Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer

Search

Help

793 - 804 of 2147
  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

    The picture shows a hand holding a smartphone. The smartphone screen is blue and shows the logo of DWD’s WarnWetter App. In the picture’s background, the black clouds of a thunderous sky are visible.

    … than half of respondents to the Environment Awareness Study stated that they were using warning and information services from the Federal or Länder governments. … surveys. Nevertheless: The proportion of those respondents who were not yet making use of these services but intended to do so in future, was much higher than recorded … informing – an important task at Federal level Warning and information services are used at Federal level as a key tool to deal with climate change, to inform the …

  • DzU article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Indicator: Species diversity and landscape quality

    A graph shows the development of the population of representative bird species for different landscapes and the development of an aggregate indicator for 1970, 1975 and from 1990 to 2023 in percent. The aggregate indicator decreases significantly from 214 in 1970 to 80 in 2013.

    … quality Population of representative bird species in different landscape and land use types Source: UBA 2025 / BfN / DDA Figure as PDF (127.07 kB) Figure as Excel … of habitats and landscapes. Maintaining biodiversity requires sustainable land use practices across the entire landscape and a careful approach to nature. To … of selected bird species that represent the most important landscape and land-use types in Germany. Richly structured landscapes with intact, sustainably managed …

  • Press release 45/2024 from 02.12.2024 | Last changed: 09.12.2024

    Healthy soils are the basis of life for future generations

    Auf dem Bild ist eine Hand mit Lupe in Richtung Boden dargestellt

    … Centre, we are taking a decisive step towards the protection and sustainable use of our soils. This central facility will help us to better understand the state … , climate adaptation and the promotion of soil health. The results can be used not only throughout Germany, but also at European level. This is because the …

  • News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.03.2023

    Advanced materials: steadily sustainable and safe

    Coloured area changing from pink to blue. Hexagonal shapes appear on different levels of the image and which reminiscent of chemical structural formulae. The shapes are shown either only in outline or filled in area.

    … Examples are carrier systems for novel active ingredients or graphene for future use in batteries. To ensure that the materials are safe and sustainable over their … and habitats due to their properties. In the area of tension between the promising use and the possible challenges of advanced materials, it must be ensured that … in knowledge. A first example already available is the Early4AdMa system, which uses key questions from the areas of safety for humans and the environment, …

  • Document from

    Infographic: Ambitious GHG mitigation opportunities and challenges in the agricultural sector

    … Africa. In addition, the proportion of people employed in agriculture and the area used for agriculture in the ten countries are shown by means of bar charts. The most … and proposed solutions or possible courses of action for an ambitious greenhouse gas reduction in agriculture are summarized at the bottom of the chart. Document …

  • Press release 20/2022 from 12.04.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2022

    Landscape as place of transformation

    Betonierte Fläche in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

    … provides accommodation in the studio building and a workroom as well as the use of the library. Kulturpark e.V. supports the scholarship recipients in their work and will …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-4: Cultivation of thermophilic crops

    The picture shows the ripe ears of durum wheat plants in sunny weather.

    … on 28.11.2023 LW-R-4: Cultivation of thermophilic crops The cultivation areas used for growing the thermophilic crops of soy and durum wheat are on the increase. … Maize is a crop that has been cultivated in Germany for a long time. Contrary to using the whole plant as silage maize for animal fodder and energy generation, grain …

  • Press release 051/11 from 28.10.2011 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Improved assurance of drinking water quality in buildings

    … water. Starting this November the drinking water supply systems in commercially used buildings and apartment buildings must be tested for legionella. Up to now this … have also become binding. This is to ensure that no unsuitable materials are used in drinking water systems which might emit traces of chemicals into the …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 19.03.2025

    HOPE HOME • НАДІЯ – Building materials from renewable raw materials to support Ukraine

    … pilot project for radically ecological construction in Ukraine. It focuses on traditional and innovative knowledge on the use of both natural raw and composite materials and has become the centre of a transdisciplinary network for the use of renewable building materials. The entire spectrum of sustainable construction …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … In many regions, marketable qualities and stable yields can only be achieved by using additional irrigation of fields in need of water. Two adverse climatic trends … any cultivation areas under high, walkable protective covers, such as greenhouses. With almost 55 %, Lower Saxony is the state with the highest proportion of … areas in Germany. In the district of Uelzen more than 20 % of arable land is used for the cultivation of potatoes. The soils are sandy and therefore have very …

  • Newsletter from 02.06.2025 | Last changed: 02.06.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 3/2025

    … UBA News Welcome to the new issue of ‘The Latest from UBA’! Should older household appliances be replaced by more efficient— and thus climate-friendlier— new … We hope you find it an interesting read Your UBA Press and Public Relations team Using your appliances for longer and having them repaired is worth it –for the … washers: replacing only makes sense in the case of very inefficient and heavily used models. Source: lightpoet / Fotolia.com Household appliances have gotten …

  • Press release 32/2015 from 24.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    State Secretary Flasbarth: Sustainable chemistry is more than just chemical safety

    … must there do all it takes to increase the safety of chemical production and use worldwide and to protect man and the environment from harmful effects. We can … and business concepts of sustainable chemistry already exist: "There is a producer using renewable raw materials such as straw, hay and leaves with the addition of … concerns in sustainable chemistry as well as current practical issues such as the use of perfluorinated chemicals in textile manufacturing and presentations of best …