… Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is now launching the “Stadt-Land-Plus” funding measure and already providing support for twelve collaborative projects … commitment to the conservation of natural resources through the Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess). Six years after its adoption, where do we find ourselves in …

… of "hot days” – days on which temperatures climb to over 30°C has risen from around three in 1951, to about ten days per year today. The heat wave of 2003 caused … change. Environment at municipal level Blauer Kompass contest goes into next round Greening the office roof, unsealing the schoolyard, farming crops which are … farm payments. In a position paper, it sets out key points to address for the funding period post-2021.  read more (in German) The Antarctic Treaty turns 60 On …

… way, UBA is drawing attention to a pressing problem – the contamination of our groundwater with nitrate from intensive agricultural practices. Read more about the … more expensive When more fertiliser is applied than plants and soil can absorb: groundwater contamination Source: countrypixel / Fotolia.com Drinking water is our most … that way in the coming years, but at what cost? More than 27 per cent of the groundwater bodies in Germany exceed the quality standard for nitrate stipulated in the …

… in the scope of the project.  The EU Chemicals Directive REACH is the background against which a discussion with the other EU Member States and the European … It was compiled with funding from the UBA as part of the Associations Support Programme. read more (in German) Climate-neutral regions: a big opportunity for …

… the consumption of plastic packaging increased by about 74 percent. Source: Umweltbundesamt In Germany in the year 2016, this was equivalent to 220.5 kilograms of … facts and data, please refer to the current edition of our annual study, “Aufkommen und Verwertung von Verpackungsabfällen in Deutschland im Jahr 2016” (The occurrence … Whether it is saucepans, packaging or raincoats: per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are used in many products. Some PFCS are toxic and remain in the …