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  • Press release 26/2025 from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 24.06.2025

    Bathing waters in Germany once again receive top marks

    Zwei Menschen rennen freudig ins Wasser.

    Bathing waters in Germany once again receive top marks 97 percent of bathing waters awarded … by the European Commission’s annual report on bathing water quality across Europe, presented in Brussels on 20 June 2025. Nearly 2,300 officially designated bathing … as ‘poor’. To protect the health of swimmers, swimming was prohibited or advised against on 148 occasions as a precaution. The primary reasons were either excessive …

  • Cover from 25.03.2025

    PFAS in soil - forever pollution, forever concern? Agenda

    … 2025) 13:00 – 13:20 Opening and welcome Christiane Rohleder - State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and … title) Dirk Messner - President of the German Environment Agency, UBA 11:25 – 11:35 Presentation of a draft discussion paper "PFAS in soil - time to act together"  … Solutions (KIS) 12:50 – 13:00 Wrap up and closure UBA 13:00 END OF CONFERENCE … PFAS in soil - forever pollution, forever concern? Agenda

  • Newsletter from 10.06.2021 | Last changed: 10.06.2021

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2021

    … must change if we are to protect our livelihoods. But what is the opinion of the German population as a whole? That is what you will find out in this edition of our … about the study Factsheet: Key findings of the Environmental Awareness Study 2020 (in German) Background paper on the results of the past 25 years (in German) Online …

  • KomPass: Article from 01.02.2019 | Last changed: 02.05.2019

    Symposium: Supporting climate change adaptation with scientific methods

    illustierendes Bild, der begrünte Dachgarten der Universität Warschau

    Symposium: Supporting climate change adaptation with scientific methods Fachtagung: … unterstützen Source: RossHelen / Shutterstock How can we assess whether Germany is on the right track? Which methods can players use to identify and … and instruments as well as their interdependencies were analysed. We would like to present the methods we used and give you insights into the ongoing work at the …

  • Cover from 30.11.2016

    Information „BLUE SKY OVER THE SEA?“

    … Information Conference Programme Information Presentations Organizers German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and … Ernst-Reuter-Haus (Conference room M117 & Foyer) 10623 Berlin Germany see  map   … Information „BLUE SKY OVER THE SEA?“

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    Dirk Messner, Franziska Kersten

    Dirk Messner (President German Environment Agency, UBA), Franziska Kersten (Vice President German Environment Agency, UBA)

    … Dirk Messner, Franziska Kersten Dirk Messner (President German Environment Agency, UBA), Franziska Kersten (Vice President German Environment Agency, UBA) Source: German Environment Agency The following contents contain this medium: Impressions …

  • Press release 19/2021 from 29.04.2021 | Last changed: 10.06.2021

    Germans consider environmental protection and climate action highly relevant – despite coronavirus pandemic

    Ein Mädchen in einem Supermarkt

    Germans consider environmental protection and climate action highly relevant – … of a representative population survey on environmental awareness 2020 in Germany, presented today by German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze and Dirk Messner, … den wichtigsten Themen Source: Umweltbundesamt Links Relevant results of the study (German) Publications 25 Jahre Umweltbewusstseinsforschung im Umweltressort All press …

  • Press release 32/2016 from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level

    exhaust pipe of a car emitting exhaust gases

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level German Environment Agency calls for dismantling by 2025 Environmentally harmful … in their wardrobes. Click here for the UBA annual publication Schwerpunkte 2016 (in German, English-language version in progress). Associated content Links charts (in German) Publications Schwerpunkte 2016 All press releases Tags diesel vehicle …

  • Press release 20/2020 from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.06.2020

    Emerge more sustainable from the coronavirus pandemic

    A PV power plant in the country side.

    … industries have been a driver for sustainable jobs. Source: evoks24 / Fotolia The German Environment Agency (UBA) has presented a plan on how to design the coronavirus stimulus packages to target … blog: Corona Sustainability Compass Press conference with UBA's president Messner (German) Publications Sustainable Pathways out of the Corona Crisis All press …

  • News from 26.10.2016 | Last changed: 28.10.2016

    New Urban Agenda – Toolkit for modern cities

    city of Quito

    … more housing but maintain green recreational areas. Source: nidafoto / Fotolia.com Presenting the global roadmap for sustainable urban development over the next twenty … There were many high-ranking municipal stakeholders present at the conference whose presentations illustrated that urban development is a process which must …

  • Press release 43/2022 from 30.09.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Oder fish die-off: Salt discharges caused mass proliferation of toxic alga

    photo of the river

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature … German delegation was headed by UBA, which also drew up the report published today (in German) . The Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) contributed substantially to the …

  • Appointment from 31.08.2017

    WS 2017: Environmental Risk Ass. of Veterinary Medicinal Products

    … 7th, 2017 — 0:00 Workshop description In this workshop different approaches are presented and discussed together with aspects of an effective procedural … a follow-up of the one held in November 2014 in Brussels. It is being hosted by the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear … Arzneimittel final agenda Workshop Agenda 2017 Workshop Arzneimittel Agenda Presentations Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Veterinary medicines Environmental …