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

    25 April is World Penguin Day

    two penguins

    … is used exclusively for peaceful purposes "in the interest of all humankind". The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty entered into force in … and prohibits commercial mining activities. The Act implementing the Environmental Protocol (AUG) enacts the Protocol into German law and designates the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) as the …

  • News from 25.01.2019 | Last changed: 25.01.2019

    How does emissions trading work?

    Screenshot aus dem gezeichneten Kurzfilm: Zu sehen ist ein Kraftwerk, das Geld für Emissionsberechtigungen zahlt.

    … show the need for effective climate protection. In 2005, based on the UN Kyoto Protocol, the European Union introduced emissions trading, a far-reaching …

  • Press release 33/2025 from 17.09.2025 | Last changed: 22.09.2025

    Design for the future

    Group photo

    … and experts from the German Environment Agency and were admitted to the jury session at the Metropolenhaus Berlin. From these, the interdisciplinary jury … “Again this year, we saw a fantastic diversity of projects during the jury session. The important professional preliminary evaluation carried out each year by … Exhibition and opening at Metropolenhaus Berlin All projects admitted to the jury session—including this year’s nominees—will be on display from 20 to 23 September at …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil related travel destinations in Germany

    Experiencing the ground beneath our feet is very much a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit.

    … Medicinal Products in Manures and Manured Soils:Development of a Technical Protocol for Laboratory Tests Tags nature experience soil educational trail … …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Soil development

    Rock and soil

    … Medicinal Products in Manures and Manured Soils:Development of a Technical Protocol for Laboratory Tests Tags soil soil map soil profile soil science soil …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    … de Janeiro to coordinate a global response to climate change. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol set legally binding emissions targets for industrialised countries for the … de Janeiro to coordinate a global response to climate change. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol set legally binding emissions targets for industrialised countries for the …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Large scale ecological projects

    Major projects

    … was concluded with the former East Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany took possession of the former East Germany’s assets and assumed liability for its debts. As … aspects of the projects were hammered out by project working groups, whose sessions were also attended by BvS representatives, regional-state environmental …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … “de facto moratorium”. Geoengineering in the oceans: Regulation under the London Protocol Ocean fertilisation is a hotly debated method. The basic idea is to trigger …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … from Ships (MARPOL). MARPOL comprises the original agreement, two additional protocols and six annexes. Annexes I to VI regulate the different kinds of pollution … from Ships (MARPOL). MARPOL comprises the original agreement, two additional protocols and six annexes. Annexes I to VI regulate the different kinds of pollution …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … priority in Germany. The German military and the regional states elaborated protocols and instruments for the cleanup of contaminated military sites. As early … priority in Germany. The German military and the regional states elaborated protocols and instruments for the cleanup of contaminated military sites. As early …