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  • Press release 37/2018 from 20.11.2018 | Last changed: 20.11.2018

    High costs when environmental protection is neglected

    Feuerwehr hilft bei Überschwemmung.

    … The cost readjustments claim that one tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, for example, incurs environmental costs of about 180 euros. When annualized for … and 7.29 billion euros for nitrous oxides. Ms Krautzberger said: "These examples demonstrate the immense scale of the damage which is caused by …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … sprinkler systems) to limit drought stress, as on agricultural land, is not very practical, is not economically worthwhile (high investment costs) and can hardly be … various monitoring methods are used that are adapted to the harmful organisms. For example, bark beetles are caught in pheromone traps in spruce stocks during the … combustible biomass can also be achieved by controlled burning, but this is hardly practiced in Germany to date. The more technical measures for forest fire prevention …

  • Press release 74/08 from 05.11.2008 | Last changed: 02.07.2013

    Safe and ecologically just travel to Antarctica

    … citizens. Yet preserving the nativeness and intactness of the continent requires practical binding guidelines of behaviour. UBA is educating all travellers, … during moulting, breeding or rearing of the young. Elephant seal cows, for example, will stop breastfeeding if disturbed. Should this occur repeatedly during … citizens. Yet preserving the nativeness and intactness of the continent requires practical binding guidelines of behaviour. UBA is educating all travellers, …

  • Cover from 18.11.2025

    Transformation Companionship

    teamwork with people of different countries

    … among participants, network development as well as theoretical impulses and practical exercises. Draft process architecture of the TES Academy Source: German … among participants, network development as well as theoretical impulses and practical exercises. … Transformation Companionship …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Tourism

    Beach chairs at the Baltic Sea

    … range from the acceptance of artificial snow and alternative offers, operational practices and financial instruments to a diversification of tourism offers. The … inland. Sand erosion on beaches can be technically remedied. In order to maintain good water quality, protection of seas and bathing waters is required under the EC …

  • Press release 38/2017 from 24.11.2017 | Last changed: 27.11.2017

    More flower strips and fallow land needed for protection of insects and birds

    Ein Traktor sprüht Pflanzenschutzmittel auf ein Feld.

    … of plant protection products (PPPs) on biodiversity. These effects refer for example to when skylarks and other birds can no longer find food on fields because … tonnes per year in Germany. Conventional farming in particular must improve its practices.” Associated content Publications Rechtsgutachten zum Schutz von …

  • Press release 75/09 from 21.10.2009 | Last changed: 09.07.2013

    Nanotechnology for mankind and environment - Seize upon opportunities, reduce risks

    … optimised through nanotechnology can reduce the weight of cars or aeroplanes, for example, and thus help to save fuel. New lamps optimised by nanotechnology - … more efficiently into light, which also helps save energy. These are but two examples in a rapidly growing number of products being launched on the market which …

  • News from 02.10.2017 | Last changed: 04.09.2020

    International action for more protection in a hazardous incident

    firemen with boats on a river

    … in transboundary efforts to improve the protection of man and the environment, for example in the case of fires at industrial facilities or oil spills. In September … in transboundary efforts to improve the protection of man and the environment, for example in the case of fires at industrial facilities or oil spills. In September …

  • Press release 42/2024 from 19.09.2024 | Last changed: 23.09.2024

    Germany’s “Blauer Kompass” award: prize for outstanding projects for climate change precautions and adaptation

    Preisträger und Preisträgerinnen des Wettbewerbs Blauer Kompass 2024 auf einem Gruppenbild

    … the climate crisis.” The winners of the German “Blauer Kompass” award are excellent examples of how such precautions can work. The winning projects inspire others to … of which there were over 300, were judged according to the six UBA Criteria for Good Practice of Adaptation with support from the Institute for Ecological Economy …

  • Press release 41/12 from 31.10.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Systematic reduction of energy costs

    … means setting up, implementing and monitoring the results of energy savings plans. Practical examples have shown what potential can be tapped in this area: a construction … 50001: Leitfaden für Unternehmen und Organisationen [Energy Management Systems in Practice - ISO 50001: A Guide for Companies and Organisations] shows how it works. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.03.2022

    Climate models and scenarios

    A bridge over a dry river

    … – these also include so-called downscaling approaches, which can be used, for example, to further downscale the results of statistical models. An example of dynamic models is REMO and for statistical models WETTREG . Dynamic … capacity. Statistical regional models use knowledge from climate observations. For example, WETTREG draws on the observed statistical relationships between large-scale …