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  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … is no accepted approach to assess their hazard potential for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the … methods impact the amount of NER formed but are difficult to standardise. The boundary between an extractable fraction and NERs  is currently not precisely …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … for the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Others are in preparation. Negotiations are also underway to standardize the preparation as well as the content of such REMPs. … Northwest Pacific and the South Atlantic." Ever since, a number of international workshops have been held to technically prepare the REMPs and finalize the necessary …

  • 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 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … as an innovation and experimentation space for the four federal agencies operating under the auspices of the  Federal Environment and Consumer Protection Ministry … employee, German Environment Agency „The valuable insights from the cooperative workshops of the Lab are already actively supporting our internal project …

  • 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 … engagement. This phase includes a stakeholder survey, analysis, and two central workshops , aimed at refining key areas of action and developing more specific …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Risks for the environment

    … equipment conducted so far are expected to result in sediment inputs of several hundred tons per hour, depending on the mining technique used. Subject to grain size, … has commissioned a research project aiming at the development of scientifically sound concepts that can be used in deliberations on the compilation of regulations, … equipment conducted so far are expected to result in sediment inputs of several hundred tons per hour, depending on the mining technique used. Subject to grain size, …

  • Article from 29.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed?

    … Marine governance: How can effective marine protection succeed? Oceans know no boundaries. This also applies to marine life and the spread of pollution. Effective … within the framework of competent international organizations. Due to the transboundary nature of the world's oceans, the activities of one state can have an impact … on the pressure aspects of eutrophication , contaminants , marine litter , underwater noise and climate change . UBA works on the regulation of activities …

  • Article from 03.12.2025 | Last changed: 03.12.2025

    European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus

    Sentinel-2 RGB satellite image of Dessau-Roßlau (date of recording: June 21, 2020), overlaid with the data product “Riparian Zones” (reference year 2012), provided by the Copernicus Land Service.

    … for Earth observation. Since 2014, the programme has been implemented under the leadership of the European Commission in close cooperation with the Member … land monitoring Publications Machbarkeitsstudie zur Nutzung von Satellitenfernerkundungsdaten (Copernicus) für Zwecke der Ableitung ökologischer Belastungsgrenzen und der Verifizierung von Indikatoren der Deutschen Anpassungsstrategie an den …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Examples of Good Practice In Natech Risk Management

    … for this record were the results of a survey, the contributions to the Natech-II-Workshop in 2018 at Potsdam, and research results from the members of the project … areas in which examples of good practice in Natech Risk Management might be found. There was wide variation in the replies, revealing that in some areas many … information were the contributions that were handed in by speakers at both Natech workshops in 2012 and 2018, contributions of the Natech-Steering Group, as well as …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 16.07.2020

    Natural Hazards Triggering Technical Accidents (Natech)

    Lightning and technical installation

    … and OCHA Joint Unit, and the secretariat of the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accident. This project includes two phases, the EU … from 2015 to 2019. The Natech-I-Project From 2009 To 2015 A first Workshop on Natech Risk Management was organized in 2012 at Dresden with support by …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.11.2025

    Non-Chemical Alternatives for Rodent Control (NoCheRo)

    Die Silhouette einer Ratte vor grünem Hintergrund

    … Non-Chemical Alternatives for Rodent Control (NoCheRo) Source: UBA Since an EU workshop on non-chemical alternatives in rodent control in 2018, a working party has … was presented in a second EU workshop and published on this website, besides background information on the European workshops and the follow-up activities. last update on 31.07.2020 Scope of the …