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  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … electronic devices that were placed on the market in the prior three years. From 2019 onward, this target rate will be 65 percent. Germany’s collection rate in 2018 … of 45 % in 2018 (43.1 %). To reach the 65 percent rate that will take effect in 2019, we will need to considerably step up our efforts in WEEE collection. It is … electronic devices that were placed on the market in the prior three years. From 2019 onward, this target rate will be 65 percent. Germany’s collection rate in 2018 …

  • Article from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Batteries

    Batteries of different size and color

    … should batteries ever be disposed of with household waste. last update on 06.06.2019 Batteries in Germany In 2012 43,549 tonnes of portable batteries – more than …

  • Article from 19.03.2024 | Last changed: 19.03.2024

    Climate protection and energy policy in Germany

    transformer station

    … governing parties commit themselves for the first time in the coalition agreement 2021 to technical negative emissions as a necessary supplement to the natural sinks. … governing parties commit themselves for the first time in the coalition agreement 2021 to technical negative emissions as a necessary supplement to the natural sinks. …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … competition remained, the Packaging Ordinance needed to be replaced. On 1 January 2019, the Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz – VerpackG) entered into force, replacing … quite effortlessly in the last years and were no longer ambitious. Since 1 January 2019, the Packaging Act stipulates new, ambitious targets for the recycling of … competition remained, the Packaging Ordinance needed to be replaced. On 1 January 2019, the Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz – VerpackG) entered into force, replacing …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … Charitable Trust, has organized an international workshop on the topic in November 2019. Germany and the Netherlands cooperated and submitted two documents regarding … Associated content Documents REMP International Workshop - 11 – 13 November 2019, Hamburg, Germany (4.14 MB) … Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs) … Charitable Trust, has organized an international workshop on the topic in November 2019. Germany and the Netherlands cooperated and submitted two documents regarding …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … in the consultation. Numerous comments were received on this first draft. In summer 2019, a revised draft of the Exploitation Regulations was submitted. Comments  thereon were received by the end of 2019. Since the Council meeting in February 2020, deliberations on the rules and … . Associated content Documents UBA Expert Workhop Environmental Standards Jan 2019 (283.13 kB) Tags UN-Seerechtsübereinkommen … The Mining Code comprises the …

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    … Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration:  February 2021 till January 2024 Partners: DVGW research Centre TUHH (project coordination) … Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration:  February 2021 till January 2024 Partners: DVGW research Centre TUHH (project coordination) …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … recharge leads to a drop in the groundwater surface. For example, in 2018 and 2019, due to the prolonged drought, groundwater levels in the near-surface aquifers … aquifers fell significantly in some regions during the dry years of 2018 and 2019. Large-scale problems occur in connection with mining activities. In these … recharge leads to a drop in the groundwater surface. For example, in 2018 and 2019, due to the prolonged drought, groundwater levels in the near-surface aquifers …

  • 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

    … 4). The basis was the regionally cultivated crop type shares on the arable land. In 2019, the risk of soil erosion due to wind is likely to be higher in the … (45.92 kB) Figure 4: Crop-related soil erosion risk due to wind on arable land in 2019. Source: Gebel et al. 2025; UBA-Texte Download image (149.95 kB) Next Previous … 4). The basis was the regionally cultivated crop type shares on the arable land. In 2019, the risk of soil erosion due to wind is likely to be higher in the …

  • 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.

    … the German Weather Service (DWD, RADKLIM in a 1 kilometer grid); Auerswald et al. 2019 and Fischer et al. 2019 Digital Terrain model in a 10-meter grid of the Federal Agency for Cartography … Version 2017.002 ,  Gebel, M.; Allion, K.; Plambeck, N. O.; Fuchs, S.; Ullrich, A. (2021): Deutschlandweite hochaufgelöste Modellierung von Sedimenttransfers in die …

  • 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.

    … is available from the federal government's Economic Stimulus and Future Package (2021). Approximately 30 staff members will be employed, initially on a temporary … the AI Strategy 2020 (German) , the Data Strategy of the Federal German Government 2021 , and as a milestone in the German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP) . … is available from the federal government's Economic Stimulus and Future Package (2021). Approximately 30 staff members will be employed, initially on a temporary …