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Article from 21.10.2022 | Last changed: 24.10.2022

Resource conservation law

… Masnovo / Fotolia.com Despite the growing demand for natural resources and the environmental problems entailed by this demand, in Germany there are as yet no laws …

Article from 01.08.2019 | Last changed: 02.08.2019

Resource use and its consequences

… freighted with consequences. It inevitably generates emissions and other untoward environmental effects across the entire lifecycle of each and every product. …

Article from 06.12.2017 | Last changed: 06.12.2017

Frequently Asked Questions about phthalates and plasticisers

… FAQ of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) last update on 06.12.2017 What are phthalates, what are … are measured in urine samples taken from children and adults. In the Federal environmental specimen bank, degradation products of phthalates were detected in …

Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

Permitting procedure in Germany

… the Antarctic is regulated by a separate law, the Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (AIEP). Because of their potential … effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns Advancing REACH: Interplay of the …

Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

Applying for a permit to travel to the Antarctic

… which originates in Germany must be granted approval from the German Federal Environment Agency. last update on 29.02.2016 According to the Act implementing the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (AUG) , all activities in the … effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines …

Article from 06.08.2013 | Last changed: 23.03.2016

Media professionals in Antarctica

Penguins in the antarctic, behind a cruising ship

… staff do not need to apply for a permit to travel to Antarctica at the German Environment Agency (UBA), everyone else who intends to commercialize images and … effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines …

Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

Inspections in the Antarctic

2013 South African-German inspection group

… inspection group Source: M. Ney Most of UBA's work with regard to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and the Antarctic Treaty itself is … Africa, with whom the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centrum for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) has engaged in successful cooperation in Antarctic research …

Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 04.05.2020

International policy and knowledge transfer

… knowledge transfer International exchange of knowledge is the basis for worldwide environmental protection standards. Source: Raxpixel.com / Fotolia Environmental …

Article from 31.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.09.2024

Alpine Convention

A clear-water lake, surrounded by high mountains

… a decisive impact on the Alps for about 6,000 years. As a sensitive ecosystem, any environmental problem in the region can quickly pose a threat to the very existence …

Article from 10.11.2016 | Last changed: 16.11.2016

New Concepts for European Construction Product Standards

… future costs of testing. With the release data it becomes possible to optimize the environmental characteristics of construction products already during their … Links European Committee for Standardization European Commission: Construction symposium on Construction Products Regulation (in German) Construction Products …

Article from 14.11.2016 | Last changed: 16.11.2016

EU Construction Products Regulation

… protection. last update on 14.11.2016 New legal framework enables an update of the environmental protection requirements The European Parliament and the Council of the … study: need for more extensive labelling? (PDF) European Commission: Construction symposium on EU Construction Products Regulation (in German) Construction Products …

Article from 15.07.2024 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2

Silver VW Touran in front of the UBA headquarters.

… Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2 The Federal Environment Agencies’ climate friendly official car (VW Touran) Source: Gabriele … Markteinführung von Pkw- Klimaanlagen mit dem Kältemittel CO2 (R744) Documents More environmentally friendly mobile air conditioning systems needed now (49.30 kB) …