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  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 24.09.2025

    Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    … It aims to develop recommendations for climate resilient, healthy, climate and environmentally friendly urban spaces with high quality living for all. Since 2024 … Urban Spaces for a Better Quality of Life” is an in-house research project of the German Environment Agency (UBA) inspired by the European Commission's New European …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … the continents. A large part of the precipitation that hits the earth's surface in Germany evaporates again directly without reaching a surface water body or the … Geothermal energy is not dependent on weather conditions and can supply environmentally friendly electricity almost continuously throughout the year. … from clogging, for example. Among the protozoa themselves, there are also predatory specimens, such as the heliozoa. They are somewhat larger than the other species …

  • Article from 10.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Flood warning

    Warning of Flooding.

    … / Inter-river basin The Inter-State Flood Portal ( LHP ) is operated jointly by the German federal states. For this purpose, each federal state provides continuously … at relevant gauges by the Electronic Waterway Information System ( ELWIS ). The German Weather Service also publishes weather warnings. The warning app "NINA", … / Inter-river basin The Inter-State Flood Portal ( LHP ) is operated jointly by the German federal states. For this purpose, each federal state provides continuously …

  • Article from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 06.06.2025

    Soil loss by wind erosion

    Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany

    … by wind erosion Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany Source: T. Kalettka When strong winds hit bare or only poorly covered soil, … soil loss by wind. Where are the hotspots of soil loss risk by wind erosion in Germany? To assess the soil loss risk due to wind erosion on the regional scale it … Landbau Düngemittel Related publications Methane, the underestimated greenhouse gas Environmental Awareness in Germany 2024 Ambitious GHG mitigation opportunities and …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … Central Europe, images of completely eroded land surfaces are currently unknown. In Germany, however, soil loss by water occurs on many agriculturally used areas such … / Umweltbundesamt Next Previous How much soil is lost due to soil loss by water in Germany? Every year, on average for Germany, a total of around 25 million tons of soil are removed by soil loss through …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency Artificial intelligence can also be utilized for sustainability and environmental protection. Source: Source: © Irina Strelnikova / Adobe Stock …

  • Article from 14.11.2016 | Last changed: 11.02.2022

    Format for the mandatory designation of construction products

    … the languages required by the Member State where the product is made available. The German Environment Agency (UBA) recommends the attached data entry template as a … the languages required by the Member State where the product is made available. The German Environment Agency (UBA) recommends the attached data entry template as a …

  • Article from 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … Week 3: 3 months is the statistically shortened lifespan for every person in Germany owing to diesel soot. Week 4: An 643 monitoring stations are currently … and international standardisation in air pollution control The high standard of environmental protection that exists in Germany and Europe today is based on legal …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 07.10.2025

    Renewable energies

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … renewable raw materials. We monitor and evaluate the development of innovative and environmentally sound technologies. We advocate for the use of renewable energies by … am Bruttoendenergieverbrauch Wärmepumpen Related publications Renewable energies in Germany Renewable energies in Germany Implications of Paris Agreement on the …

  • Article from 26.04.2024 | Last changed: 12.05.2025

    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … electrical and electronic equipment. Source: SGappa / Fotolia.com The aims of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) are "to protect the … The WEEE must be picked up there by the producers and disposed of in a properly and environmentally friendly manner, except if the public waste management authority …

  • Article from 11.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.09.2024

    Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products

    In einem Hausrohbau abgelagerte Baustoffe

    … for a uniform and comprehensible health assessment of building product emissions in Germany. These are published in an assessment scheme for VOC emissions from building … at the German Environment Agency in section II 1.3 "Indoor hygiene, health-related environmental impacts". Health-related assessment of emissions of volatile organic …

  • Article from 04.08.2014 | Last changed: 10.02.2022

    UBA in the REACH process

    Startseite der Website REACH-info

    … Umweltbundesamt last update on 04.08.2014 What are UBA’s duties under REACH? German chemicals legislation appoints UBA as the responsible authority for … under REACH . UBA has therefore become the competent body for the assessment of environmental risks associated with chemicals. The Federal Institute for Risk …