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  • Publication from 16.03.2023

    Stickstoff - Element mit Wirkung

    Cover des Hintergrundpapiers Stickstoff – Element mit Wirkung: Ein integrierter Zielwert setzt einen neuen Rahmen (Mai 2021)

    … IST-Zustand (DESTINO Teilbericht 1) Reaktive Stickstoffflüsse in Deutschland 2010-2014 (DESTINO Bericht 2) Other languages Englisch Publisher Umweltbundesamt Links …

  • Publication from 16.03.2023

    Nitrogen – Element with Impacts

    Pflanze in einem Erdhaufen, chemische Symbole

    … situation in Germany (DESTINO Report 1) Reactive nitrogen flows in Germany 2010-2014 (DESTINO Report 2) Maßnahmenvorschläge für ein Aktionsprogramm zur integrierten …

  • Press release 13/2014 from 21.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Top marks for northern Germany’s lakes

    a big lake with transparent water, reed and trees

    … Top marks for northern Germany’s lakes Water Type of the Year 2014: Deep, oligotrophic lake of Northern Germany The "Grubensee" lake in … declare the deep, oligotrophic lakes of northern Germany as “Water Type of the Year 2014” on the occasion of World Water Day. This water type is located in the northern … Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein. Press release No. 13/2014 | 21.03.2014 Only about 40 percent of all the lakes in Germany achieve the …

  • Press release 41/2024 from 18.09.2024 | Last changed: 23.09.2024

    More than 400 submissions – nominees for the German Ecodesign Award 2024 have been announced

    Auf dem Bild sind alle Mitglieder der Jury für den Bundespreis Ecodesign 2024 zu sehen.

    … and sustainable projects were submitted – a record that demonstrates the high value placed on ecodesign. Press release No. 41/2024 | 18.09.2024 From the record … of Art and Design) Siddharth Prakash (Head of the Circular Economy and Global Value Chains Group in the Product and Material Flows Division at the Öko-Institut in …

  • Press release 55/2014 from 05.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Start of International Year of Soils 2015

    a plant growing on a very dry soil

    … at the launch event of the first International Year of Soils on 5 December 2014 in Berlin. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, … of it." Associated content Links UBA web page "Year of Soils", campaigns & travel guide All press releases Tags soil degradation soil protection … The United Nations …

  • DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Indicator: National Welfare Index

    A graph shows the national welfare index (NWI) and gross domestic product (2000 = 100) for the years between 1991 and 2024. Since 2000, the NWI has increased by 10.7 percent, while GDP rose by 27.4 percent.

    … on whether they contribute to welfare or not. Greater income inequality lowers the value of the index. Environmental costs and consumption of non-renewable resources … Between 2005 and 2013 there were hardly any fluctuations of the NWI. From 2014 on there was a positive trend. Consumer spending increased, inequality … on whether they contribute to welfare or not. Greater income inequality lowers the value of the index. Environmental costs and consumption of non-renewable resources …

  • 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

    … effects of climate change on the German population and also present a resilience guide.” BfS President Inge Paulini: “Due to climate change, people in Germany are … for the end of 2024. One focus of action is health protection. The series of guides published by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation …

  • Press release 28/2024 from 06.06.2024 | Last changed: 21.06.2024

    The German Environment Agency celebrates 50 years of environmental protection at its Dessau site

    Zu sehen ist das Hauptgeäude des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau. Im Anschtt befindet sich ein Teil der bunten Fassade sowie die Blickrichtiung zum gläsernen Haupteingang.

    … power generator or go on a genetic search with a leaf collection. In addition to guided tours of the climate-neutral UBA extension building, which opened last year, … a question of getting a grip on one environmental problem or another with limit values or bans on certain substances. It is now about a complete transformation of …

  • News from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … Organisations (vzbv) and UBA present joint recommendations for action. 15.01.2014 The product life cycle analysis for foods is in a class of its own: fully …

  • Press release 41/2025 from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    How the national 2040 climate target can be achieved

    Ein Schornstein stößt dunklen Qualm aus.

    … President of the ⁠ UBA ⁠. “We must make the necessary decisions today in order to guide the various sectors towards their target goals.” Achieving this will require … in individual sectors and across sectors. It is important that interim targets and guiding frameworks are already aligned with greenhouse-gas-neutral economic activity …