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  • Article from 21.10.2022 | Last changed: 24.10.2022

    Resource conservation law

    aufgestapelte, gefällte Bäume

    … Masnovo / Fotolia.com Despite the growing demand for natural resources and the environmental problems entailed by this demand, in Germany there are as yet no laws … paper titled “Umweltverträgliche Nutzung des Untergrundes und Ressourcenschonung” (environmentally sustainable use of the subsurface and resource conservation) …

  • Article from 01.08.2019 | Last changed: 02.08.2019

    Resource use and its consequences

    construction of a pipeline

    … freighted with consequences. It inevitably generates emissions and other untoward environmental effects across the entire lifecycle of each and every product. … use within reasonable bounds. Also key to such efforts are waste management programmes and product liability laws . In the interest of furthering these …

  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Frequently Asked Questions about phthalates and plasticisers

    Käse, aus Plastikfolie ausgewickelt

    … are measured in urine samples taken from children and adults. In the Federal environmental specimen bank, degradation products of phthalates were detected in … Focus on the future: 3D printing Development of cornerstones for a monitoring programme for the assessment of biocide emissions into the environment Tags human …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Permitting procedure in Germany

    … the Antarctic is regulated by a separate law, the Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (AIEP). Because of their potential … it classifies as a Category II activity which automatically involves an Initial Environmental Evaluation (IEE). The IEE is usually based on the applicant's own …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Applying for a permit to travel to the Antarctic

    … Agency. last update on 29.02.2016 According to the Act implementing the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (AUG) , all activities in the … Federal Environment Agency. … According to the Act implementing the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (AUG) , all activities in the …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Inspections in the Antarctic

    2013 South African-German inspection group

    … inspection group Source: M. Ney Most of UBA's work with regard to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and the Antarctic Treaty itself is … by the Federal Foreign Office and the Director of the South African Antarctic Programme. The purpose of this inspection was to check the compliance with the …

  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 04.05.2020

    International policy and knowledge transfer

    People working on a presentation

    … knowledge transfer International exchange of knowledge is the basis for worldwide environmental protection standards. Source: Raxpixel.com / Fotolia Environmental … advice. Therefore, the focus is on the transfer of international environmental programmes and measures to the national level of the partner countries, such as the …

  • Article from 31.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.09.2024

    Alpine Convention

    A clear-water lake, surrounded by high mountains

    … a decisive impact on the Alps for about 6,000 years. As a sensitive ecosystem, any environmental problem in the region can quickly pose a threat to the very existence … and Germany) and the European Union (EU) agreed in 1991 on a political framework programme for the protection and sustainable development of the region. The result: …

  • Article from 10.11.2016 | Last changed: 16.11.2016

    New Concepts for European Construction Product Standards

    … future costs of testing. With the release data it becomes possible to optimize the environmental characteristics of construction products already during their … too vague on health and environmental requirements can hamper quality-oriented innovation. The WT/WFT concept does not only contribute to keeping the testing …

  • Article from 14.11.2016 | Last changed: 16.11.2016

    EU Construction Products Regulation

    … protection. last update on 14.11.2016 New legal framework enables an update of the environmental protection requirements The European Parliament and the Council of the … paper of 2007, the EPA Network presented recommendations on how to integrate environmental protection appropriately into the revision of the CPD. Especially the …

  • Article from 15.07.2024 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2

    Silver VW Touran in front of the UBA headquarters.

    … Change Talks in 2009 The German Environment Agency’s official car, equipped with an innovative CO2 air-conditioning system, was available the UN’s Climate Change Talks … great interest, including Rajendra Shende, at that time head of UNEP Ozon Action Programme. Source: shecco Next Previous Associated content Links VW-CO2 heat pump … Markteinführung von Pkw- Klimaanlagen mit dem Kältemittel CO2 (R744) Documents More environmentally friendly mobile air conditioning systems needed now (49.30 kB) …

  • Article from 29.11.2018 | Last changed: 24.03.2020

    EU law for construction products

    … and second generation of harmonised standards and technical approvals has defined environmental and health requirements in terms of only a few basic elements. The … of dangerous substances” to carry out the mandated tasks as described in its work programme . Altogether over 600 harmonised product standards and 1500 testing … in construction works: horizontal approach Documents Promoting Eco-efficient Innovation in the Construction Sector (490.47 kB) Related contents Wasserrecht …