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  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. Its principal aim is to ensure a good status of all waterbodies within the … is prohibited. The WFD is supplemented by its “daughter” directives ( Groundwater Directive , Environmental Quality Standards Directive ). Other water … status of its surface waters as well as the quantitative and chemical status of groundwater bodies. The assessment is based on different quality elements. …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … developed its own serious game “Little Impacts”. last update on 12.06.2025 Background Computer and video games are very popular in Germany. According to the … zur Lösung wird. https://www.bmuv.de/fileadmin/Daten_BMU/Download_PDF/Digitalisierung/digitalagenda_bf.pdf (in German only) With a generation of environmentally …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH Mixtures Source: Olivier / … chemicals, two different concepts, have been established, which rely on different underlying assumptions: Concentration Addition and Independent Action. Both concepts …

  • Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

    Digital Sustainability

    Globe from above at night with illuminated areas with connections drawn between them

    … energy and resource efficiency and process optimisation. The accompanying fundamental edaption of our consumption habits as well as production and … and energy consumption is on the rise. New digital services make everyday life easier and more convenient, but they also drive consumption. Research at the German … content Publications Shaping sustainable digitisation Related contents Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Preventing corruption for a sustainability …

  • Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    Commercial Refrigeration

    refrigeration unit

    … into force on 1 March 2024. By the end of 2026, companies can apply to BAFA for funding for energy-efficient stationary refrigeration and air conditioning systems … refrigeration units are often used, as well as condensing units or small compound systems for larger refrigeration requirements. In total, over 2 million … systems with fluorinated refrigerants. In Germany, companies can apply for funding for newly constructed or newly installed stationary refrigeration and air …

  • Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

    H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate … processed. This includes the status of greenhouse gas emissions, mitigation actions undertaken by Parties, the overall impact of Nationally Determined Contributions … from ambitious climate action and taking inspiration from other countries. … The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … act), incorporates the main structural elements of the Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz (KrW-/AbfG). Disposal of specific types of product waste … by the ELV regulation (AltfahrzeugV), Batteriegesetz (BatterieG) and Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz (ElektroG). State law of Bundesländer The Waste … Lebensmittelabfälle beim Catering Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft Gewerbliche Siedlungsabfälle Related publications Dialogues on the appropriate management of …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … information EU-Logo "NEB - New European Bauhaus" Source: Europäische Union Backgrounds and Aims The AdNEB project “Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable … 2022 to September 2025. The work is divided into five work packages (WP): WP 1 undergirds the NEB through the concept of “triple inner urban development”, which … Stadtentwicklung Nachhaltige Mobilität Umweltgerechtigkeit – Umwelt, Gesundheit und soziale Lage Tags climate adaptation environmental justice inner urban …

  • Article from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 06.06.2025

    Soil loss by wind erosion

    Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany

    … m per second ( moderate to fresh wind ; measured at a height of 10 meters above ground level) are already considered to trigger erosive soil loss by wind (BMEL 2001). … data basis used, the approaches applied and a discussion of the results can be found in the following UBA report " Erosionsgefährdung von Böden durch Wind “(Gebel et … north, on the medium and light lowland sites. High and very high risk levels are found in larger parts of the northern German “Länder” Schleswig-Holstein, …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … Helmholtz Centre Hereon and the SCAR ImPACT Group, took place at the University of Siena, Italy. Numerous international experts from research, environmental specimen … der CAMLR-Konvention Ein Exkurs in die Geschichte der Antarktis Antarktis Schutz und Verwaltung von Gebieten nach USP Related publications Baltic Sea - Good … Helmholtz Centre Hereon and the SCAR ImPACT Group, took place at the University of Siena, Italy. Numerous international experts from research, environmental specimen …

  • Article from 17.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.01.2022

    Assessments of SDG Interactions in Transformation Pathways

    Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

    … and economic transformation until 2030. last update on 17.01.2022 Project Background Ambitious and rapid changes in our production and consumption patterns are … achieve the Paris climate targets and to preserve natural resources as our life foundation. In existing research projects, the German Environment Agency (UBA) is … Strukturforschung (GWS) mbH), E-Mail: m.meyer@gws-os.com    Dr. Philip Nuss (Umweltbundesamt (UBA)), E-Mail: philip.nuss@uba.de Associated content Links The 17 SDGs …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood Source: iStock Digitalisation is becoming increasingly pervasive in … However, its impact on natural resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project ‘Digitalisation and resources … to conserving natural resources. However, there is a pressing need to improve our understanding of how digitalisation itself influences the demand for energy and …