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  • DzU article from 07.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Indicator: Using water resources

    A graph shows the water exploitation index for the years 1991 to 2022. Values are available for every three or four years. The index fell almost constantly and has been below the critical value of 20 percent since 2007. This presentation is based on the long-term potential water supply of 176 billion m³.

    … 2007 the water exploitation index has been below the critical level of 20 %; in 2022 it was at 10,1 %. Germany is causing water exploitation in other parts of the … index (EC 2011). In Germany the index fell from 26.3 % to 10.1 % between 1991 and 2022. The reason for this development is a continuous decline in water abstraction. In 1991 it was still 46.3 billion cubic metres (m³) while in 2022 with17.9 billion m³ it was significantly lower. Large amounts of the water …

  • DzU article from 10.07.2025 | Last changed: 14.07.2025

    Indicator: Total raw material productivity

    A graph shows the total raw material productivity plus the primary raw material inputs and the sum of gross domestic product and the value imports from 2010 to 2022 (2010 = 100).

    … At a glance The total raw material productivity grew by 27 % between 2010 and 2022. According to the German government, an average growth of 1.6 % of total raw … Total raw material productivity in Germany increased by 27% between 2010 and 2022. According to preliminary calculations, a significant increase in total raw material productivity was recorded in 2022. This was due to a significant drop in raw material input (RMI) since 2019. …

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    Figure 10: Soil moisture values - sandy clay (left)

    The chart consists of two illustrations – one showing the number of days with soil humidity of less than 30 per cent usable field capacity (nFK) for winter wheat on sandy clay while the other shows – for the same number of days – the comparable value for winter wheat on clay-rich sand, each for the period of 1961 to 2022. The multi-annual mean for the period of 1991 to 2020 for sandy clay amounts to 5.3 days. The linear trend for Germany regarding the period examined amounts to an increase by 8.6 days.

    … comparable value for winter wheat on clay-rich sand, each for the period of 1961 to 2022. The multi-annual mean for the period of 1991 to 2020 for sandy clay amounts to … peak values lie above 20 days, and the only value above 25 days was recorded for 2022. The multi-annual mean from 1991 to 2022 for clay-rich sand amounts to 19.5 days. The linear trend for Germany regarding …

  • Press release 26/2022 from 03.06.2022 | Last changed: 14.06.2022

    Germany’s bathing waters continue to get top marks

    Junge springt vom Steg in einen See

    … report on European bathing water quality for the 2021 season presented on 3 June 2022. Press release No. 26/2022 | 03.06.2022 Only 14 out of 2,291 bathing waters achieved only a "poor" rating according to …

  • News from 30.06.2022 | Last changed: 30.06.2022

    OECD-Guideline: Determination of particle size of nanomaterials

    Nanomaterial Lotuseffekt

    … 100 nanometres in at least one dimension. Source: xrender / fotolia On 30th June 2022, the OECD published the Test Guideline No. 125, which harmonises the … of legislation on chemical safety, for example for the REACH Regulation. 30.06.2022 The publication of the OECD Test Guideline No. 125 closes an important gap of … and Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials Tags nanomaterials … On 30th June 2022, the OECD published the Test Guideline No. 125, which harmonises the …

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    Figure 10: Soil moisture values - clay-rich sand

    The chart consists of two illustrations – one showing the number of days with soil humidity of less than 30 per cent usable field capacity (nFK) for winter wheat on sandy clay while the other shows – for the same number of days – the comparable value for winter wheat on clay-rich sand, each for the period of 1961 to 2022. The multi-annual mean for the period of 1991 to 2020 for sandy clay amounts to 5.3 days. The linear trend for Germany regarding the period examined amounts to an increase by 8.6 days.

    … comparable value for winter wheat on clay-rich sand, each for the period of 1961 to 2022. The multi-annual mean for the period of 1991 to 2020 for sandy clay amounts to … peak values lie above 20 days, and the only value above 25 days was recorded for 2022. The multi-annual mean from 1991 to 2022 for clay-rich sand amounts to 19.5 days. The linear trend for Germany regarding …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2025

    … Agency makes it possible to estimate the expenditure. An initial evaluation of the 2022 federal budget plan shows that between 2.1 billion euros and 3.4 billion euros … 41 Year of publication 2025 Trends of trifluoroacetic acid in trees from 1985 to 2022 Trifluoroacetic acid is a persistent and highly mobile substance whose levels …

  • Press release 19/2022 from 11.04.2022 | Last changed: 29.04.2022

    Climate-friendly cooling and air conditioning with natural refrigerants

    Kühltheke mit Getränken und Obstsalaten

    … extensive networking and a wide range of information services. Press release No. 19/2022 | 11.04.2022 UBA President Dirk Messner said: “Refrigeration and air conditioning are part … personnel and an understanding of the statutory requirements.” Webinar on 26 April 2022 with experts from refrigeration and cooling industry The initiative provides …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-1: Water temperature in the sea

    The picture shows a view of the surface of the sea from below. The sun’s rays are beaming through the water’s surface. The sea is coloured dark blue to turquoise-green.

    … Sea rose as a high as 26 °C, thus reaching a Mediterranean level 69 . Latterly, the 2022 water temperatures in the North Sea broke the heat records. In some places, the … °C (2003, 2006, 2016, 2020) and above (11.4 °C, 2014), and latterly 11.2 °C (in 2022). The consequences of warming in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as well as …   70 - BSH 2022: Bericht Oberflächentemperaturen in Nordsee und Ostsee im Sommer 2022. 5 pp. …

  • DzU article from 17.11.2025 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    Indicator: Raw material footprint

    A graph shows the primary raw material consumption per capita for 2000 to 2022. It is divided according to different types of materials. After an initial increase, the raw material footprint has fallen again to its original level in recent years.

    … per capita, or the raw material footprint, decreased only by 3 % between 2010 and 2022. These figures include raw materials which were required for the production of … Per capita consumption of raw materials fluctuated slightly between 2010 and 2022. After an initial increase of 10 %, it remained slightly above the initial level. In 2022, per capita raw material consumption now stands at 97 % of the initial level …

  • Newsletter from 10.06.2021 | Last changed: 10.06.2021

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2021

    … questions. read more (in German) Project funding for associations: apply now for 2022 Environmental protection and nature conservation associations can apply for project funding for 2022 until 20 July 2021. read more (in German) Recently published Advancing REACH – …

  • Appointment from 15.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.09.2022

    Kick-off conference project „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

    … conference project „Advancing the New European Bauhaus” Thursday, September 15th, 2022 9:00 — 13:00 This international online conference on 15.09.2022 marks the kick-off of the UBA flagship project "Advancing the New European … will be held in English. Conference Agenda Registration (open until 13.09.2022) AdNEB project website Tags climate adaptation Environment and Health … This …