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  • 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 … Cabinet adopted the “National Strategy for the European Copernicus Programme” in 2017. This strategy was updated in 2024 with the „ National User Uptake Strategy for … Cabinet adopted the “National Strategy for the European Copernicus Programme” in 2017. This strategy was updated in 2024 with the „ National User Uptake Strategy for …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Examples of Good Practice In Natech Risk Management

    … Several sources of information were used for researching the cases.  A survey in 2017 among OECD- and Non-OECD-countries asked for 16 possible 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

    … like the earthquake and tsunamis 2011 in Japan and the devastating hurricane Harvey 2017 in the USA, make aware that natural hazards not just cause destruction of … 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 06.10.2023 | Last changed: 06.10.2023

    How to reach UBA

    … from the main building, bear left and cross the bus lot. Take the Antoinettenstraße underpass to reach Wörlitzer Platz. A footpath between Wörlitzer Bahnhof and a … minutes' walk from the Langen train station. There is also a bus which stops at "Bundesbehörden". Travel information: Deutsche Bahn (DB) Map of UBA office in Langen … Previous Leipzig Alte Messe 6, 04103 Leipzig You can reach the old exhibition grounds by S-Bahn S2, S3 via stop "Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal" and by streetcar via …

  • Article from 10.05.2023 | Last changed: 10.05.2023

    Environmental administrative offences and environmental crime

    A hammer in a court

    … required. Such provisions constituting administrative offences can also be found in other environmental legislation (e.g. section 26 Federal Soil Protection Act … is because German criminal law assumes the personal guilt of the offender. Since 2017, however, the law provides for the confiscation of the proceeds of crime from … is because German criminal law assumes the personal guilt of the offender. Since 2017, however, the law provides for the confiscation of the proceeds of crime from …

  • Article from 19.08.2019 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Air quality maps: Background information

    Air quality maps: Background information How are the German Environment Agency's … Current Air pollution maps The air quality maps are based on measurement data of around 400 stations of the German states and the German Environment Agency networks. …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.11.2025

    Non-Chemical Alternatives for Rodent Control (NoCheRo)

    Die Silhouette einer Ratte vor grünem Hintergrund

    … 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 … are considered as candidates for substitution under the BPR. Nevertheless, in 2017, the approval of all anticoagulant active substances was renewed for another …

  • Article from 20.02.2020 | Last changed: 27.02.2020

    LIFE APEX – Apex predators and prey support chemical regulations

    Analysed apex predator and prey species in LIFE APEX

    … more cost-effective use of chemical monitoring data from the large, valuable but under-used resources from biota samples in Europe's Environmental Specimen Banks, … monitoring as they are at the top of food webs and thereby are important for the understanding of exposures to the wider environment as well as to humans. Together … 2,400 contaminants (e.g. pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides, perfluorinated compounds, industrial chemicals) will be analysed by wide-scope target analysis. …

  • Article from 18.08.2022 | Last changed: 18.08.2022

    RESCUE: Main results

    … beyond this. GreenEe1 achieves 60 percent and GreenEe2, GreenMe and GreenLife are found at 61 to 63 percent GHG reductions compared to 1990 levels. GreenSupreme … GHG-emissions pathway. Only the GreenSupreme scanario is compatible. Source: Umweltbundesamt The phase-out of fossil energy carriers benefits both climate protection … and supplemented by other aspects of sustainable lifestyles, a reduction of around 61 to 62 percent by 2050 is observed. Additional measures to increase material …

  • Article from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    RESCUE: Methods

    … of this is the following study: „Transformationsprozess zum treibhausgasneutralen und ressourcenschonenden Deutschland“ (FKZ: 3715 41 115 0). For this a combination … a yearly basis. The energy consumption for space heating and hot water in buildings under the changing scenarios assumptions is based on the  Building Model (GEMOD) … detailed results are provided in „Transformationsprozess zum treibhausgasneutralem und ressourcenschonendem Deutschland – GreenEe“ (Umweltbundesamt, Climate Change …