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  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Benzene

    Zapfsäule einer Tankstelle mit drei Benzinzapfhähnen

    … (65.90 kB) Information on benzene (65.41 kB) Related contents Rechtliche Grundlagen der Luftreinhaltung Wirkungen auf die Gesundheit Tags air benzene … Benzene is an …

  • Article from 23.08.2013 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Organization

    … update on 23.08.2013 How are AEGL values established ? Initiated by the German „Federal Environmental Agency“, the „Hazardous Incident Commission“ … date back to the late 80ies and early 90ies: An (unpublished) concept for the derivation of „Störfallbeurteilungswerte“ was developed by the „Association of the Chemical Industry“ (Verband der Chemischen Industrie; VCI) around 1990. In 1991, the „European Centre for …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … domestic associations whose scope of activity reaches beyond the territory of a federal state and for foreign associations in general. Domestic associations whose scope of activity does not reach beyond the territory of a federal state are granted recognition by a competent authority at federal state level. …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … of nature conservation und landscape preservation (Articles 63 and 64 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act). Foreign associations Foreign environmental … zur Stärkung des Umweltschutzes Flyer "Anerkannte Umweltvereinigungen" Tagung "Der Rechtsschutz im Umweltrecht in der Praxis" Documents Liste anerkannter Umwelt- …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2025

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act

    … law, i.e. request an internal review or take legal action. To make an appeal under the UmwRG, environmental associations require a specific recognition. The UmwRG … installations, waste incinerators or energy production plants, licenses under water legislation, and plan approval decisions, for example for landfills. …

  • Landing page from 05.12.2025

    Recommendations for your tender

    Recommendations for your tender These product recommendations are intended as an aid … are intended as an aid to green procurement for contracting authorities. … Recommendations for your tender

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations

    Logo of the competent authority for environmental and nature conservation associations

    … rights. The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the competent authorities at federal state (Länder) level are responsible for granting recognition. last update on 10.01.2018 … pursuant to Article 3 of the Environmental Appeals Act (UmwRG). The UBA on the federal level and the federal states (Länder) share the responsibility of granting …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … PFAS contaminations Related contents Tierarzneimittel Pflanzenschutzmittel in der Landwirtschaft Düngemittel Kompost und Klärschlamm Bodenerosion durch Wasser …

  • Article from 09.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    Mining law

    The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law

    … of environmental protection and resource conservation In 1982 the German federal legislative body replaced the confusing mass of state mining regulations with … a single unified, albeit not definitive, regulatory regime in the form of the Federal Mining Act (BBergG) . This serves mainly to underpin the secure supply of raw materials with more efficient licensing and approval …

  • 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

    … plans. Urban development planning is regulated for the whole of Germany in the Federal Building Code (BauGB) and the Federal Land Utilization Ordinance (BauNVO) . By way of contrast, the building regulations of the individual Länder mainly serve the purpose of hazard prevention, e.g. fire protection. They …

  • Article from 05.02.2018 | Last changed: 05.02.2018

    What qualifications are needed for environmental protection?

    … in Germany is similar to that in other European countries: There is ever broader agreement that environmental protection offers considerable potential for the jobs market, but the development of the qualifications … aside in courses of study such as architecture or civil engineering for building modernisation with regard to energy saving. A survey of experts from companies, …

  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    … larger model the next time they buy a car. A car that’s less of a gas guzzler engenders lower per-mile fuel costs, and this usually influences driving behaviour: … economic sea change, policymakers need to bear in mind that the rebound effect undermines resource use reductions. If policymakers fail to take such rebound effects into consideration, the target resource use reductions may fall short of expectations, and …