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Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

Central Office Division Z

… the Central Office Division’s tasks mainly revolve around human and financial resources; various planning and organizational processes; management of UBA … funding. But the Central Office Division’s activities don’t stop there. It also houses the largest environmental library in the German-speaking world and has a …

Article from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 04.11.2025

Division V

… for example, must be based more strongly on renewable sources of energy, and energy efficiency must be improved. Department V 1 is responsible among others for the … 2, V 3 and V 4 comprise the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt). The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Act (⁠TEHG⁠), the Fuel Emission Allowance Trading Act … practice under the earlier Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which allowed the use of emission reductions achieved in climate projects in other countries. …

Article from 28.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

Paving and construction

… soil functions. For example, paving over open space destroys natural habitats. Land use resulting in drastic changes in both greenfield land and farmland can be …

Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

Pressures on soil

Photo of concrete slabs with gras growing through

… Pressures on soil Land being paved over is only one of many ways that open space is disappearing in … It’s no exaggeration to say that Germany’s land undergoes all manner of abuse on a daily basis, ranging from contaminant and nutrient inputs to road and …

Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

Division IV

… IV Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial purposes by quoting "Susanne Kambor, UBA" as … to water so as to rule out any possibility that they could be harmful to our water resources. The risk classes that we define for these products constitute an … testing facility comprising man-made streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and lake-like lowland rivers that are stocked with the aquatic biota normally found in such water …

Article from 15.02.2016 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

Division III

… III Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial purposes by quoting "Susanne Kambor, UBA" as … the following: How can production processes be made greener? How can natural resources be conserved? last update on 15.02.2016 Sustainable Production and … as wind power, solar power, and electric cars? How can such resources be used more efficiently and recovered in greater quantities? Are substitute materials available …

Article from 14.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

Division II

… Environmental Health and Protection of Ecosystems Hazards to the environment can cause hazards to human health Effects of industrial manufacturing, farming, energy … the air we breathe, our bodies absorb them via the food chain, nutrient inputs cause ecosystem eutrophication, and traffic noise can cause sleep disorders as well as … as well as their impact, we conduct experiments both in the laboratories and using technical-scale facilities which simulate conditions in nature ( the facility …

Article from 06.09.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

Division I

… I Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial purposes by quoting "Susanne Kambor, UBA" as … that target the following areas: climate protection; air quality improvement; land use reduction; resource conservation. The consolidation and simplification of environmental law …

Article from 27.12.2017 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

Spatial and Settlement Development

… all have a negative impact on the environment. Decisions on the utilisation of land must therefore always be checked for their environmental compatibility . … environmental impacts that would result from various uses on environmental assets, resources and areas to be protected; using land sparingly and efficiently, promoting compact, mixed-function settlement structures with high …

Article from 12.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

Tradable land planning permits

… Tradable land planning permits Tradable land planning permits Source: Lydia Roy UBA / 2014 … Tradable planning permits – what’s it all about? The idea of managing environmental resources via trading systems is not new, and is in essence based on an … trading systems are structurally compatible with land use reduction and whether efficient systems of this nature can be implemented. This research clearly shows …

Article from 02.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.10.2025

Guarantees of origin for renewable energy sources

… – HkRNDV ). Participants, e.g. electricity suppliers are charged a fee for using the HKNR. Please find information concerning the fees in the Guarantees of … vendors, complete it and then upload the completed form in the HKNR. Find a quick user guide with detailed information concerning the HKNR registration process on the … disclosure based on EU Directive 2018/2001/EU: Austria (eng) Cyprus (en) Finland (eng) Greece (eng) Hungary (eng) Latvia (eng) Lithuania (eng) Norway (eng) …

Article from 27.05.2016 | Last changed: 13.09.2016

Innovative production processes

… the answer to the grand challenges which the world faces to protect the climate and resources. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without innovative techniques. … hold the promise of delivering solutions to using resources and energy more efficiently in production and consumption. Some initial solutions have been developed in the areas of nano- and biotechnology. Putting them to use for the sake of sustainable economy will help to solve many global environmental …