… The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt … for all EU member states. last update on 20.04.2015 Harmonized land cover data for Germany, via the CLC program CLC provides a trans-national concept and system for … year 1990 (CLC1990), 44 land use classes were defined, 37 of which are relevant for Germany (e.g. urban fabric, agricultural land, forests, wetlands and waterbodies). …

… investigate, document and archive environmental and human exposure to pollutants in Germany at a specific point in time. last update on 10.08.2020 Scientists … systematically take environmental specimen from representative ecosystems in Germany. These samples are classified and stored at temperatures below -150 degrees … This archive aids in the analysis of which pollutants and amounts thereof people in Germany are affected by, and how this changes over time. The archive for human …

… up to 60 tons rolls over the ground. This exceeds the 44 ton maximum allowed on German roads. Farm equipment such as corn threshers weigh up to 27 tons; a sugar … Current soil structure status can only be assessed on site. How compacted are Germany’s soils? The compaction status of Germany’s soils is not currently assessed in a standardized fashion. Experts …

… UmwRG) and thereby acquire special participation and litigation rights. The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the competent authorities at federal state … environmental regulations. Exercising the right to initiate legal proceedings in Germany requires associations to be recognised pursuant to Article 3 of the … and nature conservation association. The UBA is responsible for the recognition of German associations whose scope of activity reaches beyond the territory of a …

… Mining law The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining … in particular require immense amounts of such materials. It is for this reason that Germany extracts its own deposits and also imports significant amounts of those raw … The opportunity for a comprehensive reform of the BBergG as called for by representatives from science, the Länder, associations, and also by the German …

… within reach. Given the fact that €500 billion worth of materials are processed in Germany each year, this would translate into annual savings of €100 billion. The … savings were realized as well.  Associated content Links Publications of demea (in German) International strategies and programme Publications Report on the …

… Testing facility of Pests of Public Health Importance Rats are among the health … on 19.05.2025 The Testing Facility of Pests of Public Health Importance of the German Environment Agency (UBA) is part of Division IV 1.4 "Health Pests and their … with paragraph 18 section 4 of the German Protection against Infection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz - IfSG). The UBA is the federal authority responsible for …

… to ensure the safety of nanomaterials Under the general coordination of the German Federal Environment Ministry, the Federal Environment Agency … harmonized testing of nanomaterials. In this context, UBA coordinates  the German contribution to the test guideline development in the field of ecotoxicology, … mentioned federal authorities together with the National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) and the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) …