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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-9: Ozone burden

    The picture shows the exhaust pipe of a motor car emitting exhaust gases.

    … According to scientific research, there is an increasing amount of evidence pointing to the influence of weather conditions on the increase in diseases and … than 25 days per calendar year. The mean of the days is calculated across three years. The WHO published new recommendations for air quality in 2021. These …

  • Press release 11/2016 from 22.03.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Gravel-bed streams - our water body type of the year 2016

    the river Elbe in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

    Gravel-bed streams - our water body type of the year 2016 Only 3% of Danube, Rhine … The German Environment Agency (UBA) has chosen the water body type of the year 2016 just in time for World Water Day on 22 March: large gravel-bed streams. …

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    Cave fish

    Cave fish

    … from its congeners living on the surface. The cave loach was discovered only a few years ago in the cave system of the Aachtopf in the Lake Constance region. Source: … from its congeners living on the surface. The cave loach was discovered only a few years ago in the cave system of the Aachtopf in the Lake Constance region. … Cave …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … 28.11.2023 KM-I-2: Sea levels The calculated mean of water levels measured for 19 years at selected gauging stations in the North Sea and Baltic Sea illustrate the … with reference to the standard elevation zero (NHN). The NHN signifies the zero point of the current elevation frame of reference in Germany – termed the ’Deutsche …

  • Press release 45/08 from 11.06.2008 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Pre-registration for REACH begins

    … they want to continue to sell and must therefore register within the next 10 years. ”Interim regulations apply upon registration when substances have been … on implementing REACH is offered by the REACH helpdesk.  It is the information point in Germany for manufacturers, importers and consumers of chemicals. The REACH …

  • Press release 06/2017 from 13.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.04.2017

    Heat pumps and the like: low-frequency hum annoys a growing number of people

    Quiet, constant humming is a disturbance

    … Complaints about low-frequency humming noises have become more frequent in recent years – especially in residential areas. The quiet, constant hum of air source heat … can help avoid urban planning conflicts if potential noise problems are pointed out in development plans. For example, the proper selection of a building …

  • Press release 43/2015 from 27.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Blue Angel Prize 2015 distinguishes companies serving as role models of environmental and climate protection

    award ceremony Blue Angel Award

    … take place again on German Sustainability Day. Source: Christian Lietzmann This year's Blue Angel Prize goes to the telecommunications service provider Telekom … the award on 27 November in Düsseldorf. Press release No. 43/2015 | 27.11.2015 This year's Blue Angel Prize distinguishes companies which have supported the cause of … decision for the benefit of man and the environment." Blue Angel Prize Every year since 2012 the prize has been awarded to companies which support the cause of …

  • Press release 43/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Current recycling review: Successes, failures and challenges

    Recycling trägt zur Ressourcenschonung bei

    … and how these can be overcome at a joint press conference in Berlin after five years of the Packaging Act. Press release No. 43/2023 | 04.12.2023 In 2022, the dual … the actual feed-in rate for mechanical recycling was 67.5 per cent, 4.5 percentage points above the statutory minimum – four years previously it was still well below …

  • Newsletter from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 6/2025

    … 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. Where do we stand today, 10 years on, in implementing the Agreement? Are the goals still achievable? And if so, … stock, especially after another UN Climate Change Conference that ended in disappointment in Brazil in November 2025: Once again, the international community failed …

  • Press release 58/08 from 01.08.2008 | Last changed: 21.06.2013

    Environmental justice - Environmental and health protection for everyone!

    … German Environmental Survey 2003/06 (GerES IV) for Children ( German: KUS ) last year and pointed out the socio-economic imbalance in the distribution of environmental … in coping with environmental pollution in Kassel Environmental justice as a focal point of health reporting in Bavaria UMID is published three to four times …

  • Newsletter from 31.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 4/2025

    … Welcome to the new issue of ‘The Latest from UBA’! It has now been 20 years since the European Union introduced emissions trading as a key climate policy … We hope you find it an interesting read Your UBA Press and Public Relations team 20 years of EU Emissions Trading: Germany’s emissions almost halved since introduction …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 07.01.2026

    E-learning course on air pollution effects under the UNECE Air-Convention

    … and expertise under the UNECE Air-Convention more accessible and to create an entry point for experts from countries who would like to be further involved in the work … and expertise under the UNECE Air-Convention more accessible and to create an entry point for experts from countries who would like to be further involved in the work …