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  • Article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Prosecution of Illegal Waste Shipments

    Richter mit Hammer

    … of the authorities of the federal states regarding inspections of facilities and companies § 11(2) Obligation of the authorities of the federal states on spot checks of waste shipments; Participation of customs and the Federal Agency for Traffic of Goods (Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität … of the European enforcement network IMPEL. (Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project (SWEAP)). Associated content Documents Inspection plans for waste shipment …

  • Article from 14.02.2022 | Last changed: 15.02.2022

    Economic issues

    … As an elementary basis of life, water is initially open to all types of use and no one should be excluded from access to the medium of water through ownership or pricing. The use of water can have the characteristics of public goods (ocean shipping), natural monopolies (drinking water supply) or common … Agency can be found unfortunately only in German language available  here . Related publications Ökologische und hygienische Kennzahlen im Benchmarking der …

  • Article from 30.12.2022 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Flood prevention

    The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

    … Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve Source: Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe – Brandenburg; © Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 … of Running Waters " provides information for potential initiators of renaturation projects. The ecological benefits of polders, which can be selectively flooded … gegen  Naturgefahren versichert sind (Elementarschäden) Associated content Publications Hochwasser Related contents Hochwasserschutzrecht Planung und …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them Flooded elbe river near Dessau Source: Jörg Rechenberg / … expected due to global warming can be quantified based on different climate model projections (so-called ensembles) compared to a reference period. The calculations … end of the century (2071-2100), isolated moderate increases in flood discharges are projected in the optimistic case and generally increased, sometimes significantly …

  • Article from 30.11.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment

    Chemical Quality Standards and Assessment In Germany there are EU-wide environmental quality standards and … Pestizide Umweltbelastungen der Landwirtschaft Pflanzenschutzmittel Related publications Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic …

  • Article from 19.09.2018 | Last changed: 18.11.2019

    Ozone and open air sport events

    People are jogging

    Ozone and open air sport events Ground-level ozone can have a negative impact on … open-air sport events when ozone levels are high. last update on 19.09.2018 Ozone and open air sport events Due to weather conditions open air sport events normally … in German Immission Control Law. According to this regulation, the general public has to be informed about the risks of outdoor physical activities when ozone …

  • Article from 24.06.2015 | Last changed: 26.01.2018

    Checklists for preventing water pollution from installations

    … last update on 24.06.2015 Based on recommendations by international river basin and water body commissions, a checklist concept was developed as a tool to efficiently evaluate the condition of installations handling substances and preparations hazardous to water. It comprises an overview of potential fields of …

  • Article from 22.08.2019 | Last changed: 24.09.2019

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust

    Menschen streuen verschiedne Farben aus

    Holi – Festival of colours and dust During a holi-festival the participants throw … with Hindu roots, signifying the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and the end of winter. The festival where people throw brightly coloured powders at …

  • Article from 11.04.2025 | Last changed: 11.04.2025

    Monitoring and assessment

    Monitoring and assessment The federal and state governments regularly collect data on the North … Agency is constantly developing its modelling capacities as part of research projects and uses model results to answer questions relating to marine science. … – EU Partnerschaft für die Risikobewertung von Chemikalien Wasserökonomik Related publications Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … Maritime shipping Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA More and larger … Agency has investigated the environmental impact of scrubber systems in a research project . Discharge water samples were taken on board of ships and analyzed in terms … and Baltic Seas Eco-friendly ship design IMO 2014 Third GHG Study (auf Englisch) Publications Impacts of Scrubbers on the environmental situation in ports and

  • Article from 31.03.2025 | Last changed: 10.04.2025

    Use and Impact

    Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship.

    Use and Impact Port view of Bremerhaven with container crane and container ship. Source: … for the future. Associated content Links EU-Meeresstrategie-Rahmenrichtlinie Publications Weiterentwicklung ausgewählter Indikatoren und Bewertungsansätze für …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done? View of the wide open sea Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA … competent authority for permitting and monitoring scientific marine geoengineering projects. Concepts and measures for the protection of the seas within the framework … Jahres Meeresumweltsymposium 2024 – Aktuelle Meeresschutzthemen Daten zur Umwelt Publications Fachliche Unterstützung der Umsetzung der …