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The salt-rich Wadden Sea has been named "Water body type of the Year 2015“. It comprises about 20% of Germany's coastal waters and is located on the country's North Sea coast between the North Sea and East Frisian islands, the mainland and the Jade Bight. read more

Data centers that seek certification by the Blue Angel ecolabel must use significantly less energy in future and make use of climate-friendly air conditioning techniques. The criteria for award of the ecolabel have been revised based on decisions taken at the latest meeting of the Jury Environmental Label. read more

A new paper by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) provides information on the risks of spraying plant protection agents over nature conservation and other protected areas. In the past there had been a ban on spraying insecticides from helicopters to combat forest pests because of the great environmental risks associated with the practice. Exce... read more

More new washing machines, clothes dryers and refrigerators breaking down within five years – consumers quicker to replace working flat screen TVs read more

Federal Environment Agency campaigns for corporate environmental performance and leads by example read more

Threshold values rarely exceeded – nitrate could become a cost driver for some waterworks read more

Wood-fired heating systems emit more particulate matter locally than road traffic read more

2015 Federal Ecodesign Award launched under the motto "Thinking ahead" read more