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  • Article from 13.05.2020 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    UNEP / UNESCO / BMUV Training Programme

    … Postgraduate Training Programme on Environmental Management for Developing and Emerging Countries” offers each year a long and several short courses on environmental management for specialists and managers … participants for the coming course period. The courses are taught by professors and lecturers from different faculties of TU Dresden, experts from German governmental …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    … disaster occurred in the Oder River: an estimated 1,000 tons of fish, mussels, and snails died. This began in the Polish part of the Oder and continued downstream into Germany. The cause was a toxic brackish algae called … The Oder – a Central European River The Oder has its source in the Czech Republic and flows into the Baltic Sea in the Szczecin Lagoon. It forms the border between …

  • Article from 03.06.2020 | Last changed: 04.06.2020

    Federal Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Programme

    Map of EECCA and Central/Eastern European states

    … Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Programme The UBA cooperates with EECCA and Central/Eastern European states Source: Umweltbundesamt Since the year 2000 the … by the programme. The target regions of the programme are the states of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasian countries and Central Asia. last update on 03.06.2020 Within the scope of the programme, new …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    … Resource use in Germany Recycling keeps materials in circulation and saves primary raw materials. Source: Jan Malburg / Adobe Stock In 2019, German … will fall slightly. German raw material consumption will also fall slightly in 2020 and 2021. last update on 10.12.2025 The German Environment Agency has been … a report on the use of natural resources in Germany since 2016. After 2016 and 2018, a new "Resource Report for Germany" was compiled and published in 2022 ( …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    FAQ

    … FAQ From the questions that have been received, the most important were selected and listed on this page along with a reply. The questions are grouped into general questions (A) and specific issues (S). last update on 12.12.2025 A17) Where can I obtain … The final report of the project, including documentation of the calculation method and data quality measures, will be available in the first quarter of 2026 in the UBA …

  • Article from 07.02.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Relevant Micropollutants

    … Micropollutants Which micropollutants are an environmental risk for water bodies and should therefore be scrutinised more closely? This is evaluated by the Committee … made up of experts from authorities, industry, academia, environmental and water associations. This page lists the micropollutants that have been evaluated … dossier is divided into: Application Selected data on occurrence in water bodies and biota Micropollutant properties according to relevance criteria Equivalent …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … complex when looking at the many different national, regional, climatic, cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation, food security, biodiversity, land rights and land use conflicts must all be considered together. last update on …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    Military and armament contaminated sites Although there is no legal definition in Germany for the terms Militärische Altlasten (military-contaminated sites) and Rüstungsaltlasten (armanent-contaminated sites), they nonetheless fall within … military sites, contact the competent federal or regional-state authorities. … Military and armament contaminated sites

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

    someone is typing on a laptop, with symbols for cloud computing such as clouds and download arrows above them

    … as possible Source: Blue Planet Studio / Adobe Stock Home office, videoconferencing and streaming services are digital services that are nowadays taken for granted. But what about the environmental impact of cloud services and the critical resources which are used in servers, data storage systems and … (CODES) Related publications Poster: Digitalisation and natural resources Flyer: Digitalisation and natural resources Digitalisation and Sustainability in the …

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … in the past. A research project is now investigating the application areas and transformation potential of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms for a green economy. last update on 01.04.2022 The term ‘Green … the guiding principle of an ecologically sustainable economy that links ecology and economy in a positive way and increases societal prosperity. Ten years on, …

  • Article from 01.08.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil Investigation Advisory Board (FBU)

    … the expert committee according to section 25 of the German Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - … creates the formal prerequisites for being able to apply newer measurement methods and procedures despite the normative references to standards in the BBodSchV. last update on 01.08.2024 Soil Investigation Advisory Board …