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  • Press release 11/2018 from 24.04.2018 | Last changed: 26.04.2018

    How well do penguins hear?

    Johannes-Maria Schlorke/OZEANEUM Stralsund

    … Environment Agency (UBA) the Deutsches Meeresmuseum Stralsund has launched a three-year research project on penguin hearing and the effects of underwater noise in … Environment Agency (UBA) the Deutsches Meeresmuseum Stralsund has launched a three-year research project on penguin hearing and the effects of underwater noise in …

  • Press release 38/2018 from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 06.12.2018

    Award ceremony for winners of 7th German Federal Ecodesign Award

    Logo des Bundespreis Ecodesign 2018

    … Ministry (BMU) and German Environment Agency (UBA) are awarding prizes to this year's winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award today in Berlin. Winning … and German Environment Agency have awarded the German Federal Ecodesign Award every year since 2012 in collaboration with the International Design Center Berlin. The … Ministry (BMU) and German Environment Agency (UBA) are awarding prizes to this year's winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award today in Berlin. Winning …

  • Appointment from 18.07.2014

    3rd Global Soil Week

    … Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 - 00:00 more Informations   2015 is the International Year of Soils Tags soil protection … 3rd Global Soil Week …

  • Press release 28/2016 from 16.09.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    European Mobility Week brings sustainable mobility a step closer

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … kick-off on 16 September 2016 in Frankfurt European Mobility Week is held every year from 16 to 22 September. Source: luciap / fotolia.com From 16 to 22 September … German Environment Agency (UBA) took over coordination of the EMW in Germany this year. UBA’s President Maria Krautzberger comments: “Our transport systems must … More than 20 cities and districts in Germany are participating in the EMW this year, more than doubled compared to last year. The campaigns are very diverse, …

  • Press release 10/2020 from 12.03.2020 | Last changed: 18.03.2020

    Slight decline in Germany's air pollutant emissions

    Dicker, schwarzer Rauch kommt aus dem Schornstein.

    … by 16 percent (baseline 1990), stagnating at the same low level for the past ten years. Press release No. 10/2020 | 12.03.2020 UBA's President Dirk Messner is … 76 percent respectively, and despite a virtual standstill in mitigation in recent years. The trend in persistent organic compounds is similar: mitigation ranges from … by 16 percent (baseline 1990), stagnating at the same low level for the past ten years. … The trend in Germany's air pollutant emissions continues on a slight …

  • Press release 21/2018 from 08.08.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    Boat hull paints – a problem for our waters

    A sea harbor with many small sail and motor boats.

    … paints should be reduced Antifouling paints are reapplied every one to two years because the biocides are washed out. Source: Dr. Michael Feibicke / UBA … paints applied on pleasure craft are polluting Germany's surface waters every year. Paints and coatings which contain biocides are often used to protect against …

  • DzU article from 03.09.2025 | Last changed: 03.09.2025

    Indicator: Organic farming

    A graph shows the increase of the share of organic farming areas in total utilised agricultural area based on data of the German Federal Statistical Office and the BMLEH. It also shows the 30 percent target of the Federal Government.

    … cultivated areas in agricultural land to 30 % by 2030. At the growth rate of recent years, this aim is expected to be missed in 2030. Environmental importance Organic … to reach the target: even if the increase were to continue at the level of the past years, the 30% target would not be reached in 2030. Thus, it is important to … cultivated areas in agricultural land to 30 % by 2030. At the growth rate of recent years, this aim is expected to be missed in 2030. … Organic agriculture is a more …