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  • Article from 10.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Flood warning

    Warning of Flooding.

    … Lower Saxony Flood situation - Bremen   Coast Storm Surge Warning Service of the Bundesamts für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie Flood Storm Surge Information Schleswig-Holstein Gauge portal … Storm Surge Warning Service     Associated content Links Mobile Wasserstands- und Hochwasser-Informations-App: Meine Pegel Warnungen in Deutschland: BBK Fragen …

  • 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). … clouds form that lead to massive visibility obstructions ( Wurbs and Steininger 2017 ). What facilitates soil loss by wind erosion? The extent of soil loss by wind … clouds form that lead to massive visibility obstructions ( Wurbs and Steininger 2017 ). … The extent of soil loss by wind depends regionally or locally on natural, …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … downslope direction force soil loss by water. Source: Stephan Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Uncovered soils are exposed unprotected to the energy of water during heavy … (2019): Mean annual precipitation erosivity (R factor) based on RADKLIM Version 2017.002 ,  Gebel, M.; Allion, K.; Plambeck, N. O.; Fuchs, S.; Ullrich, A. (2021): … (2019): Mean annual precipitation erosivity (R factor) based on RADKLIM Version 2017.002 ,  Gebel, M.; Allion, K.; Plambeck, N. O.; Fuchs, S.; Ullrich, A. (2021): …

  • 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 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … Year of Air 2013 European Union declares 2013 Year of Air Source: Umweltbundesamt This Federal Environment Agency web page offers regularly updated … in the long term. Week 24: About 3.2 million tonnes of reactive nitrogen compounds enter Germany´s nitrogen cycle every year. Week 25: Ground-level ozone causes damage to ecosystems. AOT 40 is the parameter used to assess …

  • Article from 26.04.2024 | Last changed: 12.05.2025

    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … the product responsibility of producers of electrical and electronic equipment under waste legislation. The ElektroG has the following aims: Protect health and the … electronic marketplaces and fulfilment service providers are also obliged actors under the ElektroG. Operators of electronic marketplaces and fulfilment service … for return. The producer is responsible for the proper and environmentally sound disposal of these WEEE and bears the costs. If the end user does not use the …

  • Article from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.09.2024

    Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products

    In einem Hausrohbau abgelagerte Baustoffe

    … through their emissions to the pollution of indoor air by volatile organic compounds ( VOC ). The Committee for Health-related Assessment of Building Products … emissions has been developed, refined and standardised in the ISO 16000-28. A 1st workshop on sensory testing of building products took place on the 5th of December … 'sensory testing' criterion is not binding but constitutes a voluntary instrument. Workshops and conferences The AgBB evaluation scheme was presented and discussed in …

  • Article from 25.05.2020 | Last changed: 10.02.2022

    The EU’s Twinning instrument

    … projects The main aim of twinning remains unchanged: in time-limited and EU-funded administrative partnership projects, Member States support EU accession and … Germany is by far the most active EU Member State in environmental matters.  Under the aegis of the German Federal Ministry for Environment , Germany has been … for the development of environmental strategies, the establishment of structural funds and general measures to build up administrative structures. What is the role of …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … the national persistence and bioaccumulation regulatory framework of chemicals. Workshop ‘Monitoring Chemical Pollution in Antarctica - Tackling Future Challenges … der CAMLR-Konvention Ein Exkurs in die Geschichte der Antarktis Antarktis Schutz und Verwaltung von Gebieten nach USP Related publications Baltic Sea - Good …

  • 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 19.07.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Digitalization water management

    … water status. Data on important nutrients and pollutants from selected groundwater and surface water monitoring sites are submitted to UBA by the federal … and consumers. These processes of change are summarized in the water industry under the keyword "Water Management 4.0". UBA has had the central challenges … map, web service, EU report). For this purpose, the data on rivers, lakes, groundwater and soil, which have so far been kept in separate systems, will be …

  • 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 …