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  • Press release 48/2014 from 05.11.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmental protection provides employment for 2 million

    worker with tools and crash helmet

    … Action Programme which the Federal Government wants to adopt in early December 2014 could provide the necessary momentum. Press release No. 48/2014 | 05.11.2014 Investments for heat insulation in buildings, which employed about 93,000 …

  • Press release 15/2018 from 24.05.2018 | Last changed: 06.06.2018

    Drinking water in Germany again rated "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … report by UBA includes the results of tests done at all major water utilities from 2014 to 2016. The utilities supply roughly 88 percent of Germany's households with … die Qualität von Wasser für den menschlichen Gebrauch (Trinkwasser) in Deutschland (2014 - 2016) All press releases Tags drinking water EU Drinking Water Directive … report by UBA includes the results of tests done at all major water utilities from 2014 to 2016. The utilities supply roughly 88 percent of Germany's households with …

  • Press release 42/2017 from 11.12.2017 | Last changed: 15.12.2017

    Market shares for green products growing – yet CO2 emissions in consumer sector remain unchanged

    Shopping trolley in a super market

    … one percent, that is from 7.9 tonnes per capita and year in 2005, to 7.8 tonnes in 2014. "The calculations are correct but the market for sales of environmentally … one percent, that is from 7.9 tonnes per capita and year in 2005, to 7.8 tonnes in 2014. "The calculations are correct but the market for sales of environmentally …

  • News from 04.12.2014 | Last changed: 06.05.2015

    Video "Let´s Talk About Soil"

    A soil profile with differently coloured layers of brown earth.

    … one of the many types of strong soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt 04.12.2014 Nearly every single human activity has an ecological impact on the complex soil … lost through erosion, pollution and land consumption. Associated content 04.12.2014 Video "Let's Talk About Soil" Links FAO World Soil Day 2014 UBA web portal: UN Year of the Soils (in German) All news Related contents …

  • News from 21.03.2014 | Last changed: 16.04.2014

    Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater?

    Laying-hens in a hen house

    … in industrialised farming, Germany’s groundwater is mostly uncontaminated. 21.03.2014 read more All news Tags veterinary antibiotic veterinary drug … Federal …

  • Press release 50/2014 from 11.11.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    “Blue Angel” cooperating with eco-labels in China and Japan

    six men and one women formin a line in an office

    … eco-labels in China and Japan Signature of the agreement with China on 11 November 2014 Source: Umweltbundesamt The Blue Angel, Germany’s oldest and most well-known … labels and to support manufacturers in making applications. Press release No. 50/2014 | 11.11.2014 A key aspect of this cooperation is mutual recognition by certification bodies. …

  • News from 23.06.2015 | Last changed: 11.08.2015

    TTIP: Risks for environmental protection

    flag of the European Union and flag of the USA

    … TTIP All news Related publications Umweltschädliche Subventionen in Deutschland 2014 Environmentally Harmful Subsidies in Germany Environmentally harmful subsidies …

  • News from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … Organisations (vzbv) and UBA present joint recommendations for action. 15.01.2014 The product life cycle analysis for foods is in a class of its own: fully …

  • Press release 39/2014 from 31.08.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    New requirements for old heating units

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … the World Health Organization are exceeded nearly everywhere." Press release No. 39/2014 | 31.08.2014 Old wood-fired furnaces and fireplaces deteriorate air quality, particularly in …