Umweltbundesamt
The checklist presented here has the objective to support the identification of improvement potential regarding the environmental impact in the textiles industry. It is based on a comprehensive technical analysis of the European textile industry and refers to currently available technologies.read more
As a Party to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), since 1994 Germany has been obliged to prepare, publish and regularly update national emission inventories of greenhouse gases. In February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force. As a result, for the first time ever the international community of nations is required to implement binding action objectives and instruments f...read more
Today it is well known how to produce textiles and shoes in a manner that is as environmentally friendly as possible. This is also clear to consumers. They are becoming less and less willing to bear environmental risks – much in the way that they have already demonstrated with regard to inadequate social standards. According to the 2010 Environmental Awareness Study of the Federal Environment Agen...read more
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra (KMAO-Ugra) started to play a main role in the Russian economy in the mid-1990s when key oil and gas extraction was located in this region. Hence, a migration boom started, incomes increased and the infrastructure improved, especially in the capital of KMAO-Ugra – Khanty-Mansiysk. A continuous rise in the amount of waste has been recorded in the municipality...read more
This brochure gives you an insight into the sustainability activities taking place at local community level in Germany, and shows how these activities in specific areas and selected spheres of action can lead to sustainable development that is worthy of imitation. The brochure is based on a survey conducted across Germany in 2011. Selected examples from the current survey show the ways in which th...read more
We investigated the possibility of monitoring penguin colonies across the Antarctic using remote sensing by satellites. We selected six test sites with a number of penguin colonies, focussing on the species Pygoscelis adeliae (Adélie penguin) and Pygoscelis papua (gentoo penguin).read more
With COM(2011) 856 final from 09.12.2011 the EU Commission launched a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sound level of motor vehicles. This proposal is related to motor vehicles having at least four wheels. Objective and aim are described as follows: “The objective of the proposal is to ensure a high level of health and environmental protection and to s...read more
In June 2006, the “Thematic Strategy on Sustainable Use of Pesticides" was accepted by the European Commission. The implementation, through Framework Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides, aims at minimising hazards and risks to human health and the environmen...read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
