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  • Press release 08/2017 from 20.03.2017 | Last changed: 13.04.2017

    Deep sea mining: Germany lobbying for high environmental standards

    black manganese nodule

    … by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Deep sea mining: Germany lobbying for high environmental standards … causing environmental damage. In this regard, the interests of environmental and nature conservation must be weighed against economic ones. The BGR and UBA have said the …

  • Appointment from 06.09.2017

    Workshop: Sustainable use of natural resources in the Alps

    Workshop: Sustainable use of natural resources in the Alps Grünes Zentrum Immenstadt … September 27th, 2017 10:00 — 16:00 We will discuss the economic relevance of natural resources such as wood, soil, water and landscape in the Alps. Moreover, we …

  • News from 14.06.2021 | Last changed: 14.06.2021

    Resource Commission at UBA in the third appointment period

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … in 2013 to generate and share knowledge and expertise on the sustainable use of natural resources. The commission examines key issues relating to better resource … Efficiency Programme (ProgRess) in 2012, Germany already committed itself to the conservation of natural resources and identified a number of measures to further …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 06.11.2018 | Last changed: 07.01.2019

    Products made of recycled cardboards

    Drei liegende Aktenordner

    … Source: AGphotography/FOTOLIA.com Using waste paper to make cardboard helps to conserve resources and reduce waste. This in turn helps to avoid environmental … Cardboards Tags recycled cardboard … Using waste paper to make cardboard helps to conserve resources and reduce waste. This in turn helps to avoid environmental …

  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … conditions. Under the leadership of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUV), the federal government has therefore …

  • Press release 41/2015 from 24.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Effects of climate change felt much more strongly in future

    stormy sea

    … press release by the German Environment Agency, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, and the German Meteorological Service …

  • News from 14.05.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Climate change has an impact on the safety of installations

    Lightning and technical installation

    … on the safety of installations Technical installations must be protected from natural hazards such as lightning or storms. Source: Siegfried Layda/Getty Images Sources of natural hazards, such as heavy rainfall, flooding, winter storms or lightning, can …

  • Press release 53/2020 from 06.11.2020 | Last changed: 09.11.2020

    Climate change adaptation in Germany – specialist conference on strategies to counter heat, drought and heavy rainfall

    Blaues Logo des Wettbewerbs 2020

    … oasis in the middle of a hot city, climate-friendly building materials made from natural resources, and a coaching programme to assist municipalities in adapting to … conference focused on the prevention of conflicts of use in the event of drought, nature-based solutions for dealing with heavy rain and heat in cities, health …

  • Press release 27/2016 from 12.09.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Global record temperatures and flash floods in Germany – small taste of the summer of the future?

    passage underground overflooded by rain

    … when anthropogenic climate change and the resulting warming of the Earth meet the natural climate phenomenon El Niño. Global temperatures have jumped to new highs: it … more individual responsibility, and we must develop a new culture of dealing with natural hazards." The vulnerability analysis done by the Federal Government last … when anthropogenic climate change and the resulting warming of the Earth meet the natural climate phenomenon El Niño. Global temperatures have jumped to new highs: it …