… Products As varied as the products are, so is their impact on the environment. Source: 06photo / Fotolia.com There is a huge variety of products as … For an overview of the key regulations governing construction-product materials in Germany and Europe, go to the “Regulations governing construction-product …

… Source: apops / Fotolia.com last update on 22.12.2025 We hereby inform about the supervision of transboundary waste shipment, as required by Article 51 of the … Shipment Regulation. The control of shipments of waste is regulated by § 11 of the German Waste Shipment Act (Abfallverbringungsgesetz). § 11(1) Obligation of the … All shipments which leave or enter the territory of the European Union at the German border (ports, airports and the border to Switzerland) are subject to customs …

… Flood prevention The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve Source: … areas are the same size). Figure according to the Bavarian State Office for the Environment. Source: Matthias Rothe / UBA Excursus: The National Flood Protection … May/June 2013 in the Danube and Elbe catchment areas, the a Special Conference of German Environment Ministers decided on 2 September 2013 to develop a nationwide, …

… Floods - how they form and how we influence them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg … the landscape has a direct impact on the course of a flood. Most flowing waters in Germany have been straightened, dyked and dammed in the past to gain settlement … as well as facts on climate change can be found on the pages of the German Environment Agency ( Climate models and ensembles and Climate change ) and also …

… Source: Iuliia Sokolovska / Fotolia.com It is advisable to carefully consider whether to participate in open-air sport events when ozone levels are high. last update … 240 μg/m 3 (1 hour value) is in force. The EU Directive found its implementation in German Immission Control Law. According to this regulation, the general public has … with the following scientific facts: In the VDI guideline 2310 (Association of German Engineers, 2001) a short-term MIK value (0.5 h) (Maximum Immission …

… Maritime shipping Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA More and larger ships are sailing the … world's oceans. Due to their high tonnages, ocean-going vessels can be a comparably environment-friendly means of transport. There is still considerable potential to … 2,000 vessels cross the Baltic Sea each day at any time. In close vicinity to the German coast, maritime shipping in the North Sea masses in the Southern German Bight …

… of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship. Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA The seas and oceans, including the North Sea and Baltic Sea, are intensively used by … urgently needed, everyone can contribute to effective marine conservation by making environmentally conscious choices when consuming fish and seafood . The oceans also … of World War II. Large amounts of ammunition and sunken wrecks lie on the seabed of German coastal waters. These pose a threat not only to marine ecosystems but also to …

… Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done? View of the wide open sea Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA The German Environment Agency is committed to protecting the oceans, which are more important …