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  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    … © Working Group on Energy Balances Combined heat and power (CHP) © German Federal Environment Agency on basis of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany and Working Group on Energy Balances Final … ecosystems © UBA 2025 / BfN / DDA Species diversity and landscape quality © Federal Ministry of Transport Building and Digital Infrastructure a.o. Landscape …

  • Article from 15.01.2021 | Last changed: 15.01.2021

    Notification procedure

    Cars waiting to be scrapped

    … to the obligation of prior written notification of waste shipments are described under general information requirements .The Federation/Federal States Working Party on Waste (LAGA) has developed guidance (in German) on the …

  • Article from 09.09.2022 | Last changed: 12.09.2022

    Information requirements

    Paper being bundled for recycling

    … Versandinformationen DE Versandinformationen EN Related contents Verfolgung der illegalen Abfallverbringung Grenzüberschreitende Abfallstatistik Rechtliche Grundlagen der grenzüberschreitenden Abfallverbringung Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen …

  • Article from 10.03.2021 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany)

    Garbage truck

    … The Focal Point to the Basel Convention in Germany, which was established under the Waste Shipment Act (AbfVerbrG), issues permits for transfrontier shipment of … European Commission, and works closely with regional competent authorities in the Federal-States (Länder) responsible for waste export and import. This allows for direct and immediate …

  • Article from 11.01.2019 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Transfrontier shipment of wastes

    garbage dump and seagulls

    … of competences (competent authorities for waste export and import at the Federal States (Länder), and for transit at the UBA); data exchange; penalties and fines. For further … & 6. Internationale EDEN Konferenz (233.69 kB) Related contents Verfolgung der illegalen Abfallverbringung Grenzüberschreitende Abfallstatistik …

  • Article from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 23.03.2021

    Environmental law

    The statue of Justitia

    … purpose of environmental law is to implement environmental protection. Source: Bilderbox / Fotolia.com Environmental law comprises all norms designed to protect the … a resource conservation law and a climate protection law. By establishing the Federal Climate Change Act, overarching protection goals and procedures will be … of environmental law. UBA activities Projects and publications Herausforderungen für ein zukunftsfähiges Umweltrecht description in the environmental …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Promoting Extended Producer Responsibility in international law

    World map from green leaves

    … economist Thomas Lindhqvist, it describes “an environmental protection strategy to reach an environmental objective of a decreased total environmental impact of a … economist Thomas Lindhqvist, it describes “an environmental protection strategy to reach an environmental objective of a decreased total environmental impact of a …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … Next Previous Consumer products can be solid objects, liquids, pastes or powders and belong to different product categories. Where do you find information about … action has been taken. Definition : According to the European Chemicals Regulation REACH a solid object (“article”) is an „object which during production is given a … determines ist function to a greater degree than does ist chemical composition“. REACH considers a welding rod, a candle or a glowstick to be mixtures. Ballpoint …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … Organic-waste treatment Wheel loader being used to turn compost Source: Tim Hermann / UBA High quality compost and … and the use of recycled organic waste has risen steadily since then. According to Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) figures, in 2011 around 14 … facilities, see Handbuch Bioabfallbehandlung (UBA, 2012). Compost and digestate derived from organic waste make for excellent fertilizer and promote humus …

  • Article from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

    boy sitting between flowers in front of a hillside

    … with the overall aim of improving knowledge about chemical substances in order to better protect human health and the environment. This goal is to be achieved … (GS), which for Germany are the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). Affiliated entities (AE), in the form of … Framework of the Partnership PARC builds on the work done in HBM4EU , under the European Joint Programme, which was coordinated and led by the Department of …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants

    From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants In 2016, the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) launched a stakeholder dialogue to develop … topic: “How can measures to reduce micropollutants in water bodies be financed?”. … From Stakeholder Dialogue to German Centre for Micropollutants

  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    … Share of Renewables in gross final energy consumption Renewable energies have undergone constant growth in Germany. Their share in gross final energy consumption reached 22.4 percent in 2024 (calculated in accordance with EU directive …