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  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    Military and armament contaminated sites Although there is no legal definition in Germany for the terms Militärische Altlasten (military-contaminated sites) and Rüstungsaltlasten (armanent-contaminated sites), they nonetheless fall within … military sites, contact the competent federal or regional-state authorities. … Military and armament contaminated sites

  • Article from 17.11.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2020

    Environmental awareness in Germany

    People walking in a park.

    … Source: LauraTara / pixabay.com last update on 17.11.2020 Environmental protection and climate action as a key challenge In addition to the scheduled survey of 2018, … in the early summer of 2019. Out of all the problems which Germany faced in 2018 and again in 2019, environmental protection and climate action took precedence over every other challenge for the people …

  • Article from 14.10.2020 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Curbing overdevelopment

    … Curbing overdevelopment Average per capita land use in Germany for residential purposes alone amounted to 47 square meters in … a figure that is likely to rise. At the same time, new construction on greenfield land is on the rise, while increasing numbers of apartment buildings, other structures, and lots stand empty. In our view, this overdevelopment should be curbed, and land

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … in the past. A research project is now investigating the application areas and transformation potential of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms for a green economy. last update on 01.04.2022 The term ‘Green … the guiding principle of an ecologically sustainable economy that links ecology and economy in a positive way and increases societal prosperity. Ten years on, …

  • Article from 05.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    Distributing drinking water

    … Ordinance all the way to the tap. Its distribution via the water company’s mains and the drinking water systems of individual buildings brings it into contact with a … However, lead dissolves in water in concentrations which bear a risk to health and is therefore not suitable as a material for drinking water installations. It … In the drinking water installations area, a variety of materials - such as plastics and metals for pipes, sealing materials and valves - are used which might be …

  • Article from 01.04.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Commissions and advisory boards

    Commissions and advisory boards Soil protection is an environmental protection task … the UBA has strengthened its competencies in this regard via two commissions and an advisory board. last update on 01.04.2014 The Kommission Landwirtschaft … samples, soil substance quantification, and soil investigation quality assurance. … Commissions and advisory boards

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Quick guide on how to use "Current air data" information pages

    … air data" information pages Experts at the monitoring stations of the German states and the German Environment Agency take multiple daily measurements to determine the … to our “Current air data” webpage to look up measured values, some forecast data, and data on past years. last update on 18.11.2025 Overview: Our range of information on current air data The "Overview" webpage provides a brief description and links to the following five sources of information: Air quality index Maps …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Green public procurement

    … be used to reduce environmental pollution, improve environmental product and service range, and promote more targeted market launches of innovative eco-friendly products. Green public procurement … … helps to protect climate and environment  Eco-friendly products help to protect the climate and reduce …

  • Article from 01.08.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil Investigation Advisory Board (FBU)

    … the expert committee according to section 25 of the German Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - … creates the formal prerequisites for being able to apply newer measurement methods and procedures despite the normative references to standards in the BBodSchV. last update on 01.08.2024 Soil Investigation Advisory Board …

  • Article from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 09.12.2025

    Approval and Harmonization – 4MS Initiative

    Approval and Harmonization – 4MS Initiative The four Member States (MS) Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2011 have … documents), which are still being updated until a European list is available. … Approval and Harmonization – 4MS Initiative

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

     The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

    … protection agency, it’s important to us that our UBA buildings set new (and high) standards for green construction and renovation. Our Dessau-Roßlau … UBA visitors’ service offers professionals and delegations from Germany and abroad lectures on topics of the visitors’ choosing. Guided tours in German and English are …

  • Article from 21.07.2023 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Document templates

    … Document templates Download area for contractors and grant recipients of the German Environment Agency last update on 21.07.2023 … the UBA document templates for research reports and surveys ”. Brochures, manuals, flyers, guides If you have also been commissioned to draw up publications such as …