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  • Article from 20.10.2017 | Last changed: 15.01.2019

    WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Drinking-water Hygiene

    flag of the World Health Organization

    … institutes support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO). The German Environment Agency is a WHO Collaborating Centre for research on drinking-water … Europe (UNECE) Leading the activity on small-scale water supplies and sanitation systems under the Protocol on Water and Health Developing materials and advisory and …

  • Landing page from 05.12.2025

    Climate Impacts Germany

    … very different effects in the various regions and sectors. You can access further information on the climate impacts in the individual sectors or regions of Germany … below. After selecting a sector OR a federal state, you will be shown detailed information on this. Climate Impacts Areas of action Transport Tourism Spatial, …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Regional and sectoral adaptation

    … adaptation measures as precisely as possible, we offer the option of calling up information on the individual federal states OR the various fields of action of the … of sectoral approaches in order to develop targeted adaptation measures. The information on the possible adaptation measures comes from the 2021 climate impact …

  • Article from 08.08.2022 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Soil loss – any soil crumb counts

    Photo of an extreme form of erosion.

    … water or wind can damage neighboring cropland as well as terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and infrastructures ( off-site ) by deposition: On depositional areas, … Ökologischer Landbau Geoengineering Bodenerosion durch Wind Related publications Environmental Awareness in Germany 2024 2023 Monitoring Report on the German …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Sulphur dioxide

    … fuels, for example coal and oil. last update on 25.05.2021 Human health and the environment are negatively influenced by high sulphur dioxide concentrations. … Oxidation processes lead to "acid rain", which causes long-term damage to ecosystems. In the 1970's the region between Dresden, Prague and Krakow ("sulphur … from 2000 onwards can be found (station-by-station). Associated content Documents Information on sulphur dioxide (SO2) (94.79 kB) Related contents Indikator: Emission …

  • Article from 30.11.2020 | Last changed: 30.11.2020

    Air pollutants at a glance

    Smog in an urban area - Trier

    … over hundreds of kilometers, some even around the globe. You can find more information on sources and harmful effects of selected air pollutants in separated … (map) Current air data Reactive nitrogen Related contents Luftschadstoffe und Ökosysteme Emissionen von Luftschadstoffen Luftschadstoff-Emissionen in Deutschland … Loads and Levels and Air Pollution Effects, Risks, and Trends - Update 2024 Environmental Monitor 2024 Manual on Methodologies and Criteria for Modelling and …

  • Article from 05.03.2021 | Last changed: 08.03.2021

    Resource conservation and environmental policy

    shiny metal waste

    Resource conservation and environmental policy Metal is a resource that is much in demand worldwide Source: … growing worldwide owing to a number of factors, among them unsustainable economic systems, the affluence of industrial nations, and the rapid economic growth of …

  • 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 … that come into play in this regard include dwindling supplies of resources, and ecosystem hazards attributable to substance inputs, greenhouse gases, and massive … Ressourcenkommission am Umweltbundesamt (KRU) (momentan ruhend) Zugang zu Umweltinformationen Related publications Indicators in the area of sustainable resource …

  • 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. … are often energy intensive activities involving large scale interventions in ecosystems and the water balance and result in air, soil and water pollution. Even the …

  • Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

    Frequently Asked Questions about phthalates and plasticisers

    Käse, aus Plastikfolie ausgewickelt

    … FAQ of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) last update on 06.12.2017 What are phthalates, what are … due to their ability to cause damage to health through changes in the hormone system. Some phthalates may, for example, affect male fertility. For instance, the … The DIBP concentration did not change over the twenty-year measurement period. More information about the phthalate measurements of the German Environmental Specimen …

  • 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 … to explain the activity in detail and that the Competent Authority has sufficient information on which to base and reach a final decision on the planned activity. The …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Applying for a permit to travel to the Antarctic

    … which originates in Germany must be granted approval from the German Federal Environment Agency. last update on 29.02.2016 According to the Act implementing the … UBA will subsequently take a decision on whether to issue a permit. You will find information about the legal framework on the pages about the Antarctic Treaty System. On the following pages you can read up on the permitting procedure in …