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  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … Ships Annex VI: Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships Detailed information on the contents of the different annexes are to be found on the website … Since maritime traffic is an international mode of transport, it is difficult to take and implement highly effective measures in this field even on the national … on the Law of the Sea, ships of flag States may not be debarred from enjoying the right of innocent passage of the territorial sea of other States. In principle, a …

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    … pollutants such as nitrogen and sulphur into the sea and generates continuous underwater noise, which can interfere with marine animals' communication. In … is maritime spatial planning , which regulates where and how various activities can take place in marine areas. The intensive use and increasing pressures on the oceans …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater noise disturbs and harms whales, dolphins and fish in particular. In the … durch Wind Related publications Environmental Awareness in Germany 2024 Informational concept on infrasound and its effects 2023 Monitoring Report on the …

  • Article from 15.09.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Assessment of watercourses

    two women are fishing in the water to take some samples

    … Assessment of watercourses Taking samples to examine the water quality Source: Hoffmann / UBA In Germany the …

  • Article from 26.11.2025 | Last changed: 28.11.2025

    Download

    … with AUSTAL and BESTAL, please send an e-mail to the contact listed on the right. AUSTAL Documentation AUSTAL 3.3.0, installation instructions (TXT / … AUSTAL 3.3.0, program description (PDF / 22.03.2024) AUSTAL 3.3.0, update information (TXT / 22.03.2024) Base packages AUSTAL 3.3.0, program package Windows … with AUSTAL and BESTAL, please send an e-mail to the contact listed on the right. … Download …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    Overview

    … User hotline (for technical questions or problems): See contact details on the right hand side. Would you like to be included in the newsletter (notification of … Stern, Robert Yamartino, and myself. Key points for a long-term concept that should reach about 5 to 7 years into the future were, among others: Abandonment of … User hotline (for technical questions or problems): See contact details on the right hand side. Would you like to be included in the newsletter (notification of …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 04.10.2023

    Risk management in river basins

    … accidents at industrial facilities due to shortcomings in accident prevention had taken on alarming proportions by the 1970s. UBA addressed the problem and in the … to air, water and soil and the number of accidents at industrial facilities had taken on alarming proportions. One of the worst accidents occurred in 1976 in the … terminals with the UNECE. And recently we`ve set up an international expert group under the auspices of the UNECE JEG, to develop safety guidelines for fire-water …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … e.g. conurbations or rural areas. We must recover road space occupied by cars, take more effective control of parking, test and implement alternative concepts such … sovereign body. International treaties have so far inadequately regulated the rights of use of these goods. However, more and more aircraft are crowding the skies … railway travel and long-distance routes in particular demonstrate great ecological advantages compared to aviation, they do not enjoy the same tax breaks. As a result, …

  • Article from 01.10.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Traffic noise

    … The EU ambient noise directive, which was implemented in Germany in 2005, also takes a unified approach. However noise mapping and noise action planning, which … für Trinkwasserhygiene Related publications Detrimental effects of underwater noise Air Quality 2022 Noise effects of the use of land-based wind energy …

  • Article from 04.12.2024 | Last changed: 05.12.2024

    Economic aspects of transport

    Stau auf einer Autobahn

    … prices of transport and transport services, other associated costs are only in part taken into account in decisions concerning how to execute transport. So-called … definitions that are intended to serve the purpose of transparency and easier understanding of the external cost estimates. Furthermore, there are new …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … important to avoid and shift traffic. The avoidance of traffic is often misunderstood: The primary goal is not to prevent traffic, but rather to shorten … important to avoid and shift traffic. The avoidance of traffic is often misunderstood: The primary goal is not to prevent traffic, but rather to shorten …

  • Article from 09.10.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection at international level

    desiccated soil

    … are being analyzed in a further research project.   Monitoring and assessment Information forms the basis for political decisions. Especially important is … is rising, the very basis for producing these – healthy, fertile soil – is under threat. It is estimated that 1.5 billion people are already affected by the …