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  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention Part XI of the United … adequately protected. The international legal requirements for mining projects are derived from UNCLOS and the 1994 Implementing Agreement. UNCLOS is a largely … environment cannot be adequately predicted due to the existing lack of knowledge. … Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    … towards the energy demand and promises stability during operation. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration:  February 2021 till … towards the energy demand and promises stability during operation. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration:  February 2021 till …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … the transformation of urban space We would like to thank all participants for a wonderful conference! The collected conference materials including photos and film here … The project specifically examines how we can deal with pertinent challenges in order to adapt urban spaces to improve the quality of life. The project: evaluates … 2022 to September 2025. The work is divided into five work packages (WP): WP 1 undergirds the NEB through the concept of “triple inner urban development”, which …

  • 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.

    … them were formed in the last thousand to ten thousand years and represent large underground freshwater reserves. Increasingly, these fossil groundwater reservoirs are … lakes in our latitudes are fed by groundwater. When groundwater levels fall, the underground runoff into surface waters decreases, even to the point of reversing the … lie a few centimeters to several hundred meters below the earth's surface. The underground spaces that can store and transport the water are called aquifers. They …

  • Article from 10.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Flood warning

    Warning of Flooding.

    … Flood warning Warning of Flooding. Source: : Verändert nach Michael Sander. Lizenz: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Informing the population … basin The Inter-State Flood Portal ( LHP ) is operated jointly by the German federal states. For this purpose, each federal state provides continuously updated …

  • 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

    … capacity of agricultural soils. Wind speeds of between 6 and 8 m per second ( moderate to fresh wind ; measured at a height of 10 meters above ground level) are already considered to trigger erosive soil loss by wind (BMEL 2001). Depending on the wind speed … von Böden durch Wind “(Gebel et al. 2025). All results, including the derived wind barriers and their protective effect, can be viewed and downloaded in a …

  • 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.

    … Both prolonged low-intensity precipitation and the frequency of heavy rain and thundershowers are crucial for soil loss. As a general rule, heavy rainfall combined … "Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE; German: ABAG)" is used for the nationwide consideration of the soil loss risk due to water on arable land as well as for the … and tillage (see Figure 4). Figure 4: The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) considers the main natural and management factors influencing erosion (soil loss) by …

  • 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"

    … of Air 2013 European Union declares 2013 Year of Air Source: Umweltbundesamt This Federal Environment Agency web page offers regularly updated information about air and … of the particulate fraction in the air called particulate matter. Week 35: The Federal Environment Agency air quality monitoring network consists of 7 measuring …

  • 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

    … the product responsibility of producers of electrical and electronic equipment under waste legislation. The ElektroG has the following aims: Protect health and the … ( WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU ) into national law. Important key provisions In order to fulfil its product responsibility, every producer is obliged to register with … amendment to the ElektroG electronic marketplaces and fulfilment service providers are also obliged actors under the ElektroG. Operators of electronic …

  • Article from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.09.2024

    Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products

    In einem Hausrohbau abgelagerte Baustoffe

    … of Ministers of Health and the Conference of Ministers of Construction by the Länder Working Group "Environment-Related Health Protection" (LAUG) of the Working … Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt), the Conference of Ministers and Senators of the Federal States responsible for Urban Development, Construction and Housing (ARGEBAU), the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and the Federal Institute …

  • 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 duties under REACH? German chemicals legislation appoints UBA as the responsible authority for environment under REACH . UBA has therefore become the competent body for the assessment of …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … because of their climatic unique features, the polar regions have often been considered in the past to be untouched by chemical contamination. However, the first … – Tackling Future Challenges Together” (1.07 MB) Related contents Erhaltung der lebenden Meeresschätze der Antarktis Schutzgebiete unter der CAMLR-Konvention Ein Exkurs in die Geschichte …