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  • Article from 25.03.2025 | Last changed: 25.03.2025

    Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)

    Wind turbines and sheep on a pasture

    … achieving these long-term strategies. UBA's work on NDCs at international level The German Environment Agency (UBA) co-coordinates the exchange of NDC experts from the … 2020/2021 NDC cycle, in which NDCs with the target year 2030 were submitted, the German Environment Agency developed a method for systematically analysing the NDC … expected to become a milestone towards achieving these long-term strategies. … The German Environment Agency (UBA) co-coordinates the exchange of NDC experts from the …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil related travel destinations in Germany

    Experiencing the ground beneath our feet is very much a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit.

    Soil related travel destinations in Germany Experiencing the ground is a part of our … Museum for Pre-and Early History Thüringen Related contents Düngemittel Umweltprobenbank des Bundes Internationaler Workshop, Kampala, Uganda – Sept 2017 …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … - Ein Reiseführer Issued by the UBA in early 2011, this “travel guide to Germany’s soils” contains information concerning soil discovery trails, museums and … help users to orient themselves on their journeys through the exciting world of German soils. Die abenteuerliche Reise von Fridolin, dem Regenwurm [“The adventures … - Ein Reiseführer Issued by the UBA in early 2011, this “travel guide to Germany’s soils” contains information concerning soil discovery trails, museums and …

  • Article from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Sino-German Track-II-Dialogue

    8. Plenartreffens des T2D in Shanghai, Mai 2024

    Sino-German Track-II-Dialogue 8th Plenary Meeting of the T2D in Shanghai, May 2024 Source: Stephan Thurm (UBA) The Sino-German Track II Dialogue (T2D) on Climate Change and Sustainable Development was … Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie (IMBE) Umweltbundesamt (UBA) … Sino-German Track-II-Dialogue

  • Article from 07.07.2020 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Large scale projects under the administrative agreement

    … plants, electronics companies, engine manufacturers, and automakers. Many of East Germany’s major industrial concerns had to close down following reunification. … zones. Most of the groundwater that is abstracted for drinking water stems from bank filtrate. The scope of contamination varies greatly from one site to another. …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … of this food depends on the availability of uncompromised soils. Around half of Germany’s surface area is used as farmland, i.e. for crop cultivation, direct … process that began after the Ice Age around 10,000 years ago and that reflects the environmental and usage conditions during this period. The structure of soil strata …

  • Article from 18.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil science

    A floor pit with differently coloured layers.

    … There are numerous types of strong soils. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Germany has many different kinds of soil, which are studied and described by soil … strong soil types differ greatly in terms of the mechanisms with which they control environmental processes. We human beings are the main beneficiaries of these …

  • Article from 19.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Concepts and mitigation strategies

    Photo of an arm with a doctor's coat and gloves holding a globe.

    … environment, solutions should primarily target the beginning of the causal chain. Environmental aspects should ideally be considered as early as the drug development … on priority substances in water policy. These regulations are implemented in Germany through the Ordinance on the Protection of Surface Waters (OGewV). The OGewV …

  • Article from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmental aspects of the authorisation of human medicinal pro

    Das Foto zeigt mehrere Erlenmeyerkolben mit grünlichem Inhalt, die in einer hellerleuchteten Laborumgebung auf einem Tisch aufgereiht sind.

    Environmental aspects of the authorisation of human medicinal pro Versuchsaufbau … products has been an integral part of the authorisation process for many years. In Germany, this has been a legal requirement since 1998. The UBA is responsible for … always be carried out. It follows a decision tree to identify products considered environmentally relevant, for which a more detailed Phase II risk assessment is …

  • Article from 18.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Environmental effects of pharmaceutical substances

    Photo of a hand wearing a plastic glove taking a water sample in a glass container from a body of water.

    Environmental effects of pharmaceutical substances Taking a water sample Source: … presence in water bodies and soil remain largely unknown. Download Table: German Environment Agency 2025: Toxicity of active substances to aquatic organisms - … 2030 - Deutsche Antibiotika-Resistenzstrategie, Umweltbundesamt 2020: Die UBA-Datenbank „Arzneimittel in der Umwelt“ Dieter H, Götz, K, Kümmerer K, Keil F (2010): …

  • Article from 17.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Entry and occurrence of human pharmaceuticals in the environment

    Pharmaceutical substances have been detected in the environment in at least 89 countries around the world.

    … treatment plants into water bodies. Due to increasing pharmaceutical consumption, environmental pollution is expected to rise. last update on 17.12.2024 Consumption of human pharmaceuticals in Germany Pharmaceuticals are essential tools in medicine and are omnipresent in our … und Trinkwasser? Vom Wasser. 83(1994): 57-58 Umweltbundesamt 2020: Die UBA-Datenbank „Arzneimittel in der Umwelt“   Associated content Links Antibiotic resistance: …