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  • Press release 24/2025 from 16.06.2025 | Last changed: 19.06.2025

    How much life lies within our soil?

    Regenwurm in feuchtem Boden.

    … and help retain rainwater. ‘Ecosystem engineers’, such as earthworms, are just one example of the many organisms at work. Even insects, which we typically associate … aim of the ‘Basic Assessment of Soil Biodiversity’ (BioDive4Soil) is to define what good biological soil condition is and identify significant deviations. The project …

  • Press release 18/2025 from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Environmental awareness study: crises affect public’s perception of environmental and climate challenges

    Eine Frau in einer gelben Regenjacke betrachtet eine überflutete Straße.

    … importance of such challenges remains at a high level or is even increasing. For example, the fight against plastic waste and species extinction, the safe disposal … satisfactory. In contrast, only 7% think that the global environment is in good condition. For a further improvement of quality of life, respondents emphasised …

  • Newsletter from 13.12.2017 | Last changed: 20.12.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2017

    … how the coal phase out affects those employed in the lignite mining industry. The good news is: the structural changes needed can largely take place without making … polar bear on a melting ice floe on the display when you take a shower – two examples from a current UBA study on sources of impetus for sustainable consumer …

  • News from 08.11.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    COP29: How to finance global climate action?

    Entrance with banner COP29 Baku Azerbaijan

    … climate action and redirect investments that are detrimental to climate action (for example, ending subsidies for fossil fuels). The world has changed since the UN … new NDCs must also show how the goals formulated at COP28 will be implemented in practice. In the energy sector, for example, this means that a tripling of renewable …

  • News from 27.07.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk

    A hand holding a water glass can be seen.

    … - on behaviour in the environment, effects on ecosystems and health effects, for example. It is not uncommon for them to be classified as harmless, only to discover … degrade in the soil to substances that are harmless to health - in principle a good idea. However, it often follows that such substances themselves decompose very … the data basis for the product evaluation is also correspondingly up-to-date. In practice, however, we notice a delay in the re-approval of many active substances. …

  • Cover from 27.11.2025

    Competence center KomPass

    Detailed image of a compass

    … ensures a broad participation of stakeholders and social groups by organising, for example, online consultations or stakeholder dialogues. … „KomPass - Climate Impacts … ensures a broad participation of stakeholders and social groups by organising, for example, online consultations or stakeholder dialogues. … Competence center KomPass …

  • Press release 19/2020 from 19.05.2020 | Last changed: 20.05.2020

    German Environment Agency enhances its air quality app

    Zwei Smartphones auf lila-farbenem Hintergrund. Aufschrift: Wie gut ist die Luft, die sie atmen?

    … This makes it possible to see at a glance the air quality index values ("very good" to "very poor") which have just been determined within each federal state. … networks of the federal states. The air quality index, which ranges from "very good" to "very poor", provides information at a glance about the air quality at each …

  • Press release 26/2023 from 03.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.08.2023

    Environmental awareness study: Majority of Germans consider adaptation to already clearly noticeable climate crisis necessary

    A woman can be seen standing with her back to the picture. She is standing in a forest, which is beautifully green and looks into the distance.

    … also strongly felt in Germany, are of great concern to the people in Germany. For example, 85 percent of those surveyed already perceive very strong or strong impacts … very important to promote the circular economy, i.e. to recycle raw materials and goods more effectively and to promote long-term product use. Steffi Lemke comments: …

  • Cover from 10.04.2017

    Greening the economy Programme

    … Sonthofen) Claudia Sacher  (feld association, Austria) : “Using the unused – best practice from Austria!” Jakob Dietachmair  (CIPRA International, Liechtenstein) : … Sonthofen) Claudia Sacher  (feld association, Austria) : “Using the unused – best practice from Austria!” Jakob Dietachmair  (CIPRA International, Liechtenstein) : …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-1: Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes

    The picture shows hands holding a Tablet with the screen showing a map with contour lines as well as other markings. In the blurred background of the picture it is possible to see that the person holding the Tablet is standing in a wood.

    … of landscape programmes and landscape framework plans are not homogeneous. For example, the city states of Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg as well as the states of … and 2020, a distinct increase is noticeable in references to climate change. For example, climate change and themes relating to climate protection and adaptation to … of landscape programmes and landscape framework plans are not homogeneous. For example, the city states of Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg as well as the states of …

  • Press release 12/2020 from 16.03.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Renewables cover 17.1 percent of gross final energy consumption in Germany in 2019

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … legal provisions for a successful 'heat turnaround' must be created quickly - for example in the forthcoming Buildings Energy Act." Press release No. 12/2020 | … legal provisions for a successful 'heat turnaround' must be created quickly - for example in the forthcoming Buildings Energy Act." … Renewable energies accounted for …