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  • Article from 22.12.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    What is the One Health approach, and how to implement it?

    What is the One Health approach, and how to implement it? The current coronavirus pandemic has refocused attention on … thereby substantially strengthen this Agenda. ________ Authors: Dr. Ulrike Doyle, German Environment Agency, has been a research associate at the German Environment …

  • Article from 14.12.2015 | Last changed: 20.12.2015

    Season's Greetings from the German Environment Agency

    … Season's Greetings from the German Environment Agency Our food is the source of nearly one fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Each and every one of us can do something practical to protect the climate in some small …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    The Oder River under stress The Oder River Source: Marco Rudolph / Adobe Stock In … disaster occurred in the Oder River: an estimated 1,000 tons of fish, mussels, and snails died. This began in the Polish part of the Oder and continued downstream into Germany. The cause was a toxic brackish algae called Prymnesium parvum. last update …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    Resource use in Germany Recycling keeps materials in circulation and saves primary raw materials. Source: Jan Malburg / Adobe Stock In 2019, German … million tonnes, or 16 tonnes per capita. This represents only a slight change in the trend up to 2018. In 2019, raw material consumption in Germany will fall …

  • Article from 18.02.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Pain relief gel – questions and answers

    Photo showing hands with white cream, which is wiped off with a paper towel.

    Pain relief gel – questions and answers For the sake of the environment: wipe first, then wash Source: Lena … data from the following source: IQVIA MIDAS® Quarterly volume (kg) sales data for Germany Pharmascope and Germany Hospital; Data period: Calendar Year 2010 - 2022, …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    Military and armament contaminated sites Although there is no legal definition in Germany for the terms Militärische Altlasten (military-contaminated sites) and … destroyed. The UBA no longer actively addresses this issue and stopped updating its database in 2003. For information concerning legacy military sites, contact the

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

     The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

    … Visit us Aerial shot of the UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau Source: Firma Busse Free broschures are available … in 2005 when we relocated our head office from Berlin to Dessau, was awarded the German gold medal for sustainable construction. So why not come visit us and see … due to remodelling work. You can order our free publications via the  publication database Fachbibliothek Umwelt (environmental library) Our large environmental …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Cleaning agents and laundry detergents

    Various liquid detergents and cleaning agents

    Cleaning agents and laundry detergents 1.3 million tonnes of cleaning agents and … agents and laundry detergents are used every day in private households and in the institutional and industrial sectors. Since they are omnipresent, the hazards their use poses for the environment and human …