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  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Fishery

    Fishes under water

    … fishing conditions and catches, fisheries management, relocation of fishing areas and relocation of aquaculture operations. last update on 05.01.2023 Measures … area of inland waters help to reduce the input of dissolved substances and material pollution into the water body (e. g. from agriculture) during heavy rainfall events. …

  • Press release 30/2018 from 08.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    New funding priority: Innovative wastewater engineering

    zwei Faultürme einer Kläranlage spiegeln sich in einem Nachklärbecken.

    … The Federal Ministry for Environment (BMU) is announcing a new funding priority area: innovative wastewater engineering. Parliamentary State Secretary at the … to a reorientation of energy supply. We want to support innovation in all of these areas." The new funding priority “Innovative Wastewater Engineering” provides … "Extensive wastewater treatment" is about the reduction of trace substances (micropollutants in wastewater) with innovative processes which take the demand for energy …

  • Press release 25/2021 from 31.05.2021 | Last changed: 10.06.2021

    UBA proposes multisectoral cap on nitrogen

    Eine Pflanze und Stickstoff-Verbindungen (Montage)

    … we start finally complying in practice with the regulations already in force on air pollution control, climate protection and fertiliser law. Even then, this represents … current policy targets rather than achievement of good environmental status for all areas. In the long term, further reductions will also be necessary to achieve good …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Soils

    freshly ploughed field

    … soil aggregates that reduce siltation through the activity of soil organisms. An area-wide mulch layer has a particularly erosion-reducing effect, as it also slows … be achieved by using wide tyres with low internal tyre pressure and a large contact area or by using lighter machines. On sloping sites, the following adaptation … to slow down runoff, the creation of small terraces, the creation of retention areas as sedimentation space in the slope area, professional water drainage from the …

  • Press release 39/2022 from 22.09.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    Sustainability at the supermarket: retailers not tapping their full potential

    Supermarket

    … the German Environment Agency (UBA). The main potential for improvement lies in the areas of product range, food waste reduction and raising consumer awareness. UBA … external costs. This means the environmental costs of production, such as air pollution or climate damage which have so far been borne by society would be priced …

  • News from 22.03.2024 | Last changed: 22.03.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Building Award: Policies for non-hazardous buildings

    Newly constructed basement walls are insulated

    … Nominations deadline is the 15 th June 2024. For more information, and to submit your nomination, go to NonHazCity Building Award – Thinkbefore.eu Associated content … Bauprodukte Tags construction product hazardous substance circular economy zero pollution ambition … NonHazCity 3 is a European project under the framework of the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … índicate a spontaneous, distinct increase. In the case of spruce stands, extensive areas fell victim to dieback. The dieback rate in 2020 was more than 20 times higher … of crowns was considered a suitable indicator for illustrating the impacts of pollutants on the vitality of forest trees. Nowadays the focus of interpreting data …

  • Press release 36/2024 from 06.09.2024 | Last changed: 18.10.2024

    UBA refuses to approve certificates for eight UER projects

    an einer Förderanlage wird Gas abgefackelt

    … and complex educational work of the German Environment Agency (UBA) in the area of Upstream Emission Reductions (UER) is showing further success: “For eight … and complex educational work of the German Environment Agency (UBA) in the area of Upstream Emission Reductions (UER) is showing further success: “For eight … and complex educational work of the German Environment Agency (UBA) in the area of Upstream Emission Reductions (UER) is showing further success: For eight UER …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains

    The picture shows a building pit where the walls of a cellar have already been built. Steel girders are seen supporting wooden beams which extend across the ceiling of the cellar. The bottom of the building pit is filled with brown muddy water reflecting a tree.

    … in officially designated flood plains Now as before, there are still new settled areas developing in flood plains. Source: benschonewille / stock.adobe.com 2023 … of municipalities where more than 5 % of buildings in settlement and transport areas is located in flood plains, is even now continuously and significantly …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-5: Change of flow direction

    The picture shows a river running through a flat landscape consisting of meadows and agricultural areas. The sea is visible in the background.

    … meet, the interplay of natural forces creates unique natural spaces. In estuarine areas and coastal watercourses, surf and tides interact with the river currents from … considered of economic importance. In many places, estuarine and brackish water areas inform the character of the North German coast. For example in the North Sea, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Woodland and forestry

    The picture shows a coniferous forest. The bark-free trunk of a damaged spruce tree is visible in the foreground. In the light-coloured wood of this tree the distinct frass traces of a bark beetle are clearly visible.

    … on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field Germany’s forest or woodland areas amount to approximately 11.4 million hectares which equates to roughly a third … Up until the end of the 1990s, data reflected the positive effects of a decrease in pollutant inputs. However, after the summer of 2003, it became evident for the first …

  • Press release 03/2025 from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    Sustainability in supermarkets: Retail can do more

    Voller Einkaufswagen vor Supermarktregal.

    … avoidance of food waste. The German food retail sector is already involved in this area. However, companies could use their influence and scope for action even more to … of the study show that the performance of the companies in the environmental area is better than in the two new areas. Compared to the results of the last report in 2022, many companies have …