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Press release 33/2011 from 26.06.2011 | Last changed: 12.07.2013

Federal Environment Agency gives the all-clear signal on EHEC in drinking water

… that are microbiologically monitored on a daily basis. Even very small waterworks and house wells that are monitored less regularly are highly unlikely to be host to … | 26.06.2011 EHEC bacteria of this strain occur extremely rarely in waste water and other bodies of water. As the proportion of the population infected with EHEC is … Drinking water is checked daily for presence of these bacteria. All waterworks with more than 5,000 connected customers must submit E. Coli reports to the Federal …

Press release 48/2018 from 18.12.2018 | Last changed: 24.08.2020

Environmental impact of software is now measurable

… Software has a significant impact on the resource efficiency of IT hardware and on how long it is used. Programs which execute the same functions can have very … or computers. However, the software has at least as much influence on the energy and hardware efficiency of data processing. Recent examples have shown that the … the standard usage scenario was nearly four times higher and processor utilization more than four times greater than with the comparable program 2. The research …

News from 03.09.2018 | Last changed: 21.02.2019

How environmentally friendly is UBA's mobility?

… (UBA) has conducted its fourth mobility survey of its staff's commuting behaviour and arrangement of business trips in the context of its in-house environmental and health-oriented mobility management. Nearly 68 percent of employees commute to … to the survey said they took the train for domestic business trips – five percent more than in 2013. At UBA we have been implementing targeted measures for 12 years …

Press release 46/2020 from 02.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.10.2020

Schulze: "Human biomonitoring should become an instrument of European chemicals policy"

Eine behandschuhte Hand stellt ein Reagenzglas mit einer Blutprobe in eine Reagenzglashalterung, in der bereits weitere Blutproben stehen.

… / Fotolia At an international conference on "Human Biomonitoring for science and chemical policy", Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze and UBA President Dirk Messner spoke out in favour of expanding human biomonitoring … The results of the study will soon show that these groups are still significantly more exposed to carcinogenic chromium VI than the general population - despite …

Press release 33/2018 from 06.11.2018 | Last changed: 14.12.2018

Minister Schulze presents plan for glyphosate phase-out

… for plant protection products to complement phase-out Extensive use of the broadband herbicide glyphosate is harmful to biodiversity Source: Martina Chirnielewski / … Environment has presented a plan for the gradual phase-out of the use of the broadband herbicide glyphosate. The Use of Pesticides Ordinance will be amended for this … in our agricultural landscape. The great majority of the population welcomes more natural farming practices without the use of glyphosate. We must move forward …

News from 26.10.2016 | Last changed: 28.10.2016

New Urban Agenda – Toolkit for modern cities

… New Urban Agenda – Toolkit for modern cities Tough balancing act for cities: create more housing but maintain green recreational areas. Source: nidafoto / Fotolia.com … New Urban Agenda. It is the key outcome of the UN Habitat III Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development which ended on 20 October 2016 in the Ecuadorean …

Press release 21/2024 from 14.05.2024 | Last changed: 03.06.2024

29 municipalities honoured for their exemplary organic waste collection

auf einem Gehweg steht vor einer grünen Hecke eine braune Mülltonne, auf der "Bioabfälle" steht und aus der Gartenabfälle herausgucken

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection 29 municipalities honoured for their exemplary organic waste … category. For this, a jury will honour exemplary public relations work for more organic waste and less foreign matter in the organic waste bin according to the …

Press release 32/2017 from 13.09.2017 | Last changed: 26.09.2017

Round Table Against Marine Litter goes into round two

beach with a lot of plastic waste coming from the sea

… Agency, the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Protection Round … on the North Sea, 70 pieces along the same length of a beach on the Baltic Sea – more than 70 per cent of which is plastic. An average eleven kilograms of waste per …

Press release 15/2015 from 25.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

25 April is World Penguin Day

… almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, seven of which are in Antarctica and on sub-Antarctic islands. Besides their cold habitat, polar bears and penguins have another thing in … and is relatively easy to track, whereas penguins which breed on rocky terrain are more difficult to find. In the latter case satellite images are used to look for …

News from 13.07.2022 | Last changed: 02.08.2022

Systematically perform climate risk assessments in municipalities

Luftbild über Berlin - Potsdamer Platz und Tiergarten

… climate risk assessments along three essential steps: preparation, implementation and communication of the results. To support this, a handout provides information on the methodological procedure in addition to ISO … basis for suitable climate adaptation measures. This will make municipalities more resilient to the effects of climate change. The analyses provide a solid basis …

News from 05.03.2021 | Last changed: 08.03.2021

SAICM-Workshop for German Stakeholders

Picture of the UN building with flags in front of it

… Programme (UNEP) Source: zurbagan / Adobe Stock As long as the Covid-19 pandemic makes face-to-face events impossible, online conferencing formats serve to inform German SAICM stakeholders and provide opportunities for exchange with each other and with BMU and UBA. A … Dr. Stolzenberg’s reflections can be viewed from minute 1:14:15 of the recording. A more detailed report of the workshop can be found here . The video recording of the …

Press release 48/2021 from 03.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

Promoting plastics recycling in the construction sector

verschiedene Baumaterialien, wie Steine und Fenster, getrennt voneinander gelagert

… in the construction sector 2.6 million tonnes of plastics consumed every year More sustainability in construction sector calls for building products to be durable and recycled. Source: HildaWeges / Essentials Kollektion / iStockphoto The …