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  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Public building law

    Building law helps conserve resources in the planning, construction or modification of residential settlements

    … content Publications Reduzierung der Flächeninanspruchnahme durch Siedlung und Verkehr Umweltschutz im Planungsrecht Klimaschutz in der räumlichen Planung … Related contents Zugang zu Umweltinformationen Umweltordnungswidrigkeiten und Umweltstraftaten Ressourcenschutzrecht Umweltrecht Rechtsschutz und Verbandsklage Related publications Analysis and Enhancement of the Legal …

  • Article from 05.02.2018 | Last changed: 05.02.2018

    What qualifications are needed for environmental protection?

    … service of the BMUB Publications Report on the Environmental Economy 2011 Arbeit und Qualifikation in der Green Economy Related contents Forschungsprojekt „Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft“ GreenTech Atlas 2025 Indikator: Beschäftigte im Bereich Erneuerbare Energien Anwendungslabor für Künstliche Intelligenz und Big Data am UBA Umweltaspekte bei der Verschreibung von Arzneimitteln Related …

  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    Rebound effects Efficiency increase oftentimes reduces product or service costs, … prices), thus partly canceling out the original savings. This is known as the rebound effect. last update on 17.09.2019 What is the rebound effect? Sustainable … factored into the calculations. It is particularly difficult to differentiate rebound effects versus effects attributable to economic growth or those occasioned …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2014

    Economic impact

    Oil storage tanks at the port

    … profits; (c) reduced risk that raw materials price increases will trigger a new round of inflation; (d) mitigation of the negative economic impact of raw materials … have a positive impact on a country’s economic capacity. Resource prices are bound to rise over the long term owing to dwindling supplies of raw materials and … (TMR) by more than 9 percent, and would reduce the budget deficit in 2030 by around €226 billion, relative to the deficit entailed by the scenario involving no …

  • Article from 08.07.2014 | Last changed: 08.07.2014

    Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency

    A man with the calculator calculates the costs.

    … on how to improve material efficiency. last update on 08.07.2014 Material costs: an undervalued cost factor For manufacturers, material costs are the largest single … Through the VerMat program and demea, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy funds business consulting services aimed at improving the material efficiency of … Economy 2011 Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Ressourcenkommission am Umweltbundesamt (KRU) (momentan …

  • Article from 19.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.06.2025

    Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance

    two rats

    … diseases to other animals as well as humans. Insects, mites and ticks can be found amongst these so-called vectors. Vertebrates, for example rats and mice, may … companies, a guideline for testing and evaluating rodent traps has been developed under the leadership of Division IV 1.4 (NoCheRo guideline, see publications). Associated content Links Protection against infection Kommission Gesundheitsschädlinge - Infektionsschutzgesetz National Expert Group "Mosquitoes as …

  • Article from 20.05.2022 | Last changed: 18.07.2022

    Good to know about nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … nanomaterials. International activities to ensure the safety of nanomaterials Under the general coordination of the German Federal Environment Ministry, the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) participates in the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials … UBA has published fact sheets on several applications, like remediation of groundwater damages, textiles, OLEDs and coatings. Further fact sheets will be …

  • Article from 13.09.2023 | Last changed: 06.10.2023

    The Rotterdam Convention

    a container-ship

    … Associated content Links BRS Joint Secretariat website Related contents Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben zu Nanomaterialien Fachbereich IV SuMaHO-principles for … threats of microorganisms in agricultural soils – identifying meaningful endpoints under field-relevant pesticide, biocide and pharmaceutical exposure Further …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … into national law. Relevant soil protection provisions could in particular be found in EU chemical law, waste law and in legislation on facilities and industrial … The legal regulations regarding waste contain guidelines for the environmentally sound recycling and disposal of waste. Nature conservation law The Federal Nature … conservation to implement the Alpine Convention of 1991. Associated content Links Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz (BMJ) Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung (BMJ) …

  • Article from 26.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values

    An attic floor will be finished.

    … methods and a harmonised evaluation of measurement results to ensure that sound requirements aimed at protecting consumers are established. Germany and France … contents Bauprodukte Gerüche aus Bauprodukten Studien zur Messung, Vermeidung und Bewertung von Schadstoffen Related publications Toxicological basis data for the … von EU-LCI-Werten für 5 Stoffe/Stoffgruppen aus Bauprodukten Beregnete Bauteile und Bauprodukte: Entwicklung von Vergabekriterien für den Blauen Engel mit Hilfe von …

  • Article from 21.02.2023 | Last changed: 21.02.2023

    Environmental management at UBA

    EMAS logo on the face of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … to receive the EMAS certificate for its environmental management Source: Umweltbundesamt The UBA had already introduced an environmental management system in the … was then validated in 2001 according to the most stringent requirements worldwide under the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). In the meantime 14 UBA sites – … sites. The most important point is the avoidance of emissions. Against this background, desk sharing, which involves several employees sharing one workplace, in …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … Ordinance (TrinkwV), since December 2012 the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA ) has been tasked with stipulating mandatory evaluation criteria for … (FAQ) in relation to the implementation of these regulatory documents can be found righthand within the  Documents  navigation box, which will be amended if … materials in cooperation with the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR).  From enacting the revised European …