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  • Article from 06.09.2023 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Division I

    Martin Schmied

    … Division I elaborates instruments from a legal, economic and social science standpoint that target the following areas: climate protection; air quality improvement; … the OECD, and Central and Eastern European states. The UBA also acts as the German Focal Point for the European Environmental Agency (EEA) . In the wake of the …

  • Article from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    About us

    look into the inside courtyard with its glass roof

    … research to scientific institutions in German and abroad.  We are also the German point of contact for numerous international organizations such as WHO.  Our staff … stations in our own air quality tracking network. Associated content Links 50 years of the German Environment Agency (UBA) entire history of the UBA (in German) … research to scientific institutions in German and abroad.  We are also the German point of contact for numerous international organizations such as WHO.  Our staff …

  • Article from 12.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Tradable land planning permits

    Tradable land planning permits

    … certificates they will be receiving (expressed as 1,000 square meters of land per year and certificate). By revoking existing land development permits, municipalities … land developments and related sale and purchase of certificates  for the next 15 years will be mapped out on a timeline. To this end, computer-aided sessions will be … land developments and related sale and purchase of certificates  for the next 15 years will be mapped out on a timeline. To this end, computer-aided sessions will be …

  • Article from 02.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.10.2025

    Guarantees of origin for renewable energy sources

    … sources The market share of green electricity has increased dramatically in recent years in Germany. Electricity consumers need to be confident that the green … states are published in brief summaries in German and English. UBA expressly points out that these brief summaries do not indicate that future requests for GOs …

  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

    Penguins are one of the reasons to travel to Antarctica.

    … to the Antarctic Treaty. The IAATO's self-regulation has been so successful in past years as to result in a form of tourism practiced by its members that has left a … on visitor numbers, landings and other activities. It also sends delegations to the yearly Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM) which represent the tourism … to the Antarctic Treaty. The IAATO's self-regulation has been so successful in past years as to result in a form of tourism practiced by its members that has left a …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    International research in Antarctica

    Ice samples taken from the Antarctic polar ice provide researchers with valuable information.

    … cooperation in Antarctic research begun during the International Geophysical Year in 1957/1958. SCAR is an NGO body of the International Council of Scientific … Earth's atmosphere, oceanography and remote sensing. The Committee meets every two years and assesses current research outcome to issue recommendations to the parties … Earth's atmosphere, oceanography and remote sensing. The Committee meets every two years and assesses current research outcome to issue recommendations to the parties …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Parties' reporting obligations

    … Protection? The Contracting Parties must report this and other information once a year. last update on 28.01.2016 The Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental … measures implemented, and which emergency plans exist. The report is updated every year in accordance with statutory requirement. The individual reports of the … Protection? The Contracting Parties must report this and other information once a year. … The Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection (AIEP) …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP)

    … Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM). Every contracting party to the Protocol may appoint a delegate to the ATCM. Observers and invited experts also attend the … Groups (ICG). German Environment Agency's role in CEP UBA is the national contact point for the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP Contact Point). UBA plays …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 28.01.2016

    Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM)

    … the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP), which also meets once a year during the ATCM and formulates recommendations to the Contracting Parties in … the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP), which also meets once a year during the ATCM and formulates recommendations to the Contracting Parties in …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

    The Antarctic is protected by stringent environmental protection regulations.

    … Treaty will not simply expire in 2048. Negotiations can be taken up again 50 years after the Environment Protocol entered into force in 1998. Associated content … Treaty will not simply expire in 2048. Negotiations can be taken up again 50 years after the Environment Protocol entered into force in 1998. … Protocol on …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 27.01.2016

    Antarctic Treaty

    … agreements. last update on 27.01.2016 The 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year, which was devoted to the Antarctic, gave scientists the impetus to engage in … for important follow-up agreements. … The 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year, which was devoted to the Antarctic, gave scientists the impetus to engage in …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Antarctic Treaty System

    … widely varying priorities in terms of research and environmental protection for 50 years despite an as yet unresolved, and therefore "frozen", territorial conflict. … and entered into force on 23 June 1961. Further conventions followed in subsequent years. 1964: Agreed Measures for the Conservation of the Antarctic Flora and Fauna … not ratified by a single state and never entered into force. It was replaced three years later by the following convention: 1991: Protocol on Environmental Protection …