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  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 01.07.2025

    Structural policy for the socio-ecological transformation

    … policy supports developments mostly with the help of funding mechanisms. From an environmental and sustainability perspective, it is important that those mechanisms support a sustainable future and avoid environmentally damaging dead ends. UBA works on German and European structural …

  • Article from 11.08.2022 | Last changed: 13.10.2025

    Fachbibliothek Umwelt (Environmental Library)

    View into the environmental library in Dessau

    Fachbibliothek Umwelt (Environmental Library) The Fachbibliothek Umwelt is the largest environmental library in the German-speaking world. Source: Umweltbundesamt The …

  • Article from 14.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.10.2025

    Maps and CCE Data

    Weltkartenausschnit Fokus EU, Rezeptoren mit unterschiedlichen Farbgebungen

    … such as the EU biodiversity strategy (EEA headline indicator). The CCE is responsible for the coordination of the technical work regarding CL reporting and … such as the EU biodiversity strategy (EEA headline indicator). The CCE is responsible for the coordination of the technical work regarding CL reporting and …

  • Article from 27.08.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    National collaboration

    Titelbild Publication

    … European air pollution abatement policy alternatives. NFCs are institutes that are responsible for producing the national data on critical loads/levels and maps for … European maps in accordance with the  Mapping Manual  guidelines. The particular responsibilities of the NFCs are:  collection and archiving of data needed to obtain … European air pollution abatement policy alternatives. NFCs are institutes that are responsible for producing the national data on critical loads/levels and maps for …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Contaminated sites

    Graphic realization of a multifarious land use

    … by improper treatment, storage or disposal of waste and/or the improper handling of environmentally hazardous substances. last update on 10.03.2014 Introduction Since … no new harmful soil changes occur as a result. This ensures that the federal states responsible for enforcement have a legal basis for implementing soil protection at a …

  • Article from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Leaching tests for emissions from building products

    … with groundwater or rainwater should not release harmful amounts of pollutants. An environmentally compatible choice of products requires reliable and comparable data …

  • Article from 24.04.2014 | Last changed: 24.04.2014

    Emissions behaviour of wood and wood-based materials

    hand holding a flake board

    … of harmful substances Source: sebka / Fotolia.com Wood and wood-based materials are environmentally friendly and sustainable, provided the wood is sourced and processed … Emissions from wood and wood-based materials Wood and wood-based materials are environmentally friendly and sustainable, provided the wood was sourced and …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector

    Top view of a soccer field

    … These are not available in unlimited quantities and their use can have negative environmental consequences . Some products and services in the leisure sector … second and central step of the project, quantitative analyses are carried out using environmental economic input-output models for Germany, five EU countries and five …

  • Article from 24.09.2015 | Last changed: 24.09.2015

    Plant protection products

    Bauer brings out pesticides in his field

    … of our drinking water. The use of plant protection products is thus associated with environmental risks. Before a product is authorised these risks must be weighed … of use, that is, the protection of a cultivated crop. Federal Environment Agency's responsibilities Plant protection products may only be used if they have been …

  • Article from 06.11.2015 | Last changed: 06.11.2015

    Chemical research at UBA

    A woman in the apron of the chemistry works in the laboratory. You are filled with liquid glass vessels

    … The research they do provides answers to questions concerning, for example, the environmental behaviour of chemicals in the environment. The laboratory test results are also used for the environmental review that is enshrined in chemicals laws. These duties are closely …

  • Article from 09.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    Risks and opportunities in responding to the coronavirus crisis

    … against the coronavirus must be linked up with the fight against climate change and environmental crises. Due to the damage caused by the virus, the economy must be … years by the rise of nationalist movements all over the world. Moreover, the first response to the coronavirus has also been one of isolation. The EU should now do two …

  • Article from 16.04.2020 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    COVID-19: let’s make sure we don’t learn the wrong lesson

    … The virus that leapt to humans in Wuhan and now holds the world in lockdown is a response to humanity’s assault on the planetary system. That assault is temporarily … can be a powerful lever for instituting change. Creating awareness of the broader environmental dimensions of COVID-19 is essential. We must ensure that attention is …