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  • Press release 33/2023 from 18.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2023

    Looking for ideas on living with climate change

    A road sign „Bürgerbeteiligung“ (civic participation) and „Politikverdrossenheit“ (disenchantment with politics)

    … Joint press release by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) Looking for ideas on living with climate change Citizens …

  • Press release 28/2016 from 16.09.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    European Mobility Week brings sustainable mobility a step closer

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … be showing their citizens how sustainable mobility works in practice. 2,000 cities and municipalities from all over Europe are participating, including the German … establish measures which make local transport more sustainable for the climate and environment. Mobility-related campaigns are taking place in some 2,000 cities and … www.mobilitaetswoche.eu for a map of all participating cities and their individual programmes. The EMW kick-off event is taking place at the Deutsches …

  • Press release 26/2021 from 01.06.2021 | Last changed: 04.06.2021

    Germany's bathing waters: excellent

    Ein Badegewässer

    … marks for nearly all bathing waters in Germany once again in 2020 – but Covid-19 pandemic did put a damper on the fun 90 per cent of bathing waters in Germany rated … all German bathing water sites 'excellent'. 96% of bathing waters in lakes, rivers and on the coast complied with the quality standards of the European Bathing Water … while bathing is considered extremely unlikely. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is no evidence at present that the virus is …

  • Press release 17 from 28.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Too much noise: One in every eight children shows signs of impaired hearing

    a young boy with headphones

    … 2015: Noise protection from the very start Noise is not only annoying, it can cause health problems, especially in children and young people Source: a.k. / Fotolia.com Street traffic, neighbours or aircraft … which resembles tinnitus after extreme noise exposure. According to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), one in every eight children misses at least one audio …

  • Press release 31/2015 from 18.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Young people declare war on marine litter

    plastic bottles and other pieces of waste in the sea

    … Young people declare war on marine litter Support from the Federal Environment Agency Especially plastic waste is a problem for the seas because … claim the amount of litter in the world's oceans to be up to 142 million tonnes and that there are up to 18,000 pieces of plastic waste for every square kilometre … | 18.09.2015 These are shocking figures, ones which make the dimensions of this environmental problem quite clear. The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is focussing …

  • 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

    … Joint press release from the German Environment Agency and Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the … protection in schools: Airing rooms for five minutes, every 20 minutes German Environment Agency: Window ventilation is most efficient way to ensure low virus …

  • Press release 13/2020 from 20.03.2020 | Last changed: 27.03.2020

    UBA names water body type of the year 2020

    Ein kleiner Bachabschnitt fließt durch ein Waldstück

    … water body type of the year 2020 Coarse substrate-dominated, calcareous small highland river – "good" status is seldom Water body type of the year 2020: coarse, calcareous small highland river Source: Dr. Guido Haas The German Environment Agency (UBA) declared the coarse substrate-dominated, calcareous small … Less bare wasteland along the water also means more recreational value. The German Environment Agency therefore recommends designating official water development areas …

  • Press release 06/2016 from 18.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Klimafieber

    bunte, von Kindern gemalte Bilder zeigen eine Kuh, die Methan-Wolken ausstößt, grüne Marsmännchen, eine Frau und einen Jungen, der mit einer futuristischen Brille vor einem Laptop sitzt

    … Klimafieber Colourful and versatile workbook about climate change Children and teenagers from Solingen … are the subject of Klimafieber [Climate fever], a new workbook by the German Environment Agency (UBA). Its illustrations by schoolchildren make for a colourful … Deutsches Design Museum. The project was funded by the Federal Ministry of Environment under the National Climate Protection Initiative. A group of children …

  • Press release 15/2023 from 25.05.2023 | Last changed: 30.05.2023

    The German Organic Waste Campaign launches Organic Waste Bin Challenge 2023

    Garden waste bin

    … The German Organic Waste Campaign launches Organic Waste Bin Challenge 2023 Kitchen and garden waste, collected separately, can become valuable compost and biogas … to reduce the amount of incorrectly discarded waste. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, the German Environment Agency (UBA) as well as numerous nature conservation and business …

  • Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Putting power gluttons on a diet

    smartphones

    … save 250 euros through more economical use of energy. A new brochure by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) about saving energy in the home (Energiesparen im Haushalt) … up any comfort. The brochure also gives guidance on the purchase of new devices and helps to track undetected power gluttons in the home. UBA's Vice President … product size group. Consumer goods that have the Blue Angel ecolabel are the most environmentally friendly in that product group. Associated content Links order free …

  • Press release 54/2020 from 17.11.2020 | Last changed: 23.11.2020

    Coronavirus in schools: Air purifiers alone are not enough – room ventilation is still key

    Schülerinnen und Schüler melden sich.

    … not enough – room ventilation is still key Indoor Air Hygiene Commission takes stand on air purifiers at schools Pupils in an elementary school. Source: iStockphoto … of a recent statement by the Indoor Air Hygiene Commission (IRK) at the German Environment Agency (UBA). The Commission recommends the use of air purifiers in … open windows as the first and most important measure, in accordance with the German Environment Agency's guidelines of 15 October 2020. The guidelines state that …

  • Press release 24/2024 from 28.05.2024 | Last changed: 31.05.2024

    German bathing waters rated excellent again

    Children jump in a lake.

    … Studio / Fotolia.com The bathing season has already begun in many German states and nothing stands in the way of enjoying swimming in the great outdoors this … from bathing or advised against bathing as a precautionary measure to protect their health. In the most frequent cases, this was due to the occurrence of Cyanobacteria …