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  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Monitoring projects in the Antarctic

    Regular environmental monitoring records whether and how Antarctica is changing as result of human influence

    … potential environmental impact of scientific, touristic and other activities. It may only permit a planned activity if the activity entails no risk of causing … potential environmental impact of scientific, touristic and other activities. It may only permit a planned activity if the activity entails no risk of causing …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Non-native species

    Ship in the Antarctic

    … and areas with sparse vegetation. It is necessary to limit the areas which tourists may access and to establish an international, long-term soil-biological monitoring … working paper submitted at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in May 2013. The paper calls upon the signatory states to intensify their preventative …

  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic

    Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of the Federal Environment Agency.

    … guidelines and seminars, national and international reporting activities , and drafting informational and position papers that are used by national and … guidelines and seminars, national and international reporting activities , and drafting informational and position papers that are used by national and …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 09.12.2020

    Underwater noise

    … of certain hearing abilities. The natural patterns of behaviour of marine mammals may be altered if the animal is further away from the noise source or the sound source is quieter, e.g. shipping noise. Acoustic disturbances may have a number of different effects: many whales will leave an area if it is too …

  • Article from 17.02.2016 | Last changed: 20.10.2016

    Harmful substance properties

    … adjusted according to specific product group. Harmful substance properties which may constitute grounds for a ban of substances in products which bear the ecolabel … adjusted according to specific product group. Harmful substance properties which may constitute grounds for a ban of substances in products which bear the ecolabel …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … for purposes of characterizing the good ecological status of soil. The current draft of the Soil Framework Directive gives short shrift to soil biodiversity. The … for purposes of characterizing the good ecological status of soil. The current draft of the Soil Framework Directive gives short shrift to soil biodiversity. The …

  • Article from 23.08.2013 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Organization

    … adoption of values agreed upon in the USA is not binding in Germany. Modifications may take place. Within the OECD there are similar activities, especially in the … of the respective international values in 1996 and initially developed draft values according to the ERPG concept (see below). The „Federal Environmental …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … ) is happy to answer questions and provide any further information you may need. Associated content Links Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for … ) is happy to answer questions and provide any further information you may need. … Helpful hints on gaining recognition …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … if at least three quarters of its members are legal persons, the association may be exempted from the requirement in the first half of this sentence provided the … recognition. They must meet the same requirements as domestic associations. They may, however, file an appeal or bring legal action before a decision on recognition …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2025

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act

    … law that part of the European Public Participation Directive 2993/35/EC of 26 May 2003 which deals with access to justice. The overall aim of the Directive is to … February 2005. An environmental association recognised pursuant to Article 3 UmwRG may take legal action against decisionsof public authorities specified in Article 1 …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Public building law

    Building law helps conserve resources in the planning, construction or modification of residential settlements

    … recycled building material by determining the extent of land used for building in draft or revision procedures for development plans. In the case of urban planning … to achieving the objectives of climate and resource protection. To this end it is drafting strategy papers (reduction of land use for housing development and … Leibnitz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development (IÖR) by order of UBA 2008; climate protection in spatial planning, BKR by order of UBA 2012; UBA land …

  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    … to 20 percent. In other words, the actual energy savings for the aforesaid elements may be up to 25 percent lower than the projected technically feasible savings. … portion of efficiency gains would be negated. In some cases, the savings effect may even backfire – although this happens only rarely and is associated with the …