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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 … evaluation of the application of the Environmental Appeals Act. Associated content Links The legal debate on access to justice for environmental NGOs Related contents …

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

… development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a … increase of 15 % in that of biotic raw materials. Source: UBA Resources Report 2022 Download image (723.62 kB) Germany benefits from global trade Germany benefits from … Resources Report 2022 Download image (583.48 kB) Next Previous Associated content Links European Commission „Circular Economy Strategy“ UNEP „International Resource …

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 … the calculation if the original flag library is available. Check that you have downloaded the flag library in full, unpacked it and copied it to the BESTAL folder. …

Article from 11.06.2015 | Last changed: 19.04.2024

AUSTAL2000N - Download

… AUSTAL2000N - Download This page provides the current program versions, sample and … the file name and selecting the menu "Extract all". AUSTAL2000N - Files Files for download AUSTAL2000N Files Documentation Patch information (TXT / 03.09.2014) …

Article from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 22.06.2023

Laws of environmental liability, harm and criminal actions

… 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 … the BERICHTE (reports) series of the German Environment Agency. Associated content Links Corporate Liability for Transboundary Environmental Harm Environmental …

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 … Legal provisions Environmental Information Act (Umweltinformationsgesetz) pdf download - Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 …

Article from 03.12.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2020

Immission control law

… makes up immission control legislation. German immission control legislation has undergone a dynamic development since BImSchG entered into force in 1974. It has in … justice in Germany by providing jurisprudential analysis. It establishes links between the broad concepts of environmental justice in the philosophy of legal …

Article from 09.09.2019 | Last changed: 10.09.2019

Better Environmental Regulation

… 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 … society organisations reacted by creating a watchdog network. Associated content Links Federal Government on bureaucracy reduction and Better Regulation European …

Article from 22.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

Environmental Code

… Environmental Code Environmental Code Source: Silke Seider / Umweltbundesamt A uniform Environmental Code shall harmonise and simplify the host of … where different aspects of the Environmental Code are addressed. Associated content Links Webpage of Eco-Institute about the Environmental code Tags Environmental Code …

Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 10.01.2018

Spatial planning law

… transformation of Germany’s energy system (Energiewende) will require more underground storage sites. Conflicting claims of different land uses can therefore be … Strategy target to reduce new land use to 30 hectares by 2020. Associated content Links Workshop: Was kann das Planungsrecht für die Umwelt tun? Baunutzungsverordnung …

Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

International environmental law

… 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 … Schmidt Verlag (126 pages, 34.00 EUR, ISBN: 3-503-07819-3). Associated content Links Workshop on Sustainability chapters in Free Trade Agreements Border Tax …