… the German-speaking world. Source: Umweltbundesamt The Environmental Library is a resource for the UBA’s research, as well as for many external users. It has grown to become the largest environmental library in the …

… Maps and CCE Data Receptor Map Source: CCE Maps are created/updated using CL data from the NFC. last update on 14.01.2025 The mandate of the CCE is to … for emission abatement. Furthermore, exceedances of CL for eutrophication are also used as an indicator in other frameworks of nature protection such as the EU …

… models, maps) to the CCE, provision of written reports on the methods and models used to obtain national maps,  organisation of training measures for national … of the methods applied in order to perform multinational mapping exercises (e.g. using GIS) and model comparisons,  updating the mapping manual as appropriate, in …

… Sustainable resource use in the leisure sector Top view of a soccer field Source: Anton Mazaev / … materials and greenhouse gases and develops a framework for action for a resource-efficient and climate-friendly leisure sector. last update on 10.12.2025 Whether it … sector and natural resources (2.39 MB) Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways …

… The chemical weathering of rock is accelerated at high temperatures, because the temperature influences the speed of reactions as well as the chemical … is undercut, the development process will come to a standstill. In Germany’s lowlands, soil temperatures of more than 5 °C prevail roughly between the beginning of … apply or transfer these measuring results directly to soil conditions prevailing on land in agricultural use or even to forest soils. The indicator illustrates the …

… loss Soils usable today is the result of thousands of years of development, because the formation of a soil layer of just one centimetre thickness, arising from the … ABAG, the Allgemeine Bodenabtragsgleichung (General Soil Erosion Equation) which is used to illustrate climate-relevant influences on erosion. Rainfall erosivity … disasters in Germany’s history occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia and in the Rhineland-Palatinate as a result of heavy rainfall. The moving 5-year mean demonstrates …

… The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt Land cover … Environment) program provides harmonized and thus comparable land cover and land use information for all EU member states. last update on 20.04.2015 Harmonized land …

… Nanomaterials and the REACH Regulation The manufacturing, import and use of chemical substances is regulated by the European Chemicals Regulation REACH … There are many chances that can be deduced for the environment, e.g. energy and resource efficiency, remediation of contaminated sites, and water treatment. …

… compliance with specified standards, called good agricultural practices when using the soil for agricultural purpose. Germany's Länder have enacted their own … relevant to soil. Section 1a Paragraph 2 of the Federal Building Code states that 'land shall be used sparingly and with due consideration'. This principle must be taken into …

… – have been validated according to EMAS. In 2017, UBA decided to become greenhouse gas-neutral. last update on 21.02.2023 Our environmental management system at a … sites, UBA seeks to ensure that its construction measures meet strict climate and resource protection requirements, e.g. with regard to the materials used (recycled …