… game “Little Impacts” wins the German Children’s Software Award TOMMI 2024 Children and young people’s jury voted the mobile game the winner in the “Education” category … German Children’s Software Award TOMMI Source: TOMMI 2024 Making everyday life more sustainable and inspiring friends and family – the German Environment Agency’s (UBA) mobile game …

… 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, … can only be achieved by giving this water body – and all streams and rivers – more space to meander. Fewer inputs of nitrogen and phosphate to these rivers must …

… Climate change can have not only devastating physical consequences for people and the environment, but can also have a significant impact on the human psyche. For … disorders, while concern over our livelihoods can lead to anxiety about the future and depression. In a recent study by the German Environment Agency (UBA), funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, more than half of respondents said they felt strongly or very strongly mentally …

… be showing their citizens how sustainable mobility works in practice. 2,000 cities and municipalities from all over Europe are participating, including the German … of sustainable mobility and to establish measures which make local transport more sustainable for the climate and environment. Mobility-related campaigns are …

… 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 Directive. This is confirmed by the Quality of …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Federal “Blue Compass” award launches in new round of competition Innovative projects for climate mitigation and adaptation to the consequences of climate change sought The “Blue Compass” …

… Sustainable mobility saves energy A new record number of 177 German municipalities and districts are taking part in the international action week. European Mobility … saves energy Source: EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Sustainable mobility saves energy – and in many different ways. As part of the European Mobility Week (EMW), which takes … counting stations will count cyclists and numerous other campaigns will promote more sustainable mobility. Further information: European Mobility Week (EMW) is an …

… by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) Looking for … and especially young people to participate in the Climate Adaptation Dialogue. The more people participate, the clearer the wishes and needs of the population will …

… 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 … one in every two people in Germany feels disturbed or annoyed by noise. Children and young people also suffer from noise – often with sometimes grave consequences. … one of the tested sound frequencies only at very high volume. Hearing loss was more than 20 decibels (dB). 2.4% of the children experienced a hearing loss of as …

… How does emissions trading work? Wie funktioniert der Emissionshandel? Und warum gibt es ihn? Ein neuer Kurzfilm des UBA erklärt es. Source: … friendly technologies and thus make a contribution to climate protection. More information on emissions trading can be found on the website of the German …

… 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 … to be lost in the Baltic Sea every year, where they continue to 'fish' adrift and are able to kill for a long time. Press release No. 31/2015 | 18.09.2015 These … on 19 September as International Coastal Cleanup Day. An appeal has been sent to more than 5,000 young people. You can join the cleanup campaign in your …