… protection are the subject of Klimafieber [Climate fever], a new workbook by the German Environment Agency (UBA). Its illustrations by schoolchildren make for a … wide variety of tasks are designed to be integrated in science subjects as well as German lessons. It also features ideas for starting your own climate protection … protection are the subject of Klimafieber [Climate fever], a new workbook by the German Environment Agency (UBA). Its illustrations by schoolchildren make for a …

… airing reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection Indoor Air Hygiene Commission at the German Environment Agency issues recommendations for schools and other indoor spaces … in a current statement of the Commission for Indoor Air Hygiene (IRK) at the German Environment Agency. For schools, the IRK recommends intensive ventilation … of ventilation systems, see the detailed statement by the IRK (available in German ).   Associated content Links FAQ Infectious aerosols in indoor spaces …

… conclusion of a recent statement by the Indoor Air Hygiene Commission (IRK) at the German Environment Agency (UBA). The Commission recommends the use of air purifiers … wide open windows as the first and most important measure, in accordance with the German Environment Agency's guidelines of 15 October 2020. The guidelines state that … of the above measures. Associated content Links Air purifiers in schools (German) All press releases … The use of mobile air purifiers alone is no substitute …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature … Source: BMUV & UBA Applications are accepted starting today for the Blauer Kompass, Germany’s highest state award for climate change adaptation projects. This will be … will once again go to a project selected through online voting at www.uba.de/tatenbank starting 18 May 2022. All five winning projects will be honoured on 16 …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and … – and hence conflicts and migration", said Maria Krautzberger, President of the German Environment Agency (UBA) on World Soil Day. Press release No. 44/2015 | … annual bread consumption of more than 120 people. More than 70 hectares of land in Germany are still transformed into settlement and circulation areas every day. …

… for the majority of energy-related emissions Source: Tom Bayer / Fotolia.com Germany's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) fell slightly by 1.9% in 2022. GHG … 746 million tonnes – some 15 million tonnes less than 2021. Overall, emissions in Germany have fallen by 40.4% since 1990. While this means that Germany is generally on track to meet the targets of the Federal Climate Change Act, …

… Groundwater is named water body type 2022 Germany’s most important source of drinking water and guarantor of ecosystems must … “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible”. Some 70 percent of drinking water in Germany is extracted from groundwater and spring water. Our ecosystems and forests in particular depend on a sufficient amount of groundwater. The German Environment Agency has therefore named groundwater as the water body type of …

… World Oceans Day on 8 June Plastics in the environment New UBA study: Numbers, background information, research … What is the scale of plastic litter in waters, soil, air and the seas and coasts of Germany? How and why does it get there in the first place? Where is there a need for more research, and what measures can be taken to reduce plastic pollution in Germany? A new publication by the German Environment Agency (UBA) provides an update …

… Alps Alpine scenery with a view to Alpsee and Hohenschwangau in Bavaria, Germany. Source: Fotolia/J. Ossorio Castillo December 11th is the designated … for each of us, by using the hashtag “#MountainsMatter” in social networks. The German Environment Agency recently published the background paper “Green Economy in … This is supplemented by current information from relevant projects, where the German Environment Agency is involved.  Associated content Links Information on the …

… for peaceful purposes "in the interest of all humankind". The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty entered into force in 1998 and … environment and prohibits commercial mining activities. The Act implementing the Environmental Protocol (AUG) enacts the Protocol into German law and designates the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) as the responsible …

… Waste | Resources, Soil | Land The Use of Natural Resources Report for Germany 2016 With the report on “The Use of Natural Resources - Report for Germany 2016”, the German Environment Agency (UBA) sheds light upon the current situation regarding …

… by the United Nations to focus attention on the importance of natural resources. Germany has named a Soil of the Year every year since 2005. Intertidal flat soils … the special plants, animals and microorganisms which live there a large area of the German Wadden Sea is protected (Wadden Sea National Park). Scientific research has … intertidal mudflat soils belong to the Tidalic Gleysols. Associated content Links German Soil Protection Commission Publications Flyer: Boden des Jahres 2020 - …