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  • Press release 29/2016 from 19.09.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Ensuring application safety and the environmentally compatible development and use of nanomaterials and other advanced materials

    Dimmable glass panels

    … research strategy launched in 2008, research areas subject to regulation and evaluation were identified and analysed. A great deal of knowledge was gained in the … period up to 2020 (as is the "Nanotechnology" action plan), is being monitored and evaluated by a group of experts from the participating federal authorities. The …

  • Press release 01/2016 from 18.01.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    More than beautiful: Announcing the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2016

    logo with the word "schön" (beautíful)

    … compete in the "Young Talent" category. Before a jury of interdisciplinary experts evaluates the submissions, an expert committee comprised of members of UBA and the … advisory board makes a preselection from among the entries. The submissions are evaluated according to a transparent criteria matrix which was jointly developed by … BMUB and UBA in cooperation with the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ). The evaluation takes the entire life cycle of the projects submitted into consideration. …

  • Press release 03/2025 from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    Sustainability in supermarkets: Retail can do more

    Voller Einkaufswagen vor Supermarktregal.

    … due to growing public pressure and the competitive situation.” As early as 2022, an evaluation system was developed on behalf of the UBA to systematically record, evaluate and categorise the activities of the eight companies with the highest … and 103 sub-indicators, the data of the food retail sector was collected and evaluated from publicly available sources as well as for internal company …

  • DzU article from 14.10.2022 | Last changed: 14.10.2022

    Indicator: Ecological status of transitional and coastal waters

    A diagram shows the distribution of the ecological status/ecological potential of transitional and coastal waters for the North Sea and the Baltic Sea for the years 2010, 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is shown (100 % good or very good).

    … from the natural status, from ‘very good’ to ‘bad’. A detailed description of the evaluation of water bodies has been published by Voß et al. (2010) . More detailed … from the natural status, from ‘very good’ to ‘bad’. A detailed description of the evaluation of water bodies has been published by Voß et al. (2010) . More detailed …

  • KomPass: Article from 17.12.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Adaptation at EU level

    European flag

    … Climate Action (DG CLIMA). The first EU Adaptation Strategy was adopted in 2013 and evaluated in 2018. Objectives of the EU adaptation strategy The strategy calls for … Climate Action (DG CLIMA). The first EU Adaptation Strategy was adopted in 2013 and evaluated in 2018. … The strategy calls for action by member states and all public …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM10)

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM10 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 42 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … it is essential to determine the population’s exposure to PM10 in Germany and evaluate it in terms of potential health effects. The indicator presented here … it is essential to determine the population’s exposure to PM10 in Germany and evaluate it in terms of potential health effects. The indicator presented here …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM2.5

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM2.5 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 54 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … it is essential to determine the population’s exposure to PM2.5 in Germany and evaluate it in terms of potential health effects. The indicator presented here … it is essential to determine the population’s exposure to PM2.5 in Germany and evaluate it in terms of potential health effects. The indicator presented here …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 12.03.2024 | Last changed: 15.05.2024

    Research projects

    Rechenschieber mit grünen Kugeln im Vordergrund.

    … process]  Hemmnisanalyse für eine umweltfreundliche Beschaffung mittels Selbstevaluations-Tool [Green procurement impediment analysis using a self-evaluation tool]. In addition, a major federal office of procurement used a self evaluation tool to identify common impediments to green procurement and strategies …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2019 | Last changed: 25.04.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2019

    … more (in German) EMAS in public procurement How can the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS be used in public procurement? A new brochure published by the German … and services. read more (in German) Recently published Air Quality 2018 Preliminary Evaluation This evaluation of air quality in Germany in the year 2018 is based on … 2019 Analysing the interactions between new market mechanisms and emissions trading schemes: Opportunities and prospects for countries to use Article 6 of the Paris …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Spatial, regional and urban development planning

    The picture shows an excerpt from a development plan for a residential area with semi-detached and terraced housing. There are two mechanical pencils lying on the plan.

    … development plans is made difficult owing to the high expenditure involved. Such evaluations would require a comprehensive qualitative analysis of a plethora of … research on climate adaptation were summarised within the framework of ‘cross-evaluation of core joint projects carried out at Federal level for adaptation to …

  • News from 26.10.2015 | Last changed: 26.10.2015

    How to assess land and soil degradation on global level?

    Water erosion on landfield

    … and definitions of land degradation moved from production-based aspects to the evaluation of ecosystem goods and services, and the inclusion of economic and … portrays the major land and soil degradation assessments of the past and critically evaluates their results. Another section is devoted to the various methodologies …

  • Press release 27/2015 from 22.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Chemicals Regulation REACH: companies must make improvements

    Erklärung des Begriffs REACH: Europäische Chemikalienverordnung zur Registrierung, Bewertung, Zulassung und Beschränkung chemischer Stoffe

    … registrations of chemicals of commercial importance REACH stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals Source: Umweltbundesamt UBA's … accepted." Of the 1,814 dossiers on chemicals of commercial importance which were evaluated for the first REACH registration period (2010), 58% do not comply with at … its use. Incomplete information in the dossier can therefore result in unreliable evaluations of chemicals. More than 4,300 chemicals had to be registered within a …