Umweltbundesamt
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and development projects on nanomaterials and other advanced materials listed below. For more information on these projects please refer to the research database Umweltforschungsdatenbank UFORDAT in German and the corresponding number. read more
Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable Mobility and Resilient Urban Spaces for a Better Quality of Life (AdNEB)” is an UBA in-house research project. It aims to develop recommendations for climate resilient, healthy, climate and environmentally friendly urban spaces with high quality living for all. Since 2024 UBA is an official friend of the EU’s “New European Bauhaus” initiative. read more
Passenger traffic and freight transport in Germany are growing steadily. Increasing numbers of passengers does not necessarily have to hamper personal mobility. By the same token, more freight transport does add up to the better and more efficient supply of goods. read more
The Federal Environment Agency supports an objective debate on the chances and risks which nanotechnology involves. It wants to help promote the opportunities nanotechnology offers for environment and health protection while at the same time evaluating and preventing its risks. read more
The German Environment Agency is addressing the potential of advanced materials for environmental and climate protection and is participating in discussions on the open questions on advanced materials with regard to chemical safety and the sustainability over the whole life cycle of their applications. read more
2023Herzog, S. P., Galloway, J., Banks, E. W., Posselt, M., Jaeger, A., Portmann, A., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Lewandowski, J., Ward, A. S.: Combined surface-subsurface stream restoration structures can optimize hyporheic attenuation of stream water contaminants (Environ. Sci. Technol. 57 (2023), 4153-4166, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05967.Mohr, S., Meinecke, S., Feibicke, M., Duquesne,... 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.
