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    Follow the package leaflet for the sake of the environment

    Elderly woman holds a blister pack with orange pills, large package leaflet in the background

    … substances are excreted by the body without effect and unnecessarily burden water bodies. Source: agenturfotografin / Adobe Stock The following contents contain … substances are excreted by the body without effect and unnecessarily burden water bodies. … Follow the package leaflet for the sake of the environment …

  • DzU article from 13.10.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Indicator: Ecological status of rivers

    A graph shows the distribution of the environmental status and potential of the rivers for the years 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is also shown (100 percent ‘good’ or ‘very good’). In 2021, 8 percent showed at least a good status or good potential.

    … Indicator: Ecological status of rivers Percentage of running waters in at least good status or with at least a good potential Source: German …

  • Press release 05/2025 from 27.01.2025 | Last changed: 29.01.2025

    Digital milestone in environmental protection and nature conservation – the new umwelt.info portal

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    … an easy task. While there is an abundance of facts and data on forests, soils and water bodies, their quality can vary. The German Environment Agency (UBA) seeks to … an easy task. While there is an abundance of facts and data on forests, soils and water bodies, their quality can vary. The German Environment Agency (UBA) seeks to …

  • Press release 13/2021 from 29.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.04.2021

    State of the environment 2020: German Environment Agency draws a mixed picture

    a tractor with trailer spreads slurry on a field

    … in Germany. The Environmental Monitor covers ten key topics including climate, water and air to energy and transport, each with three key indicators each. While … us to the considerable need for action to protect the environment, for example our waters," said UBA President Dirk Messner. All three indicators of the Environmental …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation Drip irrigation is water-saving but not always suitable for application in annual crops. Source: … requirement for high and stable agricultural yields is an adequate supply of water. The cultivation of potatoes and the production of vegetables, and also the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-3: Mean discharge

    The picture shows a wide watercourse with a low water level. In some places the stony substrate projects beyond the water’s surface. In the background, a boat is visible docked at a jetty, in front of a range of hills on the horizon.

    … WW-I-3: Mean discharge The mean discharge of watercourses in Germany decreases in the summer half-year. Source: Uwe / … summer half-year has been observed, which suggests a change in the availability of water in summer. WW-I-3: Mean discharge Source: Run-off measurement of federal …

  • Press release 21/2021 from 06.05.2021 | Last changed: 06.05.2021

    Strengthening environmental and climate protection in corporate reporting obligations

    Ein idylisches Flussufer mit vielen grünen Bäumen, die sich im Wasser spiegeln

    … (UBA) shows that even though German companies increasingly report on climate, water, resources and waste, significant gaps remain. Only about 20 percent disclose … ambition. Compared to climate change, German companies report by far less on water, resources, waste, air and biodiversity and the policies they pursue in these …

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    Straightened creek in Hesse

    A embanked ditch with a very straight course. Riverbank vegetation consists only of short grass. Paths run along the tops of the dyke.

    … Straightened creek in Hesse This water body was embanked and straightened to a monotonous channel. It is no longer … of rivers Schadstrukturen, Belastungen und Veränderungen von Fließgewässern … This water body was embanked and straightened to a monotonous channel. It is no longer …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-3: Height of storm surges

    The picture shows a storm surge wave breaking over a coastal building. A metal mast is visible in the background.

    … last update on 28.11.2023 KM-I-3: Height of storm surges The maximum tidal high water levels measured at six selected gauging stations in the North Sea and the … in the North Sea. Depending on the wind intensity, the orographic nature of coastal waters and any measures taken for technical flood protection, there is a risk of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study

    The picture shows an outstretched foot on a sandy beach. There are two abrasions visible above the ankle.

    … Health hazards from vibrios – case study Vibrio-bacteria are favoured by high water temperatures and can be transmitted via open wounds. Source: LoloStock / … last update on 28.11.2023 GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study Higher water temperatures resulting from climate change drive biological processes in water

  • DzU article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 24.04.2025

    Indicator: River eutrophication by phosphorus

    A graph shows the measuring points that do not comply with the orientation values for phosphorus for the years 1982 to 2023. These are divided into quality classes depending on the level of exceedance. The proportion without exceedances has increased. The proportion of medium and severe exceedances (QC IV) has fallen sharply.

    … Source: German Environment Agency from data provided by the German Working Group on water issues of the Federal States and the Federal Government Figure as PDF (189.84 … for one type), depending on the watercourse type; and 0.045 mg/l in transitional waters. The indicator gives the share of measuring sites that do not comply with …

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    Interactions between the action fields

    The graphic shows the outgoing and incoming interactions between the 13 action fields in the German adaptation strategy. The areas of water management and soil have a particularly large number of effects.

    … German Adaptation Strategy (DAS). For example, the impacts in the action field of water management that affect other areas are shown blue; those related to soil are … German Adaptation Strategy (DAS). For example, the impacts in the action field of water management that affect other areas are shown blue; those related to soil are …