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  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … for the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Others are in preparation. Negotiations are also underway to standardize the preparation as well as the content of such REMPs. … Northwest Pacific and the South Atlantic." Ever since, a number of international workshops have been held to technically prepare the REMPs and finalize the necessary … 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 … the ISA's own company ("the Enterprise"), which has not yet been established. The foundation of the "Enterprise" is provided for in the International Law of the Sea. In …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention Part XI of the United … of UNCLOS are recognized as customary international law. The requirements under international law for mining activities on the seabed differ depending on … environment cannot be adequately predicted due to the existing lack of knowledge. … Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … information EU-Logo "NEB - New European Bauhaus" Source: Europäische Union Backgrounds and Aims The AdNEB project “Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable … 2022 to September 2025. The work is divided into five work packages (WP): WP 1 undergirds the NEB through the concept of “triple inner urban development”, which … Stadtentwicklung Nachhaltige Mobilität Umweltgerechtigkeit – Umwelt, Gesundheit und soziale Lage Tags climate adaptation environmental justice inner urban …

  • 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.

    … Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater" Water Body Type of the Year 2022: Groundwater Source: Andreas Kücha At the … 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 …

  • 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). … 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 …

  • 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 … 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 …

  • 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 …