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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?“ …

Image from 07.12.2020

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

… 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

… 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

… 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

… 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

… 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 …