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Tackling the negative impacts of transport: A global task
Traffic is growing and growing – and presenting cities around the world with similar challenges in terms of climate, environmental and health protection.
Financing sustainable transport in Africa
An UBA study gives recommendations on what donors should bear in mind in the funding of transport projects in developing and transition regions.
Compliance with caps on air pollutants still problematic
Air pollution caused by nitrogen dioxide and particulates continued to be too high in Germany in 2012.
Onshore wind power potential greater than previously thought
More than one tenth of Germany's land surface is suited for wind turbines - without causing significant harm to sensitive protected areas or compromising noise protection laws.
UMID 2/2013: Civic participation
Citizens want to be consulted when it comes to take important decisions. A special issue of the quarterly UMID magazine deals with the subject of civic participation and how it can be realised in the fields of environment and health.
Common Agricultural Policy – KLU assesses reform agreement
The Agriculture Commission at the German Federal Environment Agency (KLU) assessed the outcome for a reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union.
Environmentally harmful chemical to be banned from outdoor gear
As the UBA had proposed, nine chemicals have been added to list of Substances of Very High Concern in accordance with the European Chemicals Regulation (REACH)