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  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Regional and sectoral adaptation

    Climate change has different implications for different sectors and regions. Therefore, specific local and regional adaptation measures should be developed and implemented. In order to be able to search for adaptation strategies or specific adaptation measures as precisely as possible, we offer the option of calling up information on the individual federal states OR the various fields of action of the German Adaptation Strategy (DAS) using the search function below.

  • Article from 08.08.2022 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Soil loss – any soil crumb counts

    Photo of an extreme form of erosion.

    … water or wind can damage neighboring cropland as well as terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and infrastructures ( off-site ) by deposition: On depositional areas, … and eutrophication or acidification in neighboring terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In particularly sensitive water bodies, the goals of the EU Water Framework …

  • Article from 05.03.2021 | Last changed: 08.03.2021

    Resource conservation and environmental policy

    shiny metal waste

    … growing worldwide owing to a number of factors, among them unsustainable economic systems, the affluence of industrial nations, and the rapid economic growth of … Strategien und Programme Related publications Moving from interconnected crises to systemic solutions Indicators in the area of sustainable resource use and circular …

  • Article from 01.08.2019 | Last changed: 02.08.2019

    Resource use and its consequences

    construction of a pipeline

    … are often energy intensive activities involving large scale interventions in ecosystems and the water balance and result in air, soil and water pollution. Even the … land is often transformed to create arable land and in some cases whole ecosystems are destroyed in the process. In short, raw material extraction and …

  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Frequently Asked Questions about phthalates and plasticisers

    Käse, aus Plastikfolie ausgewickelt

    … due to their ability to cause damage to health through changes in the hormone system. Some phthalates may, for example, affect male fertility. For instance, the … The latter controls important bodily functions and regulates the body’s endocrine system. With DINP and DIDP, the principal concern is liver toxicity. The different … found in such products. This is shown by alerts issued by the European rapid alert system RAPEX. Older toys sold before the enactment of the ban can also represent a …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Applying for a permit to travel to the Antarctic

    … find information about the legal framework on the pages about the Antarctic Treaty System. On the following pages you can read up on the permitting procedure in … find information about the legal framework on the pages about the Antarctic Treaty System. On the following pages you can read up on the permitting procedure in …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 04.05.2020

    International policy and knowledge transfer

    People working on a presentation

    … and air quality management as well as public participation, environmental education and green economy. UBA develops science-based practical solutions to … the global 2030 climate ambition and action gap - Policy field Sustainable Food Systems Background Paper: Methodology and criteria for assessing multilateral …

  • Article from 15.07.2024 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2

    Silver VW Touran in front of the UBA headquarters.

    … gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 in mobile air conditioning systems since January 2011. CO2 used as a refrigerant is an alternative. An UBA official car had used a CO2 mobile air conditioning system from 2009 to 2017. Since October 2016, first cars with CO2 air conditioning …

  • Article from 29.09.2015 | Last changed: 29.09.2015

    Odours from building products

    a young woman takes a smell at one of different glass plungers which are set out in a row

    … in odour have already become one of the criteria in modern building certification systems such as the Assessment System for Sustainable Building ( Nachhaltiges Bauen …

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Statutes and regulations

    paragraphs

    … with a global warming potential of more than 150 in the air-conditioning systems of new passenger cars and small commercial vehicles. The previous … Filter drier replacement, Oil change, Repairing leaks and continued operation of system without recharging, Pressure measurements with portable pressure gauges using …

  • Article from 02.09.2013 | Last changed: 25.03.2014

    Environmental product declarations for construction products

    … Federal Government’s sustainable building concept. In addition to the Assessment System for Sustainable Building for Federal Buildings (BNB), a great number of other … in Europe Other established EPD programmes exist in France and Sweden, and new EPD systems are currently being installed in nearly every country in Europe. Europe’s …

  • Article from 11.01.2019 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Transfrontier shipment of wastes

    garbage dump and seagulls

    … Transfrontier shipment of wastes A complex regulatory system prevents waste from simply being shipped to a landfill abroad. Source: CC … waste shipments. The ensuing lengthy political process resulted in a complex system of regulations at the national, European and international level. last update … waste shipments. The ensuing lengthy political process resulted in a complex system of regulations at the national, European and international level. … German …