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Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Sustainability and environmental problems usually have a wide range of causes, and they are often global. Solutions must therefore be found at international level. International cooperation in environmental protection has gradually become a more important issue over the last two decades. UBA's most important target groups are EU and UN institutions, the OECD and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The German National Sustainability Strategy is particularly relevant for German sustainability policies. UBA exercises foresight to develop strategies to influence developments in the long term and with due regard for processes and resources.

Waste | Resources, Water

First round table on marine litter

beach with a lot of plastic waste coming from the sea

The Federal Government and the Länder want to strengthen their joint measures to combat marine litter and are coordinating their future action at a round table.

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Applying for a permit to travel to the Antarctic

Although the Antarctic does not "belong" to anyone as such, anybody travelling to the territory covered by the Antarctic Treaty must comply with certain rules during their stay. Any German national planning an activity in the Antarctic or organising a journey which originates in Germany must be granted approval from the German Federal Environment Agency.

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Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Antarctic

An appealing light blue iceberg floats in the nearly black water. The sky is gray and drab.

Roald Amundsen said, “We must not cease to remember with gratitude and admiration the first seafarers who navigated their ships through storms and fog to augment our knowledge of the land of ice in the south”. Since discovery of the Antarctic our knowledge of it has grown steadily, and so has our responsibility for this fragile ecosystem.

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Mixed picture of the state of the environment in Germany

Two engineers discussing in an extensive photovoltaic installation

The German Environment Agency has published its Data on the Environment 2015 report. Action is needed with regard to greenhouse gases, raw material efficiency and nutrient pollution, good news in recycling and drinking water quality.

Waste | Resources, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Resource-efficient land use

stilisierte Erdkugel, auf der Landschaften und Städte überhöht dargestellt sind

The aim of the research project “Resource-efficient land use – Towards a Global Sustainable Land Use Standard” was to spark a debate on the development of a standard for global sustainable land use, launch the requisite scientific process and explore and identify options for implementing a global sustainable land use.

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Global soil protection – What law protects effectively?

asphaltic street and paved footway, in the background new houses

Fertile soils are essential for life. Their preservation is set to become one of the United Nations’ global sustainability goals, under the heading “land degradation neutral world”. A legal study commissioned by UBA looked into how this goal could be implemented at international level.

Chemicals, Economy | Consumption, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

TTIP: Risks for environmental protection

flag of the European Union and flag of the USA

The planned free trade agreement known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), if improperly designed, could result in a softening of EU environmental standards.

Short link: www.uba.de/t66en