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  • Article from 19.07.2021 | Last changed: 09.09.2021

    Restriction proposal on PFASs: new survey

    questionnaire

    … Papuga / fotolia.com All stakeholders are invited to complete the questionnaire before October 17 2021. last update on 19.07.2021 On 15 July 2021, the REACH … hydrocarbons PFAS … All stakeholders are invited to complete the questionnaire before October 17 2021. … All affected stakeholders (associations and companies) as … for a restriction proposal on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) before October 17 2021. The restriction shall cover the manufacture, placing on the …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … importance in recent years and not just since the COVID-19 pandemic. The research project “Serious Gaming and Sustainability” of the German Environment Agency takes a … sciences play only a minor role in serious games research. Çiftci, S. (2018). Trends of Serious Games Research from 2007 to 2017: A Bibliometric Analysis. … of players (moderated discussions between players and researchers were conducted before or after the gaming sessions) Behaviour and awareness as different measures …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    … intentional and unintentional mixtures. UBA has evaluated these in several research projects. A first step towards an improved assessment of chemicals is to take into … Sacher, Christian Polleichtner, Enken Hassold, Daniela Gildemeister, Ute Kühnen (2018): Prospective environmental risk assessment of mixtures in wastewater treatment …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … Act says that large plastic components such as bumpers must be removed from cars before they are scrapped, so that these elements can be recycled. The Packaging … protection. Various municipalities and counties have carried out pilot projects or have already implemented such a collection system. It has been tested, … protection. Various municipalities and counties have carried out pilot projects or have already implemented such a collection system. It has been tested, …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … Netherlands and Costa Rica submitted corresponding requests in February 2020. In 2018, the Council identified additional areas for which corresponding REMPs are to … Netherlands and Costa Rica submitted corresponding requests in February 2020. In 2018, the Council identified additional areas for which corresponding REMPs are to …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … ISA, on its bodies, on the sponsoring states (i.e. those that support a specific project) as well as on the project developers - on the latter at least by virtue of … for Marine Minerals in the Area  " are of particular importance. For exploration projects, they set the standards for the assessment of environmental effects. … of those documents.  However, a comparable set of regulations for exploitation projects is still missing. In summer 2017, the ISA Secretariat presented the " First …

  • Article from 25.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Benefit Sharing

    … states that are unable to benefit from deep-sea mining on the basis of their own projects. The exact details are currently being discussed and negotiated by an "open … states that are unable to benefit from deep-sea mining on the basis of their own projects. The exact details are currently being discussed and negotiated by an "open …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    … 162). It temporarily adopts "rules, regulations and procedures" and approves mining projects. The Council has met twice a year since 2018 for effectively negotiating rules for mining projects. The Federal Republic of …

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water Time-series of filter … samples to investigate sludge characteristics Source: Andrea Steuer In the research project FITWAS (reuse of filter backwash water from the treatment of groundwater for …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … approaches applied and results is published in the final report of the research project ( Phosphoreinträge in die Gewässer bundesweit modellieren ).   Figure 5: … approaches applied and results is published in the final report of the research project ( Phosphoreinträge in die Gewässer bundesweit modellieren ).   … All …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.02.2023

    Green IT

    on a green background, several pictograms symbolizing Green IT, such as green electricity or recycling

    … or cloud data storage are becoming increasingly popular. A research project by the German Environment Agency has focused on the volume of CO 2 emissions … or cloud data storage are becoming increasingly popular. A research project by the German Environment Agency has focused on the volume of CO 2 emissions …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project ‘Digitalisation and resources (DigitalRessourcen)’ investigates these … intensity of the digital transformation in Germany (Phase I) In Phase I of the project (2020-2023), the German Environment Agency (UBA) commissioned an assessment … the carbon footprint of the ICT sector from the year 2000 onwards. The model also projected developments under seven scenarios through to 2050 (project results …