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  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … water production, but also for industry, for example as process water and raw material for food production. It feeds important ecosystems such as wetlands and … economic good because it is the most used raw material worldwide. Unlike other raw materials such as oil, natural gas and ore deposits, groundwater is a resource that …

  • Article from 10.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Flood warning

    Warning of Flooding.

    … Verändert nach Michael Sander. Lizenz: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Informing the population about the current flood situation is of crucial importance … in the event of an acute incident if they are quickly and comprehensively informed about the situation and possible dangers. The article compiles important sources of information. last update on 10.08.2022 Further Links Nationwide / Inter-river basin …

  • Article from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 06.06.2025

    Soil loss by wind erosion

    Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany

    … Source: T. Kalettka When strong winds hit bare or only poorly covered soil, soil material is stirred up and transported, sometimes over long distances, through the … levels of wind barriers such as tree rows, hedges but also construction. Based on information on the height and orientation of the barriers in relation to the main …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … lost, and therefore the yielding capacity on arable land. In addition, the eroded material and the absorbed nutrients and pollutants can pollute neighboring water … model in a 10-meter grid of the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG). Information on crop cultivation (crop types and proportion of conservation tillage). …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … Detecting protected species on online trading platforms, and Monitoring hazardous materials and mitigating risks through the identification of radioactive nuclides … country using satellite imagery. Additionally, it aims to automatically estimate information regarding system parameters. Source: Stephan Klingner / AI Lab at UBA …

  • Article from 14.11.2016 | Last changed: 11.02.2022

    Format for the mandatory designation of construction products

    … Article 6(5) of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) requires that the information referred to in Article 31 or, as the case may be, in Article 33 of … shall be provided together with the declaration of performance. For providing this information either a safety data sheet or information in the harmonized format …

  • Article from 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … Umweltbundesamt This Federal Environment Agency web page offers regularly updated information about air and other topics related to this most important elixir of … by entering photos that show the attractive aspects of life in the city. For more information about the thematic focus area "Liveable Urban Centres" see the Federal …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 07.10.2025

    Renewable energies

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … and fuel are produced using either processes that occur in nature or renewable raw materials. We monitor and evaluate the development of innovative and environmentally … and fuel are produced using either processes that occur in nature or renewable raw materials. We monitor and evaluate the development of innovative and environmentally …

  • Article from 26.04.2024 | Last changed: 12.05.2025

    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … collection must be organised free of charge for the end user. The distributor must inform the consumer of these free return or collection options when the contract for … households about the proper disposal of WEEE. For example, they must provide information about the obligation to dispose of WEEE separately, the options they … treated to remove harmful substances and broken down into components and different materials so that they can be recovered (recycled or used for energy recovery). …

  • Article from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.09.2024

    Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products

    In einem Hausrohbau abgelagerte Baustoffe

    … Urban Development, Construction and Housing (ARGEBAU), the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment … For the toxicological assessment, the AgBB uses scientifically recognised information already available from the technical literature covering knowledge about …

  • Article from 04.08.2014 | Last changed: 10.02.2022

    UBA in the REACH process

    Startseite der Website REACH-info

    … UBA in the REACH process The Federal Environment Agency provides the REACH information portal Source: Umweltbundesamt last update on 04.08.2014 What are UBA’s … chemical safety assessment REACH must adopt specific requirements for nanomaterials. The standard information requirements must also apply for registration of …