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  • Press release 17/2024 from 17.04.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2024

    The German Environment Agency celebrates its 50-year anniversary

    Grafik mit dem Jubiläumslogo des Umweltbundesamtes. Eine 50 mit dem Symbol des Blauen Engels. Auf der Grafik stehen alle wichtigen Daten zum Jubiläumsfest am 15.06.2024 in Dessau-Roßlau für alle interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürger.

    … the UBA has seen significant growth, not only in the number of employees, which now exceeds 1,800 across 16 locations in Germany, but also in the range of topics it … 26/04/2024, will mark the beginning of the anniversary year. The UBA is hosting a guided walk offering historical insights from 15:00 around the main building area of …

  • 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 …

  • Press release 48/2020 from 15.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.10.2020

    Coronavirus protection in schools: Airing rooms for five minutes, every 20 minutes

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … meeting on 23 September 2020 on the topic "Ventilation in classrooms". It will now be distributed by the Länder (federal states) to all schools in Germany. Press … simplest and most effective way to remove viruses from the air in classrooms. Our guidelines are designed to help schools ventilate properly and as effectively as … offers guidance for all those involved in schools and I am pleased that we can now make it available to all the Länder, school authorities and schools. The German …

  • Press release 48/2024 from 06.12.2024 | Last changed: 10.12.2024

    UBA game “Little Impacts” wins the German Children’s Software Award TOMMI 2024

    Das Bild zeigt das Logo des Deutschen Kindersoftwarepreises TOMMI.

    … Mailin inspire the people around them to embrace sustainability. The game has now been honoured with the German Children’s Software Award TOMMI in the “Education” category. While the nominations were selected by an expert jury of renowned journalists, scientists and educators, a jury of 3,767 children and young … games that are entertaining but also pursue other goals – for example, to impart knowledge or motivate players to take certain actions. To achieve this, typical game …

  • Press release 45/2015 from 08.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    German diet is a strain on the climate

    Eine Vielzahl von abgepacktem und rohem Fleisch

    … contribute in positive ways to the protection of the climate." Press release No. 45/2015 | 08.12.2015 Meat consumption in Germany has actually dipped: the 2.8 million tonnes still … the year before. Sales of e-bikes are also increasing, with more than 2.1 million now owned in German households. Another trend: about 40 percent of all households …

  • 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 …

  • News from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) are now drawing attention to the environmental impact of foodstuffs and the effects on …

  • Press release 40/2014 from 16.09.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Saving water: wise, overdone or practiced too excessively?

    dripping shower head

    … water has dropped by 23 litres to only 121 litres per capita/day today. Germany now uses only 2.7 per cent of its available drinking water resources. There are … water has dropped by 23 litres to only 121 litres per capita/day today. Germany now uses only 2.7 per cent of its available drinking water resources. There are …

  • Press release 41/2025 from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    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 …

  • Press release 44/2015 from 03.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Ten million hectares of arable land worldwide are 'lost' every year

    very dry soil

    … of the German Environment Agency (UBA) on World Soil Day. Press release No. 44/2015 | 03.12.2015 Our soils provide the basis for our food, they are the habitat of soil … „Boden: Zahlen und Fakten“ Events World Soil Day in Berlin, 03. and 04.12.2015 UBA thematic page: Soil / Agriculture GIZ website: Initiative “Boden- Grund zum …

  • Press release 15/2015 from 25.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    25 April is World Penguin Day

    two penguins

    … If krill disappears penguins will eventually do the same. Press release No. 15/2015 | 25.04.2015 The 25th of April is internationally recognised as World Penguin Day. Its … stocks and when food disappears, penguins gradually follow suit. Nevertheless knowledge is still lacking about the distribution of the different penguin species …