Umweltbundesamt
In an advisory assistance project, community development concepts for the water sector were developed for five rural communities in Romania with technical support from the Federal Environment Agency and presented to the communities. The development concepts describe the measures necessary for sustainable water resources management in each of the communities. read more
As part of the Advisory Assistance Programme funded by the German Environment Ministry, Germany advised Bulgaria in detail on an environmentally sound utilisation of sewage sludge. read more
In an Advisory Assistance Programme project with Bulgaria which ended in August 2013, relevant government and non-government actors in Bulgaria were informed about what approaches to sustainable forest management are applied in Natura 2000 areas in Germany and about how these can be transferred to the conditions in Bulgaria. read more
An advisory assistance project supported Bulgaria in bringing the quality management system for its greenhouse gas inventory into line with scientific and technical progress. read more
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has begun an advisory assistance project managed by UBA, entitled “Environmental monitoring using satellite remote sensing methods based on the example of spring flooding in the Republic of Bashkortostan/Russia”. read more
Poor air quality can have serious impacts on our health and the environment. How is Europe’s air quality? What are the main sources of air pollutants? How do they affect our health and the environment? What does Europe do to improve air quality? read more
Urban transport in the EU is undergoing a change. This is the outcome of the latest Transport and Environmental Reporting Mechanism (TERM) Report by the European Environment Agency (EEA). read more
Commercial ocean fertilization activities are now subject to an international ban, although certain research activities will be permitted. This was the decision taken by the Parties to the London Protocol on 18 October 2013 and which has now been publicised. read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
