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  • Press release 42/2023 from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.11.2023

    Consequences of the climate crisis in Germany are becoming more severe

    Harvested grain field with yellow stubble and bales of straw. Dark, low-hanging clouds loom menacingly in the sky.

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature … Consequences of the climate crisis in Germany are becoming more severe BMUV and UBA present third monitoring report on the Federal Government's Strategy for German … which Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and UBA President Dirk Messner presented today in Berlin. Germany is one of the regions with the highest water loss …

  • News from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary Food in the dustbin Source: Patryssia /Fotolia.com The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) and UBA present joint recommendations for action. 15.01.2014 The product life cycle analysis …

  • Press release 18/2023 from 09.06.2023 | Last changed: 13.06.2023

    German bathing water quality remains at a high level

    Children jump in a lake.

    German bathing water quality remains at a high level More than 96 percent of all … confirmed by the EU Commission's report on the quality of European bathing waters, presented on 9 June 2023. According to the report, over 96 percent of the officially … Indicator: bathing water quality UBA topic page on water quality in bathing waters (German) UBA information on cyanobacteria (German) Toxische Cyanobakterien Toxic …

  • Press release 11/2022 from 28.02.2022 | Last changed: 04.03.2022

    Climate risks put quality of life and environment at stake

    the Earth

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature … Julien Jandric / Fotolia.com The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented the second part of its 6th Assessment Report today. The current report … This is also confirmed by the Climate Impact and Risk Assessment for Germany presented last summer. It said that ecosystems already under pressure are …

  • Press release 40/2025 from 01.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    From hemp to high-tech: 14 projects honoured with the German Ecodesign Award

    Group photo

    … Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ) From hemp to high-tech: 14 projects honoured with the German Ecodesign Award … entries reopens on 19 January 2026. Since 2012, the German Ecodesign Award has been presented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) and the German

  • News from 18.07.2016 | Last changed: 19.08.2016

    Wanted: German experience with forest kindergartens

    kindergarten group sitting on a meadow in a forest

    Wanted: German experience with forest kindergartens Playing and learning in nature: … in the Czech Republic. To help defining the requirements the UBA brought together German and Czech forest kindergartens and their advocates in the framework of a … closely in the future: 22 June 2017 will be a joint Day of Forest Kindergartens to present their work. Forest kindergartens have been officially accepted in Germany …

  • 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

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection, the Federal … for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Federal Environment Ministry supports preventive health measures in the climate … on the psychological effects of climate change on the German population and also present a resilience guide.” BfS President Inge Paulini: “Due to climate change, …

  • 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.

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency (UBA), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature … and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ) More than 400 submissions – nominees for the German Ecodesign Award 2024 have been … on 2 December 2024, Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke will personally present the awards – a highlight that underlines the importance of the award. Since …

  • Press release 10/2017 from 22.03.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Water body type 2017

    Lehnmühle Reservoir in Saxony

    … Sachsen Just in time for World Water Day on March 22, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has chosen the water type of the year 2017: the … its use as drinking water.  Associated content Links Webpage: Water body type 2017 (in German) Maps of water body types of the year (in German) Publications Flyer …

  • Press release 15/2019 from 28.05.2019 | Last changed: 05.06.2019

    Environmental Awareness Study 2018

    Titelbild der Umweltbewusstseinsstudie 2018

    … and climate protection from all stakeholders Environmental Awareness in Germany 2018 Source: BMU / UBA Environmental and climate protection have become … and the President of the German Environment Agency (UBA), Maria Krautzberger, presented today. The majority of the population believes that the important stakeholders (industry, federal government, local authorities) are not yet doing enough – and are …

  • Press release 43/2020 from 21.09.2020 | Last changed: 25.09.2020

    30 years of unified Germany: a plus for the environment too

    Der Brocken im Nebel

    30 years of unified Germany: a plus for the environment too Air, water and soil much … of "What Matters" to the reunification jubilee. It is available for download here (German). Take a multimedia stroll through the important dates in politics and environmental history of recent decades here (German). Associated content Links Multimedia stroll through the important dates in …