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  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Inspections in the Antarctic

    2013 South African-German inspection group

    … in der Antarktis Source: Heike Herata/UBA The Polarstern ship is a research vessel designed as an icebreaker. Polarstern beim Eisbrechen in der Antarktis Source: S. …

  • Article from 15.07.2024 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2

    Silver VW Touran in front of the UBA headquarters.

    … products, and is available at low cost worldwide. Refrigeration branch designates the natural refrigerant CO 2 as R744 (R stands for "refrigerant"). CO 2 … UBA official car was retrofitted in summer 2015 with a new CO 2 compressor. It was designed to meet the latest manufacturer requirements in terms of geometry and …

  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy. Click on the images to view the indicators.

  • Article from 15.01.2021 | Last changed: 15.01.2021

    Notification procedure

    Cars waiting to be scrapped

    … will be treated, stored or landfilled for the first time. The Federal States have designated competent authorities responsible for examining import and export … will be treated, stored or landfilled for the first time. The Federal States have designated competent authorities responsible for examining import and export …

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … protection. Source: Bilderbox / Fotolia.com Environmental law comprises all norms designed to protect the environment. The protective laws related to installations, … Code environmental law standardisation … Environmental law comprises all norms designed to protect the environment. The protective laws related to installations, …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Promoting Extended Producer Responsibility in international law

    World map from green leaves

    … (EPR) in international law for a sustainability transformation towards a circular economy TES Academy transformation process, June 2023 to summer 2024 last … EPR is thought to set incentives for developing a more sustainable product design that matches the idea of a circular economy. In this context, the TES …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … is an „object which during production is given a special shape, surface or design which determines ist function to a greater degree than does ist chemical … and animal feed. Under REACH a mixture does not have a special shape, surface or design which determines its function to a greater degree than does its chemical … what purpose the substance serves in the food (e.g. colour), and the chemical designation or E number shows the exact substance (e.g. curcumin or E 100). The …

  • Article from 15.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Campaign for a sustainable rat management (KaRMa)

    Don't feed rats

    … German environment agency freely offers various posters and post cards which were designed by the agency „HOCHZWEI“ for this purpose. Four different motifs display … German environment agency freely offers various posters and post cards which were designed by the agency „HOCHZWEI“ for this purpose. Four different motifs display …

  • Article from 25.08.2025 | Last changed: 25.09.2025

    Research Project „Food and Agriculture with a Future“

    The image shows a circular collage of individual photos depicting animal husbandry (chickens, pigs, cattle), a wheat field, and a plate with a vegetarian dish made from vegetables and lentils. In the center of the circle is the lettering “ErLa” (Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, or “Nutrition and Agriculture with a Future”).

    … that support the transformation of the agricultural and food system can be designed and, if necessary, combined. The qualitative and quantitative objectives … that support the transformation of the agricultural and food system can be designed and, if necessary, combined. The qualitative and quantitative objectives …

  • Article from 15.04.2016 | Last changed: 15.04.2016

    Waste containing asbestos

    Construction workers in white protective suits and respirators in a corrugated asbestos roof.

    … the release of asbestos fibers into the environment. The fact that this hazard is designated as H7 (carcinogenic) in Directive 2008/98/EC Annex III means that all … recognizable as asbestos free elements, notwithstanding their having been expressly designed as an asbestos substitute for structural sizes and forms similar to those …

  • Article from 23.03.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Resilience in the face of multiple crises

    Book blooming out of a tree

    … of these events have revitalized a discourse on how societies, in general, can be designed in such a way that they are more resilient in the face of multiple crises … in a way that goes well beyond disciplinary boundaries. The pedagogical design of the event was inspired by principles of Theory U1. Instead of hastily …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Hazardous waste

    Workers remove asbestos roof sheets

    … waste treatment methods and the supporting waste documentation. In the EU, waste designations and classifications are governed by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC … waste treatment methods and the supporting waste documentation. In the EU, waste designations and classifications are governed by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC …