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Press release 08/2022 from 31.01.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2022

Avoiding pollutants in construction materials

… Building materials such as bituminous sheeting, roofing tiles, exterior rendering and plastered facades can release harmful substances into the environment … Biocides, root protection agents and zinc were traced in the environment in considerable concentrations. Other potentially harmful biocidal degradation products were … status of running waters Publications Bauen und Sanieren als Schadstoffquelle in der urbanen Umwelt Documents Guter Umgang mit Regenwasser – ein Leitfaden für …

Press release 47/2019 from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 17.12.2019

A focus on risks and side effects for mankind and the planet

… Joint presse release by German Environment Agency and German Federal Environmental Foundation A focus on risks and side effects for mankind and the … is a joint project by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) and will be on display at the DBU National … | 27.11.2019 Climate change influencing human health DBU's Secretary General Alexander Bonde addressed the links between climate change and health in his welcome …

DzU article from 28.07.2025 | Last changed: 28.07.2025

Indicator: Plastic waste in the North Sea

A graph shows the 5-year averages for 2003 to 2023 of the proportion of fulmars with stomachs containing over 0.1 grammes of plastic. The indicator has declined slightly and is at 48 %.

… 0.1 g of plastic in their stomachs should be 10 % at the maximum. This value was derived from fulmars in the relatively unpolluted Canadian Arctic. Large quantities … the last five years ( Guse et al. 2012, in German only ). In the other countries bordering the North Sea, the plastic contamination of fulmars is also determined using the same standardised method in order to be able to compare the development between the regions. More detailed …

Press release 26/2024 from 31.05.2024 | Last changed: 29.07.2024

Environmental and climate protection remain important for youths

Auf dem Bild sind Jugendliche zusehen, die in einem Kreis auf dem Schulhof sitzen.

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer … which was conducted on behalf of the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV). This is less than in the last survey two … to around nine out of ten respondents. Press release No. 26/2024 | 31.05.2024 Federal Minister for the Environment Steffi Lemke commented: “I’m delighted that young …

Press release 19/2018 from 22.06.2018 | Last changed: 25.06.2018

How cities can respond to heat waves and heavy rains – creative projects show how it is done

Gewinner des Wettbewerbs "Blauer Kompass" 2018 auf der Bühne im Bundesumweltministerium

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety How … can respond to heat waves and heavy rains – creative projects show how it is done Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze honours winners of Blauer Kompass 2018 … in Heidelberg, a project to green a city neighbourhood in Cologne, and a shade provider operated with photovoltaic modules by the Kunsthochschule Kassel. Federal …

Appointment from 12.07.2018

Workshop “Environmental protection of the High North”

… view on environmental protection in the Arctic, perspectives of other stakeholders are very welcome. So, several representatives of Arctic Council and observers … hotel rooms at the following hotel: Novum Hotel Lichtburg Berlin Kurfürstendamm Paderborner Str. 10, 10709 Berlin Distance to the venue: 15 minutes by public … Please mention the booking keyword “Arctic” Hotel Motel One Berlin Tiergarten An der Urania 12, 10787 Berlin Distance to the venue: 25 minutes by public …

Press release 65/09 from 17.09.2009 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

Sustainable mobility on foot, by bike, bus, and rail

… Mobility Week is ‘Improving City Climates’. This is the first year that the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is participating in the Mit dem Rad zur Arbeit (Going … place with the mobility management action programme which is part of the German Federal Ministry for Environment’s climate protection initiative. Changes in mobility … play a key role in this effort as they can bring together the various local stakeholders, e.g. public transport short-range public transportation and other mobility …

DzU article from 30.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

Indicator: Nitrate in groundwater

A graph shows the proportion of groundwater sampling sites where nitrate measurements for the years 2008 to 2023 were above 25 and 50 milligrams per litre. In the period covered, neither sub-indicator has shown any significant change.

… value for nitrate in ground water Source: German Environment Agency and the Länder Initiative on Core Indicators (LIKI) 2023 based on data from the German Working Group on water issues of the Federal States and the Federal Government Figure as PDF (174.28 kB) Figure as Excel with data (47.48 kB) …

Press release 13/2025 from 21.03.2025 | Last changed: 25.03.2025

World Water Day 2025: Glacier protection and lowland streams

… in the Antarctic Source: Susanne Kambor / UBA Glaciers are impressive natural wonders and have a decisive influence on the stability of the planetary ecosystem. … Environment Agency (⁠UBA⁠). “We must act now to reduce emissions worldwide in order to preserve our glaciers for future generations.” Dramatic retreat of Alpine … consequences of climate change particularly clearly. The losses are already considerable in the Bavarian Alpine glaciers; the rather small Northern Schneeferner …

DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

Indicator: Grasslands

A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

… area of permanent grassland and proportion of permanent grassland ... Source: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture / Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (53.47 kB) Figure as Excel with … to them. Assessing the development Permanent grassland in Germany has been under pressure in recent decades. In 1991 there were still over 5.3 million hectares …

Press release 28/2015 from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Environmental data shows that transport sector is not on course in environmental protection

… has failed to reduce its emissions since 1990. Source: LVDESIGN / Fotolia.com The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is lobbying for ambitious implementation of the … to increase the distance between bodies of water and agricultural land in order to decrease the input of nutrients from fields to rivers and lakes." The UBA's … of raw materials from abroad. There is good news that Germans are among Europe's leaders in recycling: 70 per cent of all waste was recycled (2012 data). "But it is not …

Press release 05/2019 from 19.02.2019 | Last changed: 24.04.2019

Stricter environmental standards for raw material supply necessary

in einer bergigen, trockenen Landschaft klafft ein riesiges tiefes Loch mit terrassenförmigen Plateaus in der Erde

… No. 05/2019 | 19.02.2019 Improper mining practices in the past have caused considerable damage to the environment. The 2015 Fundão dam disaster in Brazil incurred … system to ensure that actual improvements are made in the producing countries. In order to bring producing countries in the global South on board with regard to …