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  • Cover from 11.09.2015

    Greener Agriculture

    Pesticides are widely used

    … opportunity for the sharing of ideas, solutions and collaborative approaches. This year the conference is hosted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in cooperation with the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA). The theme of this year's conference is "Agricultural Production and Consumption - Mitigation potential …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … more individuals active in fire brigades and THW – 50,000 more than just five years before. Adverse circumstances such as the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic did not … volunteer fire brigades had approximately 70,000 fewer volunteers than just 15 years previously. One of the factors that led to a tailing-off in the recruitment of …

  • DzU article from 04.11.2025 | Last changed: 05.11.2025

    Indicator: Landscape dissection

    A graph shows the undissected low-traffic areas with a minimum size of 100 km² as a percentage of Germany’s total land area for 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 and the target value. Due to differences in methodology, the values are not directly comparable.

    … therefore used to calculate traffic loads across the entire road network for the year 2010. Closer analysis shows that the indicator value is significantly … subject to certain fluctuations, depending on the chosen calculation method. This point must be considered when assessing the target attainment. Methodology The … subject to certain fluctuations, depending on the chosen calculation method. This point must be considered when assessing the target attainment. … The indicator is …

  • Press release 24/2019 from 19.06.2019 | Last changed: 23.10.2019

    Healthy all summer long

    That's good against heat: a cooling water bag

    … Summer, sun, holiday time and bathing fun: summer is the most wonderful time of the year for many people. However, the recent hot summer of 2018 showed that good health … Summer, sun, holiday time and bathing fun: summer is the most wonderful time of the year for many people. However, the recent hot summer of 2018 showed that good health … Summer, sun, holiday time and bathing fun: summer is the most wonderful time of the year for many people. However, the recent hot summer of 2018 showed that good health …

  • Press release 41/2014 from 01.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Who will be the winner of the Blue Angel Prize 2014?

    award ceremony Blue Angel Award

    … Day. Source: Christian Lietzmann The "Blue Angel Prize" is being awarded this year for extraordinary corporate commitment to protection of the environment and … for the environment and health." Press release No. 41/2014 | 01.10.2014 This year is the second time the furniture manufacturer hülsta-werke Hüls GmbH has been … by producers." The Blue Angel Prize is being awarded for the third consecutive year. Further information: Currently the Blue Angel is on about 12,000 products from …

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    BO-I-2: Rainfall erosivity – case study

    The line graph shows the rainfall intensity in kilojoules per square metre times millimetres per hour. The period from 1970 to 2007 is shown. The values fluctuate strongly between the years and range from less than 20 in 1976 to more than 90 in 2006. The time series has a significantly increasing trend.

    … The period from 1970 to 2007 is shown. The values fluctuate strongly between the years and range from less than 20 in 1976 to more than 90 in 2006. The time series … The period from 1970 to 2007 is shown. The values fluctuate strongly between the years and range from less than 20 in 1976 to more than 90 in 2006. The time series …

  • Press release 17/2020 from 09.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Employment numbers in environmental protection sector rising steadily

    worker installing a thermal insulation on a facade of a building

    … of environmental protection for the labour market has continued to grow in recent years. In 2010, 5.9 percent of the labour force was employed in the environmental … German Wind Energy Association estimate the loss of 40,000 jobs in the past three years. A loss of another 25,000 jobs is feared if the market continues to stagnate. …

  • Press release 6/2014 from 16.02.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Particulates and nitrogen dioxide still a health burden in 2013

    386 measuring stations; particulate matter (PM 10) daily mean value: exceedance of EU limit value 3%, WHO guideline 98% and 2% no exceedances; particulate matter (PM 10) daily mean value: exceedance of WHO guideline 51%, 49% no exceedances

    … nitrogen dioxide still a health burden in 2013 Around 47,000 premature deaths every year due to poor air quality Exceedance of particulate matter limit PM10 Source: … Agency (UBA). The high levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution measured in previous years remained unchanged. More than half of the stations in urban areas near traffic …

  • News from 12.12.2013 | Last changed: 09.11.2017

    Environmental Research Plan 2014 now online

    microscope and computers

    … Plan 2014 now online The Environmental Research Plan (UFOPLAN) is issued every year by the Federal Environment Ministry. Source: Franz Flügel / Fotolia.com The … in which the Federal Environment Ministry will focus environmental research next year and which projects will actually be launched. 12.12.2013 Key topics include the … in which the Federal Environment Ministry will focus environmental research next year and which projects will actually be launched. … Environmental Research Plan …

  • Press release 36/2015 from 12.10.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Progress of environmental protection in agriculture too slow

    tractors on a field

    … UBA The pace of environmental protection in the agriculture sector over the past 30 years has clearly been too slow. Many known problems such as high nitrogen inputs to … No. 36/2015 | 12.10.2015 The status of groundwater has improved over the past years. "We welcome the fact that pesticide pollution in groundwater has been …

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    EW-R-3: Electricity storage options

    A block diagram shows with two columns each for the years 2011 to 2017 the net nominal capacity for installed and under construction turbine operation as well as the gross nominal capacity for installed pumping operation in gigawatts. There is a significant increasing trend for both installed turbine operation and turbine capacity under construction. No trend is discernible for installed pumping operation.

    … Electricity storage options A block diagram shows with two columns each for the years 2011 to 2017 the net nominal capacity for installed and under construction … monitoring report turbine … A block diagram shows with two columns each for the years 2011 to 2017 the net nominal capacity for installed and under construction …

  • Newsletter from 21.02.2020 | Last changed: 21.02.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2020

    … at international level Law & legislation UBA news Recently published As recounted Appointments Dear Reader, The German Environment Agency began the year 2020 with a major new development: on 1st January, Professor Dr. Dirk Messner … recycling, however. The UBA has been working on suitable concepts for nearly two years – Petra Weißhaupt, a Biotechnologist in the Product Responsibility Division, …