Close-up of solar cells.

InternationalExpansion of solar power
in Greece

State Secretary Jürgen Becker stressed out the opportunities for economic growth, innovation and new jobs by the expansion of solar power in Greece.   more

Posters, claim: Waste is a resource - information about the stamp.

Waste ManagementIFAT Entsorga 2012

The BMU is again present at IFAT Entsorga. At the opening of the fair in Munich, Katherina Reiche introduced the special issue stamp "Waste is resource".   more

gelb-schwarz-weiß gemusterter Schmetterling sitzt auf roten Blüten

BiodiversityNew UN Secretariat on
Biodiversity in Bonn

On April 19, the international community decided that the UN Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will be located in Bonn.   more

Filmausschnitt, Blick in die Baumkronen, auf dem Bild ein Play-Pfeilchen

NatureWorld Heritage Sites

On 25 June 2011 Germany's ancient beech forests were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Daniel Bahr, Zsuzsanna Jakab, Norbert Röttgen und Jürgen Nimptsch stehen im nebeneinander.

Environment and HealthWHO European Centre
opened in Bonn

Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen and Federal Minister of Health Daniel Bahr joined WHO Regional Director for Europe Zsuzsanna Jakab to open the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health.   more

Tautropfen perlt an einer noch nicht geöffneten Blüte ab. (Foto: BMU / Bernd Müller)

InternationalOECD will support green
growth

At a two-day meeting in Paris environment ministers from OECD countries opted for green growth in developed and emerging economies.   more

EconomyGermany's growth is
becoming increasingly
sustainable

The 2011 Report on the Environmental Economy presents the latest developments, challenges and prospects of the environmental economy in Germany.   more