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  • Press release 17/2017 from 26.04.2017 | Last changed: 12.06.2017

    One in five Germans suffers from railway noise – unnecessarily

    long train

    … beyond 2020 must be guaranteed to secure noise abatement beyond that date.  The UBA 2014 representative environmental awareness survey [Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2014] revealed that 54% of Germans feel burdened by road traffic in their …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water

    The picture shows a section of a satellite photograph of the Earth. In the upper margin of the photograph is a radiant sun. On the Earth, clouds and a deep-blue ocean are visible.

    … 20-year time series of 2002–2021 were determined on the basis of the absolute values obtained monthly. Months in which the precipitation exceeds the water loss … 20-year time series of 2002–2021 were determined on the basis of the absolute values obtained monthly. Months in which the precipitation exceeds the water loss …

  • Press release 22/2017 from 02.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.08.2017

    Data on the Environment 2017: More climate protection action required

     Polar bear on ice floe

    … levels of nitrogen oxides in urban areas continue to be a problem. The 2016 limit value for mean annual NO 2 concentration was exceeded at 57 percent of the measuring … along the North and Baltic Seas achieved good or high ecological status. The limit value for nitrate was exceeded at 18 percent of the groundwater measuring points. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils

    The picture shows the soil profile of a forest. The A (or upper) horizon is formed by a massive humus layer. The surface is covered in twigs, cones and needles.

    … gas reporting at Federal level – facilitates the derivation of annual mean values for organic carbon reserves in Germany’s forest soils. The time series shows … gas reporting at Federal level – facilitates the derivation of annual mean values for organic carbon reserves in Germany’s forest soils. The time series shows …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … than after the extreme year of 2003. As far as deciduous trees are concerned, the values fluctuated strongly from year to year. FW-I-3: Forest condition Source: BMEL … than after the extreme year of 2003. As far as deciduous trees are concerned, the values fluctuated strongly from year to year. … Owing to the drought years of 2018 …

  • Press release 03/2025 from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    Sustainability in supermarkets: Retail can do more

    Voller Einkaufswagen vor Supermarktregal.

    … the food system, it makes sense and is logical to start with the key player in the value chain – the food retail sector. Retail has a major influence on agriculture … only focus on their own greenhouse gas emissions, but also on those of the entire value chain,” says UBA President Messner. “However, the increased environmental and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-6: Pumping station performance – case study

    The picture shows the pumping station Steinschleuse on the Eider river. A retaining wall with a bridge and a brick-built house are visible.

    … in the areas of the rivers Eider and Treene respectively rose to its highest value. This was also the year in which the greatest amount of precipitation fell … in the areas of the rivers Eider and Treene respectively rose to its highest value. This was also the year in which the greatest amount of precipitation fell …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides

    The picture shows a close-up of a man in a rapeseed field, carefully grasping the yellow blossom of a rapeseed plant.

    … of crops as well as conformity with and – where necessary – adaptation of benchmark values as required for effective control. In practice this means that production … of crops as well as conformity with and – where necessary – adaptation of benchmark values as required for effective control. In practice this means that production …

  • Press release 2/2014 from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … recommendations for action to combat the most urgent problems. Press release No. 2/2014 | 15.01.2014 "The environment is already bearing the costs of the production and consumption …