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  • News from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 11.12.2025

    EU adopts new rules to combat greenwashing in advertising

    eine Frau liest im Baumarkt den Text auf einem Farbeimer im Regal

    … consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information’ ((EU) 2024/825) therefore amends and complements … information that software updates may have a negative impact on the functioning of goods. to present a software update as necessary if it only serves to improve the …

  • Press release 21/2018 from 08.08.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    Boat hull paints – a problem for our waters

    A sea harbor with many small sail and motor boats.

    … Agency (UBA) recommends alternative hard coatings and mechanical cleaning, for example with underwater brushes, or the use of alternative coatings with no … quality standards of the Surface Water Ordinance (OGewV), which describe good ecological condition of surface waters, at eleven per cent of official … is why it is appropriate to take measures to reduce water pollution here. A few examples from Scandinavia show how it can be done: Sweden allows only products with …

  • Press release 29/2023 from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 04.09.2023

    First "Environment in the Neighbourhood" Action Days bring sustainable commitment to life locally

    Kinder pflanzen in Dessau ein Blumenbeet.

    … four federal states. At a total of five locations, residents can experience diverse examples of sustainable involvement at first hand: Urban Gardening in Dessau, waste … contributing together to making neighbourhoods more attractive and sustainable with good ideas and the will to create, and thus to improving the quality of the …

  • Press release 27/2023 from 14.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    Wherever spraying takes place, streams are damaged

    A stream between two fields

    … product authorisation, we in Germany are far from the goal of "unpolluted waters in good ecological condition". Press release No. 27/2023 | 14.08.2023 What is needed in … are supposed to prevent surface runoff, do not seem to have the expected effect in practice. In some cases, such measures are completely absent for some older plant …

  • Press release 13/2021 from 29.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.04.2021

    State of the environment 2020: German Environment Agency draws a mixed picture

    a tractor with trailer spreads slurry on a field

    … not blind us to the considerable need for action to protect the environment, for example our waters," said UBA President Dirk Messner. All three indicators of the … Press release No. 13/2021 | 29.03.2021 Only seven percent of rivers are in good ecological condition and thus fail to meet the objective of the Water Framework …

  • News from 29.12.2016 | Last changed: 20.01.2017

    Chemical law: REACH could increase safety of imported articles

    Two women lying on a mat at a sports centre with gymnastic balls and barbells

    … / Fotolia.com The EU might introduce an authorization scheme for imported goods such as clothing, sports gear and toys in the REACH Regulation, to aim at a … toxic substance … The EU might introduce an authorization scheme for imported goods such as clothing, sports gear and toys in the REACH Regulation, to aim at a …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Biological Diversity

    colourful flowering summer meadow

    … and activity phases of plants and animals. Therefor phenological data are very good indicators of the effect of climate change. Phenological changes can have both … , may lack energy if they do not find suitable biotopes along the way. Other examples from the animal life concern the first observation of butterflies or the …

  • Press release 57/2020 from 20.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Invisible Waste – waste that is out of sight

    volle Restmülltonne

    … added, "Waste is also generated where we don't see it at first glance, for example during production, during the transport of consumer goods or when shopping online, which generates large quantities of additional …

  • News from 21.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection

    A field with a crop protection device that spreads fertilizer

    … court without such restrictions. The degradation of the weedkiller flufenacet, for example, produces trifluoroacetate (TFA) - a substance that does not further degrade … protection level within the EU and to reduce the amount of work for everyone. In practice, however, the authorities in the individual states are set up very …

  • Press release 32/2014 from 09.07.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA tests outdoor jackets: Weather-proofing is harmful to waters

    Wanderer mit einer roten Regenjacke und einem Rucksack läuft durch einen Wald bei Regen

    … many environmentally harmful chemicals in outdoor jackets Weatherproof jackets are practical – but, please, without chemicals harmful to environment & health! Source: … chemicals which contain fluoride. These chemicals are put into the environment, for example by washing. Waste water treatment facilities cannot degrade these chemicals, … products, the UBA recommends that the REACH Regulation should limit imports of such goods. A number of textile manufacturers have already either switched to …

  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … construction. In combination with other instruments, long-term changes in municipal practices can be achieved. For example, improved data bases and parameters for the … questions regarding the implementation of sponge cities. For example, how can good examples and small-scale approaches attract imitators and thus spread? And how …