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  • Article from 18.08.2025 | Last changed: 20.10.2025

    ChemSelect – assessing the sustainability of chemicals

    different colors in a circle as graphic logo

    … assessment results are presented in a simple way using the traffic light colours green, yellow and red. Scientists/researchers or authorities can also use the tool, … If you are missing data, the assessment with ChemSelect is also subject to a great deal of uncertainty. In these cases, however, other instruments are also not …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … In cities, rainwater is often directly channelled into the sewage system. Through green infrastructure like green roofs or rainwater storage systems, water can be … the Freie Waldorfschule in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. The schoolyard was unsealed and greened. Under guidance, staff, parents, and students design and maintain the …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … turns over a card, they enter the fascinating world of soils and learn a great deal worth knowing about the genesis and beauty of soils, as well as current threats … turns over a card, they enter the fascinating world of soils and learn a great deal worth knowing about the genesis and beauty of soils, as well as current threats …

  • Article from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Sino-German Track-II-Dialogue

    8. Plenartreffens des T2D in Shanghai, Mai 2024

    … In phase one (2020 – 2023), four working groups were established on defined topics: Green Recovery/Transition, Emissions Trading, Scenarios and Modelling for Long-Term … In phase one (2020 – 2023), four working groups were established on defined topics: Green Recovery/Transition, Emissions Trading, Scenarios and Modelling for Long-Term …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … and humidity – which is why temperatures are far higher in built-up areas than in green areas. Plant transpiration in well vegetated areas exerts a cooling effect, … and humidity – which is why temperatures are far higher in built-up areas than in green areas. Plant transpiration in well vegetated areas exerts a cooling effect, …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    … costs. Limiting warming would help minimize economic losses and create new jobs in green technologies. Have we already exceeded the 1.5°C benchmark? In 2024, the … level through swift action. To keep the goal of 1.5°C within reach, global greenhouse gas emissions would have to be reduced by 43 percent by 2030 compared to …

  • 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.

    … primarily target the beginning of the causal chain. Environmental aspects should ideally be considered as early as the drug development stage, for example, by … degradable in sewage treatment plants and in the environment. Under the concept of "Green Pharmacy," various approaches are being pursued to integrate environmental … References Puhlmann N., Vidaurre R., Kümmerer K., Designing greener active pharmaceutical ingredients: Insights from pharmaceutical industry …

  • Article from 11.10.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    EU Regulation concerning fluorinated greenhouse gases

    EU Regulation concerning fluorinated greenhouse gases Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases applies since 11 March 2024, repealing Regulation (EU) 517/2014. …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter

    UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … poison harms fish and accumulates in the environment - Boom despite crisis: German GreenTech sector continues on growth trajectory - Cornerstones of Socially Just … sustainable products comes into force - Renaturalised bodies of water can reduce greenhouse gas emissions - UBA and BfN for a green and just transition in Europe - …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Large scale ecological projects

    Major projects

    … environmental officials, and UBA representatives. All measures had to be green-lighted by both federal and regional-state authorities. Between 1993 and 2011, … environmental officials, and UBA representatives. All measures had to be green-lighted by both federal and regional-state authorities. Between 1993 and 2011, …

  • Article from 07.07.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Activities at the federal level

    … purpose of the AH BoGwS document is to lay down standard nationwide procedures for dealing with suspected contaminated sites and contamination, from identification … purpose of the AH BoGwS document is to lay down standard nationwide procedures for dealing with suspected contaminated sites and contamination, from identification …