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Current Press Releases

  • Press International | 23.04.24

    UN ministers push for a strong UN instrument to combat plastic pollution

    A high-level meeting of environment ministers in Ottawa, Canada concluded on Monday with a clear framework for a far-reaching global UN agreement to end plastic pollution.

  • Press Nature and Biological Diversity | 19.04.24

    Minister Lemke: "Healthy nature is crucial for our foundations of life"

    The German Advisory Council on the Environment presented Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke with its statement entitled "Renaturation: strengthening biodiversity and making land management sustainable".

  • Press International | 16.04.24

    China and Germany launch Dialogue

    Steffi Lemke signed an Action Plan on circular economy and resource efficiency. The countries’ intent is to intensify their joint work in environmental policy and point the way for specific types of environmental cooperation.

  • Press Marine Conservation | 16.04.24

    9th Our Ocean Conference

    Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke has called for swift ratification of the UN BBNJ Agreement on the occasion of this year’s Our Ocean Conference in Athens.

  • Press International | 01.03.24

    UNEA-6 resolves to better protect global water resources

    UNEA-6 has taken important decisions to protect global water resources and regulate hazardous chemicals. Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke praises successes for multilateralism.

  • Press International | 26.02.24

    Steffi Lemke represents the German government at UNEA-6 in Nairobi

    Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke is visiting Nairobi to represent Germany at UNEA-6. At the assembly, the Minister will push for sound global water resources management and sustainable chemicals management.

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Current Reports

  • Report Climate adaptation | 13.12.23

    Statement by Steffi Lemke on the conclusion of COP28

    The COP28 world climate conference in Dubai has come to an end with a unanimously adopted final declaration. Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke commented on this successful conclusion.

  • Report Europe | 08.06.23

    Advisory Board for Environment and Sport on CSDDD

    The Advisory Board for Environment and Sport of the BMUV welcomes the planned reasonable duty of care for companies in the EU.

  • Report Chemical Safety | 27.02.23

    G7 workshop on lead poisoning reduction

    Die Veranstaltung im November 2022 besuchten Expertinnen und Experten aus der ganzen Welt, die das Ziel hatten, die Bleiexposition in Ländern mit niedrigem und mittlerem Einkommen zu verringern.

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