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  • Article from 03.06.2020 | Last changed: 04.06.2020

    Federal Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Programme

    Map of EECCA and Central/Eastern European states

    … The UBA cooperates with EECCA and Central/Eastern European states Source: Umweltbundesamt Since the year 2000 the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) runs the … for the deployment of modern environmental technologies. Project examples may be found in the project database of the Advisory Assistance Programme on the website of … trips; Formation of networks and communication structures, e.g. by establishing round tables or working groups; Development of tools to assist with the autonomous …

  • Article from 19.03.2020 | Last changed: 23.03.2020

    Lawful Rights of Participation

    colorful symbolised People under the magnifying glass

    … Participation rights play a major role in environmental protection. Source: WunderBild / Fotolia.com Participation rights play a major role in environmental … and associations. A broad level of public participation makes it easier to understand decisions and thus helps in finding acceptable solutions. Another plus of … Environmental protection or nature conservation associations that are recognised under the Environmental Appeals Act are also entitled to special participation …

  • Article from 17.02.2021 | Last changed: 17.02.2021

    Access to justice

    Exterior view of the Federal Administrative Court against blue sky

    … thorabeti /Fotolia.com In accordance with the German Constitution (Basic Law – Grundgesetz, GG) anyone asserting that their rights are being infringed by public … legal basis in the Environmental Appeals Act (Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz, UmwRG) und the Federal Nature Conservation Act (Bundesnaturschutzgesetz, BNatSchG ) and in corresponding provisions under the law of …

  • Article from 17.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.09.2013

    Integrated coastal zone management in Germany

    … the special circumstances at sea. This resolution established an important foundation for coordinating planning of sea and coastal areas that takes account of … The ‘ Lust op dat Meer ’ contest sponsored by the Land Schleswig-Holstein with funding and technical support from the BMU and UBA in 2010 and 2011 is also of note. … period. The ICZM reports of individual coastal Member States provide an important foundation on which the EU Commission can base options for the further development of …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Resource use in Germany

    Opencast mining with large machines

    … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a … Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Related publications Brochure: Digitalisation and natural … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    FAQ

    … provides precipitation data from the RESTNI 3 project for dispersion calculations under the TA Luft (Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control). In addition to … in the first quarter of 2026 in the UBA series of texts at https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen . According to this procedure, the precipitation data will … concentration depends on the distance from the source and the height above the ground. The averaging time (hourly average, annual average) also plays a role. It is …

  • Article from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 22.06.2023

    Laws of environmental liability, harm and criminal actions

    dead bird in the water

    … harm that occurs. The legislature can create environmental liability legislation under both public and civil law. In terms of civil law this is a matter of … consequences of the practical application of the Environmental Damage Act can be found in the presentation “Umweltschutz durch Umwelthaftung – Das … International environmental liability law can provide compensation for transboundary or extraterritorial damage incurred by the polluter and thus contribute to …

  • Article from 21.11.2024 | Last changed: 21.11.2024

    Access to environmental information

    Blick auf Bürgerinformation und Bibliothek im UBA-Gebäude Dessau-Roßlau

    … German Environment Agency’s headquarters in Dessau Source: Silke Seider / Umweltbundesamt last update on 21.11.2024 Background and aims of the Environmental Information Act The Environmental Information Act … des Umweltinformationsgesetzes (UIG) - Analyse der Anwendung der Regelungen des UIG und Erschließung von Optimierungspotentialen für einen ungehinderten und einfachen …

  • Article from 03.12.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2020

    Immission control law

    Two chimneys blow out white smoke

    … makes up immission control legislation. German immission control legislation has undergone a dynamic development since BImSchG entered into force in 1974. It has in … by the German Environment Agency (UBA) analyzes the operator obligations under the Federal Immission Control Act with regard to energy efficiency. Present … Schulte and Kathleen Michalk (Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Technik- und Umweltrecht), see here (English summary available). Associated content Links …

  • Article from 09.09.2019 | Last changed: 10.09.2019

    Better Environmental Regulation

    Symbols: Books-Brain-Light

    … aims to simplify environmental law to make it easier to comply with and to understand. It should prevent burden on citizens, businesses and the state that are … in that way. Part of Better Regulation is to cut bureaucracy, thereby reducing undue bureaucratic hurdles for citizens, businesses and public administration, which … Related contents Abfallrecht Bodenschutzrecht Immissionsschutzrecht Klimaschutz- und Energierecht Umweltgesetzbuch Umwelthaftungs- und Umweltschadensrecht …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 10.01.2018

    Spatial planning law

    Industrial facilities on the river

    … transformation of Germany’s energy system (Energiewende) will require more underground storage sites. Conflicting claims of different land uses can therefore be … water extraction, raw material extraction, storage, CCS , geothermal energy, underground disposal). Conflicts concerning protected assets and the public interest …

  • Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International environmental law

    paragraphs

    … the global environment. last update on 19.06.2024 Governance of geoengineering under international law Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the … technological means to influence global systems. These suggestions are subsumed under the heading of “geoengineering” or “climate engineering”. Most of the … Geoengineering-Governance . Environmental migration and international law Around the world, people are threatened by serious environmental changes which are …