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Press release 60/09 from 03.09.2009 | Last changed: 28.06.2013

UBA President praises sustainable tourism and urges continued moves forward

… sustainable tourism and urges continued moves forward First Fahrtziel Natur Award presented in Düsseldorf The Fahrtziel Natur, or "Destination Nature", Award 2009, …

Press release 06/09 from 30.01.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

Private sector, political arena and environmental organisations call for re-thinking paper use

… diversity. The intelligent product design of recycled paper, which is already present at the start of the value added chain, meets this requirement …

Cover from 14.11.2016

Programme „BLUE SKY OVER THE SEA?“

… Programme Conference Presentations Information Programme Thursday, 17 November 2016 …

Appointment from 18.06.2019 | Last changed: 09.10.2019

UBA/BDL Workshop “Power-to-Liquid (PtL) in Air Transport”

… UBA/BDL Workshop “Power-to-Liquid (PtL) in Air Transport” Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union Rue … parliamentarians who are willing to pave the way for this technology and can help present technical and economic aspects to a broad audience. Thus, UBA together with …

Press release 06/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

Many bisphenol A alternatives may be endocrine disruptive

… are available, bisphenol A became used as an industrial chemical and is now present in many everyday products. The substance is used among others as a curing … disruptive effects on human health, the environment and its reprotoxic effect. The present research project therefore tested substances whose similar chemical and …

Press release 39/2025 from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 04.12.2025

Clean Air at a Glance: UBA Publishes New Air Quality Index and Updated App

Zwei Smartphones auf lila-farbenem Hintergrund. Aufschrift: Wie gut ist die Luft, die sie atmen?

… The data is classified into categories ranging from very good to very poor and presented in an index that was derived from studies on disease prevalence (e.g. … data, maps, and background information, enabling an even more transparent presentation of air quality in Germany. Further Information on the AQI: The index …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

Cluster Spatial, regional and urban development planning

The picture shows an excerpt from a development plan for a residential area with semi-detached and terraced housing. There are two mechanical pencils lying on the plan.

… balancing any land use interests in respect of natural resources such as water and soil. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Planning at Länder and regional … balancing any land use interests in respect of natural resources such as water and soil. … Planning at Länder and regional level implements, either explicitly or …

Newsletter from 02.06.2025 | Last changed: 02.06.2025

The Latest from UBA - No.: 3/2025

… thus climate-friendlier— new ones? That’s what the UBA set out to investigate. We present our findings in this edition of our newsletter. Other topics include both … approaches to this, all of which the UBA believes are highly risky and do not represent a practicable solution to the climate crisis. The UBA has now published its … TFA belongs to the group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). German authorities demand new hazard classification of the substance …

KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

Climate Impacts: Field of Action Human Health

A baby hand holding the finger of an adult

… there is no danger to humans. However, there is a health hazard if the toxins are present in the water in higher concentrations. The concentration of toxins in the … there is no danger to humans. However, there is a health hazard if the toxins are present in the water in higher concentrations. The concentration of toxins in the …

Appointment from 20.05.2022