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  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    … and the oceans slowly acidify. The pH value of water is a measure of the acid-base equilibrium system and is predominantly controlled in most natural waters by … hardly been affected by measurable acidification, as measurement series by various research groups since 1980 have shown ( Climate Change in the Baltic Sea, 2021 Fact … larval growth and later reproduction. Marine organisms are also exposed to other environmental stresses - such as rising temperatures, eutrophication, or pollution …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    … farm Source: Hrui / AdobeStock “Factor X” stands for an intelligent, efficient and environmentally friendly use of natural resources (e. g. raw materials, water, … humans is causing ecosystems to exceed their stress limits and exacerbating global environmental problems. In the last 40 years, the global extraction of raw materials …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    … of the interfaces between individual resource categories ("nexus") and the "environmental impact of raw material extraction". The resource report is aimed at a … and administration. On the one hand, the report is intended to serve as a source of data information and a reference work; on the other hand, it provides arguments for … sustainable resource management. The next resource report is planned for 2026. The research work for this will begin in early 2024. Research project „Resource use in …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … former waste disposal sites. An historical classification is often applied that is based on usage and operation prior to 1945 or thereafter. last update on 10.08.2020 … contaminated-site programs as a starting point, the UBA commissioned a number of research projects and put the findings of these projects on a CD that was issued in … 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

    … at the visitor center at our Dessau-Roßlau site. You can also visit a branch of our environmental library at our sites in Dessau-Roßlau, Bad Elster as well as at one of … due to remodelling work. You can order our free publications via the  publication database Fachbibliothek Umwelt (environmental library) Our large environmental … There you are welcome to take out books, look through scholarly journals, and do research in one of our many databases. School and kindergarten field trips Groups of …