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  • DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Indicator: Grasslands

    A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

    … At a glance Between 1991 and 2024 the area of grassland in Germany decreased by around 12 %. The area of permanent grassland has almost remained at the same level in … Approximately 40 % of the endangered ferns and flowering plants in Germany are found in grassland ( BfN 2023 , in German only ). But grasslands are also important … adapted to them. Assessing the development Permanent grassland in Germany has been under pressure in recent decades. In 1991 there were still over 5.3 million hectares …

  • Press release 04/2016 from 03.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Sharp decrease of climate gases in Germany in 2014

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … efforts for far too long. This has got to change. We need a climate turnaround in all sectors. The Climate Protection Plan 2050 which the Federal Government … Deutschland seit 1990 nach Kategorien der UNFCCC-Berichterstattung Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (359.96 kB) Daten als Excel-Datei (43.75 kB) Diagramm als … kB) Treibhausgas-Emissionen in Deutschland 1990 bis 2014: Sektoren des Aktionsprogramms Klimaschutz 2020 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (254.61 kB) …

  • Newsletter from 22.08.2018 | Last changed: 22.08.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2018

    … arose in Germany in 2016 and how things stand regarding its recycling. Wishing you informative reading The UBA press office Increasing quantities of waste packaging … the consumption of plastic packaging increased by about 74 percent. Source: Umweltbundesamt In Germany in the year 2016, this was equivalent to 220.5 kilograms of … facts and data, please refer to the current edition of our annual study, “Aufkommen und Verwertung von Verpackungsabfällen in Deutschland im Jahr 2016” (The occurrence …

  • Newsletter from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2019

    … about particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone pollution. Source: Umweltbundesamt How good is the air that we breathe? Since the end of August, reliable and … Goals and measures were therefore determined in the 2013 waste prevention programme of the German federal government, and possible indicators were named. It …

  • Press release 21/2021 from 06.05.2021 | Last changed: 06.05.2021

    Strengthening environmental and climate protection in corporate reporting obligations

    Ein idylisches Flussufer mit vielen grünen Bäumen, die sich im Wasser spiegeln

    … with climate actions and key performance indicators. Only this triad allows a good understanding of the company’s climate ambition. Compared to climate change, German … from a financial perspective. About 60 percent of German companies follow this understanding in their mandatory reports. Specific requirements on strategies, … non-financial reports from all German capital market-oriented companies that fall under the provisions of the German implementing act of the Non-Financial Reporting …

  • Press release 48/2022 from 30.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products

    … costs. This is also provided for in the draft of the German Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG), which the Federal Cabinet adopted in November 2022 and will now … manufacturers would have to pay as much as €8.95/kg into the Disposable Plastics Fund, says UBA. The money would then be paid out to cities and municipalities which … in public spaces. On a national average, single-use plastic products make up around 6% in weight percentage, with beverage cups, followed by tobacco products with …

  • Press release 30/2022 from 21.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

    German Environment Agency awarded quality seal for compatibility of work, family and private life

    Eight women and one man posed for a photo at UBA Dessau, smiling and holding glasses for a toast and the Work and Family Audit certificate in the camera

    … for compatibility of work, family and private life UBA celebrates its audit berufundfamilie award by toasting with non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Source: Martin Stallmann / Umweltbundesamt The German Environment Agency (UBA) has been awarded the audit berufundfamilie certificate on 21 June 2022 in recognition of its efforts to foster a …

  • Press release 42/2021 from 25.10.2021 | Last changed: 28.10.2021

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … and electronic waste Plan-E: Dispose of e-waste simply & correctly (ear Foundation) Publications Ratgeber: Abfälle im Haushalt Vergleichende Analyse von … Regionen in Deutschland zur Bestimmung des Anteils an Problemstoffen und verwertbaren Materialien All press releases Tags Electrical and Electronic …

  • Press release 50/2019 from 10.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    Nitrogen surplus from agriculture has been excessive for 20 years

    Ein Traktor bringt Gülle auf einem Feld aus

    … for 20 years No sign of change up to 2017 in intensive livestock farming regions Groundwater is often contaminated with nitrate, one reason being fertilisers containing … nitrogen transported to biogas plants and then back to fields as digestates was around 574,000 tonnes, which corresponds to 15 percent of the total amount of nitrogen … nitrogen fertilisation in areas where high nitrate levels are contaminating the groundwater," Ms Krautzberger recommended. From 2015 to 2017, the average nitrogen …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

    The picture shows a pipeline system in front of industrial plant used for feeding cold water into a production process. Apart from the pipeline it is possible see other technical assemblies.

    … in the processing industry Source: StBA (Nichtöffentliche Wasserversorgung und Abwasserentsorgung; Volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnungen) Economical use of … % more than the procurement in 2001. Ever since, the value has been fluctuating around 5,500 million cubic metres annually. If one relates water procurement to the … % more than the procurement in 2001. Ever since, the value has been fluctuating around 5,500 million cubic metres annually. If one relates water procurement to the …

  • Appointment from 18.04.2016

    Colloquium: 20 Years Focal Point to the Basel Convention

    … Colloquium: 20 Years Focal Point to the Basel Convention Umweltbundesamt Hauptsitz Wörlitzer Platz 1 06844 Dessau-Roßlau Deutschland Open in … of the German Focal Point to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, which has been based at the … Europe and other continents discussed the future legal framework for transboundary waste movements, technological advances in waste management and recycling, …

  • Press release 07/2023 from 20.02.2023 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Tackling the housing shortage with ecological answers

    Baustelle mit Baukränen in der Innenstadt

    … and heat as a result of the climate crisis are putting cities and their residents under stress. We need climate-resilient cities with smartly planned blue and green … be built instead of small-scale and dispersed ones, then intensively usable playgrounds and green corridors with a positive impact on the climate must also be included … content Wohnraummangel: Überblick über die zentralen Forderungen Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (610.76 kB) Links Graphic housing shortage: overview of the …