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  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 10.01.2018

    Spatial planning law

    Industrial facilities on the river

    … unavailability as farmland. The fragmentation and excessive dispersion of housing areas splits up habitats of animals and plants  which have evolved over long periods … and quiet. In addition, new roads and human settlements on the outskirts of urban areas are increasing traffic. In its Sustainable Development Strategy of 2002 the …

  • Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International environmental law

    paragraphs

    … sets minimum standards for citizens and environmental associations in the three areas ("pillars") of access to environmental information, public participation in … of pollutants. The German Environment Agency provides this information on the thru.de Internet platform. Environment and international trade Other fields of …

  • Article from 13.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Air monitoring networks

    … Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia Measurement of long-range and transboundary air pollution Air-borne pollutants are often imperceptible to the human senses. They are invisible yet … Umweltbundesamt - UBA) operates measuring stations far away from densely populated areas and cities. Local sources of pollutants, such as industrial sites or power …

  • Article from 12.01.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    2022-2025 Dialogue on Micropollutants

    2022-2025 Dialogue on Micropollutants A stakeholder dialogue on voluntary and manufacturer-responsible measures … National Water Strategy in 2021. It has been adopted in 2023. This states that the pollution of water bodies by a variety of substances is increasing, endangering …

  • Article from 26.10.2023 | Last changed: 07.02.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Interreg Project

    Logo NonHazCity3

    … 3 Interreg Project NonHazCity 3 partner cities on the Baltic Sea want to avoid pollutants in, from and around buildings Source: NonHazCity 3- Projektteam … actors at EU and national level and link them to the implementation of the Zero Pollution Ambition targets in the building sector. The project main coordinator is …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … to crop failures and threaten the livelihoods of large numbers of people in rural areas. At the same time, the agricultural sector is part of the problem: the IPCC … which leads to significant nutrient losses and corresponding environmental pollution and emissions. In some cases, LULUCF emissions (land use, land use change …

  • Article from 23.03.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Thermal treatment

    waste incineration plant

    … which aims to promote implementation of the regulations concerning integrated pollution prevention and control. EU waste incineration regulations were transposed … steadily increasing quality requirements for recyclable sewage sludge, in terms of pollutant content. In 2007, 50.4 percent of Germany’s sewage sludge was being used …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Green public procurement

    Each year, German contracting authorities purchase around €300 billion worth of products ranging from pencils to city buses. This massive purchasing power can potentially be used to reduce environmental pollution, improve environmental product and service range, and promote more targeted market launches of innovative eco-friendly products.

  • Article from 01.08.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil Investigation Advisory Board (FBU)

    … the equivalence of different measurement methods for inorganic and organic pollutant parameters within the framework of the Federal Soil Protection and … Ordinance (BBodSchV)". Position of the FBU on the principles of soil sampling in areas regulated by soil protection legislation Published: December 2016 | File …

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

     The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

  • Article from 21.07.2023 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Document templates

    … Document templates Download area for contractors and grant recipients of the German Environment Agency last … our Word document templates and the Excel template for any charts and tables which your reports and surveys may include. Please get in touch with your contact person at UBA to select the right file for your purposes, and also …