that are examples of good civic …

  • News from 05.10.2021 | Last changed: 14.10.2021

    New research project „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation

    ZeroPM Dreieck

    New research project „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation Three strategies to address … Prioritize, Remove Source: Sarah Hale In autumn 2021, the new European research project "ZeroPM: Zero Pollution of Persistent, Mobile substances" will start. The … persistent and mobile substances as well as contamination from such substances. … New research project „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation

  • News from 26.07.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    Sustainable lifestyles: From the niche to the city centres

    young woman offers things to swap instead of buy in modern furnished store

    … the aftermath of COVID19 and the climate crisis. The UBA coordinated EU Interreg project “NiCE – from niche to centre”, started in May 2023. The project aims to take … contact For more information, visit our website:  https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/nice/ Associated content Launch meeting of the EU Interreg project "NiCE – …

  • Press release 35/2020 from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 12.08.2020

    Rodent control measures are contaminating fish

    ein Rattenschatten an der Wand

    … where it bioaccumulates in fish liver. These are the findings of a new research project done on behalf of the German Environment Agency (UBA). The active substances … of rodenticide. Nearly every one of the fish liver samples analysed in the research project – perch, pikeperch, brown trout, chub, and gudgeon – contained residues of … accumulate in aquatic organisms and have a poisoning effect. A follow-on UBA project by the Federal Institute of Hydrology in collaboration with the Bavarian …

  • News from 07.12.2016 | Last changed: 16.02.2017

    UBA heads the set-up of an European Human Biomonitoring system

    a blood sample is taken from a woman

    … than 74 million euros to the “European Human Biomonitoring Initiative – HBM4EU” project to harmonize and align the database on human biomonitoring in the EU Member … pollution. The aim is to consolidate existing data and to implement joint research projects. 07.12.2016 The UBA assumed management of the consortium which consists of … the continued coordination of HBM. The EU Commission has supported research projects to establish a standardized human biomonitoring system in Europe for a …

  • Press release 25/2016 from 21.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Blauer Kompass contest

    photomontage with a landscape and the banner "Blauer Kompass - Anpassungspioniere gesucht"

    … Blauer Kompass contest German Environment Agency honours four climate adaptation projects UBA's contest "Blauer Kompass" honours pioneers of adaptation to climate … the possibilities which exist to adapt to the impact of climate change. All four projects involved key players in society." Climate change affects many aspects of …

  • News from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    CASRI Project Tackles Environmental and Sustainability Challenges

    A group picture of the members of CASRI

    CASRI Project Tackles Environmental and Sustainability Challenges CASRI launch … meeting Groupwork Source: CASRI Next Previous In April 2024, the EU-funded CASRI project (Collaborative Action for Systemic, Actionable, and Transversal …

  • News from 05.08.2020 | Last changed: 05.08.2020

    ERGO: EU research project on hormonally active substances

    Logo des Projekts

    ERGO: EU research project on hormonally active substances 16.07.2020 Projektvideo: ERGO The ERGO … transfer within the project. ERGO is part of the EURION Cluster of eight research projects focusing on EDs. Expected results of the project include an extension of …

  • Press release 25/2023 from 07.07.2023 | Last changed: 11.07.2023

    UBA presents study on water management consequences of brown coal phase-out in Lausitz region

    A canal in the Spreewald forest

    … government, the federal states, academia and civil society. This brings to an end a project that has lasted more than two years and is the prelude to a structural … The federal states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin have already initiated several projects that will build on the findings of the UBA study. In order to decide on the …