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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 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 … and the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (2008). Legislation, programmes and spatial and regional planning proposals have also been expanded at …

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 … 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

… 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

… 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

… 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 … at national level, and the European Commission at European level have put programmes for Better Regulation into place. The German Environment Agency aims to …

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 … 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

… 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 … disputes. Beside the possibility of upgrading the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to a UN organisation or creating a new global environment …

Article from 13.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

Air monitoring networks

… Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia Measurement of long-range and transboundary air pollution Air-borne pollutants are often imperceptible to the human … Each air monitoring station in Germany (Federal or Länder) has a specific measuring programme and works with specific measuring instruments. Information both on …

Article from 18.02.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Pain relief gel – questions and answers

Photo showing hands with white cream, which is wiped off with a paper towel.

… 2024 Viele Gewässer enthalten umweltbelastende Stoffe, zu denen auch Arzneimittel und deren Abbauprodukte gehören. Auch im Grundwasser und somit im Rohwasser für … Warum ist Diclofenac im Gewässer problematisch? Ein Messprogramm in der gesamten EU zeigte für die Jahre 2015 - 2018 auffallend hohe … zu finden: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/humanarzneimittel-umwelt … Ein Messprogramm in der gesamten EU zeigte für die Jahre 2015 - 2018 auffallend hohe …