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  • Article from 22.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    A new kind of closeness - Impulses for more sustainability in

    … an integral part of the everyday life of successful researchers. However, publicly funded institutions in particular have a special responsibility to contribute to … 19 pandemic has initiated a huge experiment virtually overnight. Not only smaller workshops, but also large and important conferences will experience their first …

  • Article from 11.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International Environmental and Sustainability Policy During

    … During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic Blog article by Dr. Harald Ginzky Jan Kosmol und Dr. Kathrin Schwirn  The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. … Global South thus threatens to be even deepened. The pandemic could also lead to fundamental political instability in countries in both the Southern and Northern … Brazil and other countries in the Global South). In particular, the pandemic has underscored the mutual dependence as well the fragility of the worldwide …

  • Article from 01.09.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Lessons from the Corona Crisis

    … The containment of the virus requires drastic measures and as a result new fundamental questions arise about the values of economic activity, ... last update on … The containment of the virus requires drastic measures and as a result new fundamental questions arise about the values of economic activity, mutual … between societies, and the relationship between man and nature. The corona pandemic underlines the vulnerability of economic and social (sub)systems as a result of …

  • Article from 06.10.2015 | Last changed: 06.10.2015

    International cooperation

    … Nations (UN), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) und the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO). Participation in the implementation of … Related contents EPA-Netzwerk WHO-Kooperationszentrum Lufthygiene Umwelt und Sicherheit Grundlagen des Klimawandels Anlaufstelle Europäische Umweltagentur Related …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    The Oder River under stress The Oder River Source: Marco Rudolph / Adobe Stock In … 2022 was caused by Prymnesium parvum and its toxins, which could multiply rapidly under extreme environmental conditions. Prymnesium parvum is a single-celled … removing bank and bed reinforcements, and reducing nutrient and pollutant inputs. … The Oder River under stress

  • Article from 03.06.2020 | Last changed: 04.06.2020

    Federal Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Programme

    Map of EECCA and Central/Eastern European states

    … The UBA cooperates with EECCA and Central/Eastern European states Source: Umweltbundesamt Since the year 2000 the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) runs the … Fostering transnational cooperation, e.g. via the staging of international workshops or study trips; Formation of networks and communication structures, e.g. …

  • Article from 19.03.2020 | Last changed: 23.03.2020

    Lawful Rights of Participation

    colorful symbolised People under the magnifying glass

    … Participation rights play a major role in environmental protection. Source: WunderBild / Fotolia.com Participation rights play a major role in environmental … cases are the prerequisites for fast and better results, says Mr Jochen Flasbarth. Workshop on "environmental protection in sectoral and physical planning" The …

  • Article from 17.02.2021 | Last changed: 17.02.2021

    Access to justice

    Exterior view of the Federal Administrative Court against blue sky

    … thorabeti /Fotolia.com In accordance with the German Constitution (Basic Law – Grundgesetz, GG) anyone asserting that their rights are being infringed by public … legal basis in the Environmental Appeals Act (Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz, UmwRG) und the Federal Nature Conservation Act (Bundesnaturschutzgesetz, BNatSchG ) and in corresponding provisions under the law of …

  • Article from 17.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.09.2013

    Integrated coastal zone management in Germany

    … the special circumstances at sea. This resolution established an important foundation for coordinating planning of sea and coastal areas that takes account of … The ‘ Lust op dat Meer ’ contest sponsored by the Land Schleswig-Holstein with funding and technical support from the BMU and UBA in 2010 and 2011 is also of note. … period. The ICZM reports of individual coastal Member States provide an important foundation on which the EU Commission can base options for the further development of …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a … Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Related publications Brochure: Digitalisation and natural … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    FAQ

    … provides precipitation data from the RESTNI 3 project for dispersion calculations under the TA Luft (Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control). In addition to … in the first quarter of 2026 in the UBA series of texts at https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen . According to this procedure, the precipitation data will … concentration depends on the distance from the source and the height above the ground. The averaging time (hourly average, annual average) also plays a role. It is …

  • Article from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 22.06.2023

    Laws of environmental liability, harm and criminal actions

    dead bird in the water

    … harm that occurs. The legislature can create environmental liability legislation under both public and civil law. In terms of civil law this is a matter of … consequences of the practical application of the Environmental Damage Act can be found in the presentation “Umweltschutz durch Umwelthaftung – Das … International environmental liability law can provide compensation for transboundary or extraterritorial damage incurred by the polluter and thus contribute to …