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  • News from 14.06.2021 | Last changed: 14.06.2021

    Resource Commission at UBA in the third appointment period

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … protection. Natural resources include not only raw materials but also land, environmental media (water, soil, air), flow resources (e.g. geothermal, wind, … energy), and biodiversity. With the adoption of the German Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess) in 2012, Germany already committed itself to the conservation …

  • Press release 22/2017 from 02.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.08.2017

    Data on the Environment 2017: More climate protection action required

     Polar bear on ice floe

    Data on the Environment 2017: More climate protection action required Germany should … zur Umwelt 2017“ [Data on the Environment] provides a comprehensive overview of all environmental sectors and makes an appeal for Germany to step up action to protect …

  • Appointment from 10.05.2024

    NiCE Online Seminar: Big Points for Sustainable Consumption

    … helps to identify those measures that are particularly important for effective environmental and climate protection. You can learn to identify truly impactful … consumption, eco-friendly product design, sustainable nutrition, and environmental innovations. Facilitator: Zuzana Špuntová works as a consultant and project manager …

  • Press release 28/2020 from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 10.07.2020

    PFAS excessively high in blood of children and adolescents in Germany

    Eine Pfanne liegt im Sand

    … their blood. These are the findings of an evaluation of the representative German Environmental Survey for Children and Adolescents, GerES V. In one fifth of the … they do not degrade, PFAS remain in water and soil and accumulate. Analyses by the Environmental Specimen Bank show that e.g. seals, white-tailed eagles or otters are …

  • Press release 07/2023 from 20.02.2023 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Tackling the housing shortage with ecological answers

    Baustelle mit Baukränen in der Innenstadt

    … cities and metropolitan areas. The building sector has for years failed to meet its environmental and climate targets. A position paper by the German Environment Agency … health. The paper’s tenet is that meeting Germany’s housing needs while securing environmental protection could be achieve by either preserving the existing building …

  • Press release 28/2018 from 27.09.2018 | Last changed: 09.10.2018

    Studies of mercury, acrylamide and pesticides exposure

    Blutprobe im Reagenzglas

    … in the framework of the Austrian EU Council Presidency on the health impact of environmental chemicals. The aim of the conference is to foster the establishment of a permanent HBM programme. Further information: Human-Biomonitoring - what it is As a health-related …

  • Press release 03/2018 from 23.01.2018 | Last changed: 14.02.2018

    Reducing the input of antibiotics from agricultural livestock husbandry into the environment

    Zeichnung mit folgenden Motiven: Traktor mit Güllebehälter und Schleppschlauchvorrichtung zur Gülleausbringung, Veterinärzeichen, Rind, Schwein, Pute, Hühner

    … The German Environment Agency (UBA) recommends that EU lawmakers prescribe an environmental assessment for previously approved veterinary medicinal products for … did not exist before 2005. UBA is therefore calling for or a EU-wide “old medicines programme” for the retrospective environmental assessment of veterinary medicines. …

  • News from 04.04.2025 | Last changed: 04.04.2025

    More cooperation required to tackle PFAS pollution in soil

    Wildschein im Wald

    … by PFAS. Some 150 participants from science, public institutions, industry and environmental organisations attended the conference and 200 more joined via live … also a considerable need for standardisation in this area. An effective monitoring programme is essential in order to detect contamination at an early stage and …

  • Press release 24/2025 from 16.06.2025 | Last changed: 19.06.2025

    How much life lies within our soil?

    Regenwurm in feuchtem Boden.

    … Fraunhofer Society and ten other institutions, is launching a long-term research programme on soil biodiversity in Germany and the functions it serves. The program … Fraunhofer Society and ten other institutions, is launching a long-term research programme on soil biodiversity in Germany and the functions it serves. The program …