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  • Article from 13.08.2025 | Last changed: 15.08.2025

    Excessive nutrient concentrations in the sea

    2 sea creatures toast each other underwater with beer

    … pollution from sewer systems and sewage treatment plants. More information (in German only) on the topic of eutrophication can be found on the UBA topic pages on … pollution from sewer systems and sewage treatment plants. More information (in German only) on the topic of eutrophication can be found on the UBA topic pages on …

  • Article from 18.08.2025 | Last changed: 20.10.2025

    ChemSelect – assessing the sustainability of chemicals

    different colors in a circle as graphic logo

    … on lists of problematic substances Physical-chemical properties Human toxicity Environmental toxicity Exposure potential Climate impact and ozone depletion … on lists of problematic substances Physical-chemical properties Human toxicity Environmental toxicity Exposure potential Climate impact and ozone depletion …

  • Article from 24.04.2025 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    EU Environment Agencies Review Status of Sustainability Research

    In a small meeting room, 7 people sit or stand in front of a screen. On the screen appear the faces of people in the meeting call.

    … directions for both the CASRI initiative and the broader IG. Representatives from environmental agencies across Europe shared their experiences, updates, and … science. This focus aligns well with the CASRI project’s objectives. The German Environment Agency (UBA) reported on its recent celebrations of its 50th …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … due to heat and drought – just one of the consequences of climate change in Germany. Source: hykoe / Fotolia.com The landscape water balance is out of … altered: Rivers have been straightened, deepened, or reinforced with embankments. Floodplains and wetlands have been separated from water bodies by dikes … near-natural river course with side channels, meanders, flood channels, and gravel banks enables diverse habitats and improves water quality. River restoration …

  • Article from 08.04.2025 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Reflections from the Sustainability Science Summit 2025

    Four people sitting on chairs on a stage, talking to each other, the backs of some people in the audience.

    … under the motto “Advancing Sustainable Development.” Continuing the series of German Future Earth Summits, the event was organized by the German Committee Future Earth (DKN) and provided a platform for around 250 … EPA Network, IG EPAS facilitates strategic research collaboration among European Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs). The group works to enhance science-policy …

  • Article from 11.07.2025 | Last changed: 16.09.2025

    4th Summer School on Sustainable Pharmacy 2025

    Asklepiosstab, Schlange die sich um einen Stab windet mit Blätterkranz. Beides UBA Blau sowie im Blau der Uni Halle

    … the regular study program. These are e.g. drug quality and the role of excipients, environmental, regulatory and legal aspects as well as pharmacoepidemiology and … the regular study program. These are e.g. drug quality and the role of excipients. Environmental, regulatory and legal aspects will also be discussed as well as …

  • Article from 25.03.2025 | Last changed: 25.03.2025

    Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)

    Wind turbines and sheep on a pasture

    … achieving these long-term strategies. UBA's work on NDCs at international level The German Environment Agency (UBA) co-coordinates the exchange of NDC experts from the … 2020/2021 NDC cycle, in which NDCs with the target year 2030 were submitted, the German Environment Agency developed a method for systematically analysing the NDC … expected to become a milestone towards achieving these long-term strategies. … The German Environment Agency (UBA) co-coordinates the exchange of NDC experts from the …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil related travel destinations in Germany

    Experiencing the ground beneath our feet is very much a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit.

    Soil related travel destinations in Germany Experiencing the ground is a part of our … Museum for Pre-and Early History Thüringen Related contents Düngemittel Umweltprobenbank des Bundes Internationaler Workshop, Kampala, Uganda – Sept 2017 …

  • Article from 25.02.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Learning about and experiencing soil

    Anthill in forest

    … - Ein Reiseführer Issued by the UBA in early 2011, this “travel guide to Germany’s soils” contains information concerning soil discovery trails, museums and … help users to orient themselves on their journeys through the exciting world of German soils. Die abenteuerliche Reise von Fridolin, dem Regenwurm [“The adventures … - Ein Reiseführer Issued by the UBA in early 2011, this “travel guide to Germany’s soils” contains information concerning soil discovery trails, museums and …

  • Article from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 06.03.2025

    Sino-German Track-II-Dialogue

    8. Plenartreffens des T2D in Shanghai, Mai 2024

    Sino-German Track-II-Dialogue 8th Plenary Meeting of the T2D in Shanghai, May 2024 Source: Stephan Thurm (UBA) The Sino-German Track II Dialogue (T2D) on Climate Change and Sustainable Development was … Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie (IMBE) Umweltbundesamt (UBA) … Sino-German Track-II-Dialogue

  • Article from 07.07.2020 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Large scale projects under the administrative agreement

    … plants, electronics companies, engine manufacturers, and automakers. Many of East Germany’s major industrial concerns had to close down following reunification. … zones. Most of the groundwater that is abstracted for drinking water stems from bank filtrate. The scope of contamination varies greatly from one site to another. …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

    A mole on the surface.

    … of this food depends on the availability of uncompromised soils. Around half of Germany’s surface area is used as farmland, i.e. for crop cultivation, direct … process that began after the Ice Age around 10,000 years ago and that reflects the environmental and usage conditions during this period. The structure of soil strata …