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  • News from 31.07.2024 | Last changed: 31.07.2024

    Renaturalised bodies of water can reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Modified water bodies emit carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide

    … greenhouse gas emissions (an overview of renaturalisation measures can be found on our website). This includes the reconnection of floodplains as greenhouse gas sinks, in which greenhouse gases can be bound through the formation of floodplain soils and vegetation.  Measures to … of over 250 scientific studies has shown that emissions from water bodies are underestimated in previous greenhouse gas assessments (UBA 2023). It can therefore …

  • Press release 17 from 28.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Too much noise: One in every eight children shows signs of impaired hearing

    a young boy with headphones

    … the culprit. On this year's International Noise Awareness Day, which is campaigning under the motto Lärm – voll nervig! (Noise - totally annoying!), the Federal … participating in the survey) could perceive at least one of the tested sound frequencies only at very high volume. Hearing loss was more than 20 decibels … Akustik & Lärm: Eine Mitmachbroschüre für Kinder (Handreichung für Lehrerinnen und Lehrer) All press releases Tags hearing damage noise noise annoyance … Street …

  • Press release 43/2019 from 18.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    Consumption of packaging in Germany increased further in 2017

    Metalldosen und Plastikabfall

    … The campaign runs from 18 to 24 November in Germany and features several hundred events on the topic of waste reduction (www.wochederabfallvermeidung.de). … Associated content Entwicklung des Verpackungsverbrauchs seit 2000 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (128.41 kB) Verpackungsverbrauch 2000 bis 2017 (10.75 kB) … des gesamten Verpackungsverbrauchs in Deutschland seit 2000 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (175.03 kB) 18,7 Mio. t Verpackungsabfall 2017 Source: …

  • Press release 32/2022 from 28.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

    Heat in the inner city: a plea for more trees and shade

    Stuttgart von oben, zu sehen ist die Lage in einem Talkessel

    … Gebäudeklimatisierung in Europa – Konzepte zur Vermeidung von Hitzeinseln und für ein behagliches Raumklima ) used microclimate simulations to investigate the … in inner cities is known as the urban heat island effect. This occurs all year round and is particularly pronounced on summer nights. This is because of large-scale …

  • News from 14.05.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Climate change has an impact on the safety of installations

    Lightning and technical installation

    … risk management. 14.05.2020 Natural hazards such as precipitation, storms or thunderstorms can cause considerable damage if they affect technical installations. If … change on these hazard sources are expected. For example, it is expected that thunderstorms will occur more frequently and more intensely due to climate change. … temperature of parts of the installations and substances inside, which can trigger undesirable chemical reactions. The following recommendations for operators, …

  • Press release 25/2019 from 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 13.08.2019

    45%-target collection rate for WEEE reached in 2017

    Waschmaschinen auf einem Haufen

    … looked up online or clarified by placing a phone call with the local authorities. Under certain conditions, retail and mail order businesses with a sales … G2-infoplattform.de (German Publications Analyse der Datenerhebungen nach ElektroG und UStatG über das Berichtsjahr 2017 zur Vorbereitung der EU-Berichtspflichten 2019 …

  • Press release 40/2019 from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 14.11.2019

    Insufficient recycling capacities for dismantling wind-powered installations

    eine Windenergieanlage wird mit einem Kran abgebaut

    … more than 27,000 installed onshore wind power plants in Germany. The 20-year funding period pursuant to the Renewable Energy Sources Act is ending for the first … costs for dismantling and indicates there will be considerable shortfalls in funding as of the mid-2020s. The funding gap is forecast to be over 300 million euros in the year 2028. The study …

  • Press release 03/2012 from 19.01.2012 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Germany’s drinking water rated “very good“

    … The example of nitrate is one of elevated concentrations sometimes occurring in groundwater, whereas in drinking water there are no such incidences. Virtually all … 2010. This trend does not, however, lead to conclude that the nitrate content in groundwater or in bodies of water is also decreasing. Nitrate content in drinking water … BMG and UBA report on drinking water quality in Germany is here UBA guide entitled Rund um das Trinkwasser (in German) Flyer about lead and drinking water (Blei und …

  • Press release 48/12 from 12.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Taking a very close look at industrial enterprises

    … to treatment facilities? Answers to these and many other questions can now be found on www.thru.de, the new web pages of Germany’s Pollutant Release and Transfer … access information about the quality of the environment in their immediate surroundings. “The new internet portal thru.de does greater justice to the goal of the … new portal is remarkable because of its user-friendly design, which is informative und pleasing to the eye. In addition to modern design, Thru.de features an optimized …

  • Press release 47/2012 from 29.11.2012 | Last changed: 09.07.2013

    Mineral oil residue in advent calendars can be avoided

    … of mineral oil in advent calendar chocolate. In some of the samples testers found more than 10 milligrams of mineral oil per kilo of chocolate. A number of … reasons that are thought to be responsible for this. Mineral oils and compounds with oil-like properties can seep from both printing inks and plastic …   Associated content Links See the German-language brochure entitled Papier. Wald und Klima Documents Mineral oil residue in advent calendars can be avoided All press …

  • Press release 041/11 from 31.08.2011 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Technology to marvel at - and it’s easy on the climate and resources, too!

    … technology and appliances. It will be held from 2-7 September on the Berlin fairgrounds at the radio tower. The Federal Environment agency will be present at Booth 177 … UBA flyer on energy savings in the household UBA publication Computer, Internet und Co Friends of the Earth (BUND) Blue Angel website thematic page on European Ecodesign Documents Technology to …

  • DzU article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Indicator: Species diversity and landscape quality

    A graph shows the development of the population of representative bird species for different landscapes and the development of an aggregate indicator for 1970, 1975 and from 1990 to 2023 in percent. The aggregate indicator decreases significantly from 214 in 1970 to 80 in 2013.

    … value of 100 percent for 2030. A detailed description of the methodology can be found in Achtziger et al. 2004 . The revised indicator is presented in Dröschmeister … Ökologischer Zustand der Seen Indikator: Ökologischer Zustand der Übergangs- und Küstengewässer Tags animal species biodiversity bird agricultural area indicator … value of 100 percent for 2030. A detailed description of the methodology can be found in Achtziger et al. 2004 . The revised indicator is presented in Dröschmeister …