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  • Article from 07.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Ammunition in the sea

    Gefahren durch Munitionsaltlasten für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, menschliche Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem

    … in the sea Gefahren durch Munitionsaltlasten für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem Source: Forsvarets forskingsinstitutt - the Norwegian … The pollutants in conventional ammunition are so-called explosive-typical compounds (ETC) such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and other nitroaromatics, …

  • Article from 12.03.2025 | Last changed: 28.10.2025

    Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES)

    woman lworking on a computer

    … and climate protection Source: Oluwakemi Solaja / unsplash UBA together with UNDP, UNEP, Future Earth, ISC, ITU and Kenya is championing the Coalition for … is to accelerate global action for „ A Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age “ under the umbrella of the UN Secretary General‘s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. … birth of codes The Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES) was founded in 2021 as a response to the UN Secretary-General’s roadmap for digital …

  • Article from 29.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed?

    … Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed? Oceans know no boundaries. This also applies to marine life and the spread of pollution. Effective … within the framework of competent international organizations. Due to the transboundary nature of the world's oceans, the activities of one state can have an impact … on the pressure aspects of eutrophication , contaminants , marine litter , underwater noise and climate change . UBA works on the regulation of activities …

  • Article from 03.12.2025 | Last changed: 03.12.2025

    European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus

    Sentinel-2 RGB satellite image of Dessau-Roßlau (date of recording: June 21, 2020), overlaid with the data product “Riparian Zones” (reference year 2012), provided by the Copernicus Land Service.

    … for Earth observation. Since 2014, the programme has been implemented under the leadership of the European Commission in close cooperation with the Member … land monitoring Publications Machbarkeitsstudie zur Nutzung von Satellitenfernerkundungsdaten (Copernicus) für Zwecke der Ableitung ökologischer Belastungsgrenzen und der Verifizierung von Indikatoren der Deutschen Anpassungsstrategie an den …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Examples of Good Practice In Natech Risk Management

    … areas in which examples of good practice in Natech Risk Management might be found. There was wide variation in the replies, revealing that in some areas many … Natech Risk Management: Contributions to the UN/OECD Natech Project Klimawandel und Anlagensicherheit: Empfehlungen aus dem UN/OECD-Natech- Projekt Documents … areas in which examples of good practice in Natech Risk Management might be found. There was wide variation in the replies, revealing that in some areas many …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 16.07.2020

    Natural Hazards Triggering Technical Accidents (Natech)

    Lightning and technical installation

    … and OCHA Joint Unit, and the secretariat of the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accident. This project includes two phases, the EU … Natech risk management; The recommendations drafted at the workshop. B) Klimawandel und Anlagensicherheit: Empfehlungen aus dem UN / OECD Natech Projekt (Climate Change … Recommendation from the UN / OECD Natech Project, in German) C)  Klimawandel und Anlagensicherheit: Empfehlungen aus dem UN / OECD Natech Projekt (Kurzfassung) …

  • Article from 06.10.2023 | Last changed: 06.10.2023

    How to reach UBA

    … from the main building, bear left and cross the bus lot. Take the Antoinettenstraße underpass to reach Wörlitzer Platz. A footpath between Wörlitzer Bahnhof and a … minutes' walk from the Langen train station. There is also a bus which stops at "Bundesbehörden". Travel information: Deutsche Bahn (DB) Map of UBA office in Langen … Previous Leipzig Alte Messe 6, 04103 Leipzig You can reach the old exhibition grounds by S-Bahn S2, S3 via stop "Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal" and by streetcar via …

  • Article from 10.05.2023 | Last changed: 10.05.2023

    Environmental administrative offences and environmental crime

    A hammer in a court

    … required. Such provisions constituting administrative offences can also be found in other environmental legislation (e.g. section 26 Federal Soil Protection Act … 2008/99/EC ). Environmental criminal offences are defined in sections 324 et seqq. under Chapter 29 ('Offences against environment') of the German Criminal Code ( StGB … for example, for prosecuting and sanctioning some administrative offences under Section 45 of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act and Section 29 of …

  • Article from 19.08.2019 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Air quality maps: Background information

    Air quality maps: Background information How are the German Environment Agency's … Current Air pollution maps The air quality maps are based on measurement data of around 400 stations of the German states and the German Environment Agency networks. …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.11.2025

    Non-Chemical Alternatives for Rodent Control (NoCheRo)

    Die Silhouette einer Ratte vor grünem Hintergrund

    … was presented in a second EU workshop and published on this website, besides background information on the European workshops and the follow-up activities. last update … in different countries. In Europe, rodenticides are subject to authorization under the Biocidal Products Regulation 528/2012 (BPR) and need to undergo a risk assessment prior to their making available on the market. Due to …

  • Article from 20.02.2020 | Last changed: 27.02.2020

    LIFE APEX – Apex predators and prey support chemical regulations

    Analysed apex predator and prey species in LIFE APEX

    … more cost-effective use of chemical monitoring data from the large, valuable but under-used resources from biota samples in Europe's Environmental Specimen Banks, … monitoring as they are at the top of food webs and thereby are important for the understanding of exposures to the wider environment as well as to humans. Together … 2,400 contaminants (e.g. pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides, perfluorinated compounds, industrial chemicals) will be analysed by wide-scope target analysis. …