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  • Article from 28.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Paving and construction

    street with concrete and asphalt

    … green softens asphalt and concrete Source: ThomBal / Fotolia.com There’s no way around it: all construction has a direct impact on the soil. Depending on the extent of … creates an urban climate whose air temperatures are higher than those found in forests and greenfield sites. Such areas also prevent groundwater formation, since precipitation runoff ends up in sewer systems rather than …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Pressures on soil

    Photo of concrete slabs with gras growing through

    … many ways that open space is disappearing in Germany Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt It’s no exaggeration to say that Germany’s land undergoes all manner of abuse on a daily basis, ranging from contaminant and … and the other being various substance inputs such as toxic elements and compounds, as well as nutrients. Farming can cause soil erosion and compaction, while …

  • Article from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Division IV

    Dr. Erik Schmolz

    … IV Dr. Erik Schmolz is the head of Division IV Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial … MB) Dr. Erik Schmolz is the head of Division IV Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial … MB) Dr. Erik Schmolz is the head of Division IV Source: Susanne Kambor / Umweltbundesamt Image in print resolution: may be used free of charge for editorial …

  • Article from 14.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Division II

    … include the Federal Water Act (WHG) and related ordinances on surface and ground water, or the Federal Soil Act and related soil protection regulations. Division … German Environment Agency The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an … the large number of enquiries, there may be delays in responding. We ask for your understanding. Links German Environmental Specimen Bank Tags environmental health …

  • Article from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    About us

    look into the inside courtyard with its glass roof

    … About us Source: Umweltbundesamt 10.12.2020 For our environment The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well. In this video we give an insight into … update on 26.05.2025 Our mission The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”) sums up our mission pretty well, we feel.  As Germany’s main …

  • Article from 27.12.2017 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Spatial and Settlement Development

    Lucian Milasan

    … demands on space with the protection of the environment. last update on 27.12.2017 Sustainable planning and development of spatial and settlement structures The … structures with high environmental and residential quality and preserving large, undeveloped open spaces; taking account of the spatial requirements of climate … , spatial adaptation to climate change and demographic change, the inclusion of underground and maritime space, the resurgence of housing and living in urban …

  • Article from 12.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Tradable land planning permits

    Tradable land planning permits

    … to obtain permits for construction projects outside of existing built-up areas. Under this system, the number of certificates must equate to the acreage of open … monitoring of the trading system. In addition, the constitutional and statutory underpinnings of nationwide regulation of a trading system could be researched and … pilot project on tradable land planning permits started in January 2013 under the aegis of the UBA, whereby the number of participating municipalities will …

  • Article from 02.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.10.2025

    Guarantees of origin for renewable energy sources

    … renewable energy. Flow chart of guarantees of origin in Germany Source: Umweltbundesamt Information for electricity suppliers The detailed rules and regulations … of the HKNR for the year 2019 2018 Statistics of the HKNR for the year 2018 2017 Statistics of the HKNR for the year 2017 2016 Statistics of the HKNR for the year 2016 2015 Statistics of the HKNR for …

  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    Protected Areas under the CAMLR-Convention

    … Protected Areas under the CAMLR-Convention The world's oceans are increasingly under threat from overfishing, pollution and global climate change, all of which … (ASMAs) at the ATCM. These areas could include coastal zones or marine regions. … Protected Areas under the CAMLR-Convention …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protection and management of areas under PEPAT

    The former British base Port Lockroy is a protected historic site.

    … Protection and management of areas under PEPAT The former British base Port Lockroy … historic site. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA What do a colony of emperor penguins, the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, and polar researcher Ernest Shackleton's hut have …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    International activities in and around the Antarctic

    … International activities in and around the Antarctic Despite its remote location, it … monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 22.01.2014

    Waste oil

    Three barrels of waste oil

    … partially or entirely of mineral oil, synthetic or biogenic oil. Environmentally sound management of waste oil is regulated by the Waste Oil Ordinance of 01.05.2002, … basis for this is that the facility holds a permit for harmfree and proper recovery under Germany’s environmental quality legislation, the Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetz or ”Federal Immission Control Act.” This means that …