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  • Article from 24.02.2025 | Last changed: 31.03.2025

    Guided tours

    … Guided tours Are you interested in a guided tour of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau? Then please contact our cooperation partner. … Umweltbundesamt Rear façade of UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Umweltbundesamt The lobby (forum) of UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Umweltbundesamt UBA in Dessau-Roßlau: View of …

  • Article from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    UBA offices

    Collage of three buildings: modern glass building, historic building in green environment and mountain station on snow-covered slope

    UBA offices Just a few of UBA’s offices: Dessau-Roßlau, Berlin-Bismarckplatz, … to which end solar panels were built into the folding roof of the entry area (Forum), and solar collectors were installed on the Forum’s flat roof. Both of these amenities are used for solar powered air …

  • Article from 25.08.2014 | Last changed: 25.10.2016

    Environmental guidelines

    the Federal Environment Agency´s office building from above with its solar cells on the roof

    … Dessau-Roßlau Source: Firma Busse We feel that it is essential that we at the UBA set a good example when it comes to environmental protection. And so we have set … Agency environmental guidelines … We feel that it is essential that we at the UBA set a good example when it comes to environmental protection. And so we have set …

  • Article from 20.01.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Mission Statement

    Modern four-storey building with wood and different colored glass elements, in front of it trees and a pond with water lilies and pond lilies

    … Mission Statement The UBA works for a healthy planet, quality of life for all and a sustainable world. Source: Susanne Kambor / UBA What is our take on ourselves and our work? What are our goals and how can we … Our Mission Statement addresses these issues. last update on 20.01.2023 I. The UBA (overarching vision) Foreword    The German Environment Agency (UBA) is one of …

  • Article from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 13.10.2016

    Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Risks

    … than 100 nanometres (10 millionths of a metre). The German Environment Agency (UBA) evaluates and reviews the aspects of this technology which are relevant to the … the environment. There is very little data available on the subject up to now. The UBA commissioned a series of studies which demonstrate, both quantitatively and … sites Good to know and Research and development projects . Associated content Links UBA webpage: Health: Nanomaterial UBA webpage: Chemicals: Nanotechnology Federal …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … of an accident, minimize the consequent health and environmental effects. At the UBA, all such measures are based on the principle of sustainable production … operation. It is essential that they also conform with the state of the art. The UBA and official bodies A host of German, European and international bodies concerns … knowledge; promoting implementation. On the international stage, one of the UBA’s main focuses is the OECD chemical accident working group and the UN Economic …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with fluorinated refrigerants

    The photo shows that the fluorinated refrigerant 1234yf burned during the laboratory test.

    … refrigerants. For the sake of climate protection the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) favours CO 2 as a refrigerant for mobile air conditioning systems . Flammable … Associated content Links Topic page degradation products (TFA) of refrigerants UBA-Pressemitteilung Nr. 22/2021 vom 25.05.2021 German TV-programme on 1234yf in … refrigerants. For the sake of climate protection the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) favours CO 2 as a refrigerant for mobile air conditioning systems . Flammable …

  • Article from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 22.03.2016

    Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic

    People and penguins

    … stress for animals, minimum distances are to be kept any time. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA Antarctica is not only a very sensitive ecosystem, it is also a hostile … buildings is often prohibited for the sake of visitor safety. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA It is especially important not to leave the group when travelling in Antarctica. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA Rusting remnants from the whaling era - old drums now serve only as a photo …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Whale monitoring in the Antarctic

    humpback whale

    … of monitoring projects: the humpback whale Source: iStockphoto/Thinkstock The UBA assesses whether a planned project or journey to Antarctica poses a threat to … However, the current state of knowledge about whales in Antarctica is limited. UBA is therefore providing funding for projects to close these knowledge gaps. last … not account for populations which are mainly found in the pack ice. This is why the UBA has been funding a research project from 2008 – 2013 to close gap in knowledge …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Emissions from wood and coal burning stoves in residential areas

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … and fireplaces are in use and . Air emission measurements commissioned by the UBA showed that wood combustion exhaust gases are a significant source of fine dust … and fireplaces are in use and . Air emission measurements commissioned by the UBA showed that wood combustion exhaust gases are a significant source of fine dust …

  • Article from 14.08.2017 | Last changed: 14.08.2017

    Environmental pollution and diseases of the elderly

    old woman

    … influence age related diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer disease. Therefore UBA has the intension to deal with the role of environmental pollutants and the … influence age related diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer disease. Therefore UBA has the intension to deal with the role of environmental pollutants and the …

  • Article from 13.02.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2020

    Environmental protection in specific law

    … Erneuerbare Energien Anwendungslabor für Künstliche Intelligenz und Big Data am UBA Umweltaspekte bei der Verschreibung von Arzneimitteln Zugang zu …