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  • Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International environmental law

    paragraphs

    … concerned, and what means exist for improving the situation, can be seen in the UBA-commissioned study " Legal Status and Legal Treatment of Environmental Refugees … with international law must take into account various conflicting objectives. ( UBA Texte 154/2023 ) In 2008, the UBA had already examined in a report which economic and practical design issues …

  • Article from 13.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Air monitoring networks

    … The air monitoring network of the Federal Environment Agency ( Umweltbundesamt - UBA) operates measuring stations far away from densely populated areas and cities. … and across national frontiers. Measurement of local air pollution Unlike the UBA, Germany's Länder operate measuring stations in cities, in conurbations, in … at the Federal Environment Agency’s stations database. Geographical location of UBA's monitoring sites Air does not respect frontiers. Pollutants can be transported …

  • Article from 18.02.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Pain relief gel – questions and answers

    Photo showing hands with white cream, which is wiped off with a paper towel.

    … 31.01.2025 Entsorgung von Arzneimitteln Literatur Based on internal analysis by ⁠UBA⁠ using data from the following source: IQVIA MIDAS® Quarterly volume (kg) sales … Directive and recommendations for the 2nd Watch List, EUR 29173 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018, ISBN 978-92-79-81839-4, … Umweltbewusste Entsorgung von Medikamentenresten … Based on internal analysis by ⁠UBA⁠ using data from the following source: IQVIA MIDAS® Quarterly volume (kg) sales …

  • Article from 26.10.2023 | Last changed: 07.02.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Interreg Project

    Logo NonHazCity3

    … Sea, including municipalities, research institutes, NGOs, architecture firms and UBA. last update on 26.10.2023 Hazardous substances in buildings can only be … Sea, including municipalities, research institutes, NGOs, architecture firms and UBA. … Reducing substances in the construction sector that are hazardous to health … eight EU countries around the Baltic Sea, including the German Environment Agency (UBA). … Hazardous substances in buildings can only be avoided, if they are paid …

  • Article from 07.02.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Relevant Micropollutants

    … is compiled in brief dossiers by the Micropollutants Centre in collaboration with UBA experts. The dossier is divided into: Application Selected data on occurrence in … acid or valsartanic acid. Associated content Links Checklist: Diclofenac UBA: Pain Relief Gel with Diclofenac (in German) Checklist: 1H-Benzotriazole … is compiled in brief dossiers by the Micropollutants Centre in collaboration with UBA experts. The dossier is divided into: Application Selected data on occurrence in …

  • 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

    … – towards sustainable agriculture: How can this succeed? Source: Christian Tietz / UBA Climate action in the agricultural sector is complex. It becomes even more …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … gained from the various contaminated-site programs as a starting point, the UBA commissioned a number of research projects and put the findings of these … materiel was developed, tested, manufactured, processed, stored, or destroyed. The UBA no longer actively addresses this issue and stopped updating its database in … gained from the various contaminated-site programs as a starting point, the UBA commissioned a number of research projects and put the findings of these …

  • Article from 23.03.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Thermal treatment

    waste incineration plant

    … Abfallbehandlungsanlagen in Deutschland e.V. website, which also has interactive maps and a list of the applicable laws. Thermal treatment plants, predominantly … (2.30 MB) Thermal treatment of sewage sludge According to Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) figures, each year Germany’s municipal sewage … Abfallbehandlungsanlagen in Deutschland e.V. website, which also has interactive maps and a list of the applicable laws. … Apart from co-incineration capacity in …

  • Article from 27.07.2018 | Last changed: 30.01.2019

    The UBA research agenda “Urban environmental protection”

    A city with red buildings from above

    The UBA research agenda “Urban environmental protection” The UBA research agenda focuses on topics which are of relevance for the development of … changes in urban settlement areas and newly emerging environmental issues. … The UBA research agenda “Urban environmental protection”

  • Article from 01.04.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Commissions and advisory boards

    … issues. In view of the multifarious environmental consequences of farming, the UBA has strengthened its competencies in this regard via two commissions and an … potential and recommending actions in this domain, on 15 October 2010 the UBA established the Kommission Landwirtschaft beim Umweltbundesamt ( Agricultural Expert Panel, KLU ) comprising nine experts who advise the UBA by providing it with recommendations concerning more ecofriendly farming. The …

  • 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.