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  • Article from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 22.06.2023

    Laws of environmental liability, harm and criminal actions

    dead bird in the water

    … takes place. Nevertheless, if environmental harm or harm to an individual caused by environmental media should occur, the law must also have a response in these … law Criminal law is the sharpest sword of any legal system. The legislature uses a penal provision to express a particular value judgement. In Germany penal … The authors were Prof. Juliane Kokott from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Dr. Frank Hoffmeister. The study is a contribution to the creation of a …

  • Article from 03.12.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2020

    Immission control law

    Two chimneys blow out white smoke

    … off the very occurrence of harmful environmental effects. Industrialisation caused a sharp increase in pollutant load and noise as far back as the 19th century. … the operator obligations of the Federal Immission Control Act with regard to energy efficiency-related measures for air pollution control This study commissioned by the … for its interpretation of these obligations to take precautions and to use energy efficiently (cf. Article 5 (1) Nos. 2, 4) BImSchG). This 2018 study, designed by …

  • Article from 09.09.2019 | Last changed: 10.09.2019

    Better Environmental Regulation

    Symbols: Books-Brain-Light

    … into place. The German Environment Agency aims to make environmental law more efficient and user-friendly by cutting bureaucracy and thereby raise acceptance among the public … agreement on better law making. An initiative launched by the Netherlands and Great Britain in which Germany is also involved is developing proposals …

  • Article from 22.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

    Environmental Code

    The Environmental Code in the grass

    … at individual environmental media and co-exist side by side. These laws sometimes use different definitions of concepts and regulatory approaches, or give weight to … at individual environmental media and co-exist side by side. These laws sometimes use different definitions of concepts and regulatory approaches, or give weight to …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 10.01.2018

    Spatial planning law

    Industrial facilities on the river

    … planning law construction of more and more new industrial facilities destroys the landscape Source: fotolehmann / Fotolia.com Many projects that make use of land can have negative environmental impacts. This includes soil sealing or … is also a problem. last update on 10.01.2018 Spatial planning law Soil is a natural resource on which we all live and everybody depends on. It fulfils a great number of …

  • Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International environmental law

    paragraphs

    … adopted two different strategies for combating climate change: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to unavoidable climate change. For some time now … political focus on ideas and suggestions designed to combat climate change by using technological means to influence global systems. These suggestions are … MEAs and the WTO with respect to the design of dispute settlement procedures, the use of differing dispute settlement procedures in potential cases of conflict, and …

  • Article from 13.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Air monitoring networks

    … Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia … data from its own network and those of the Länder's networks. These data are used to provide, for each measured pollutant, maps showing the current air quality …

  • Article from 12.01.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    2022-2025 Dialogue on Micropollutants

    … groups to discuss the core elements of the previous strategy. The project focuses on the following: Discussion and derivation of objectives from the perspective … is therefore to implement solutions and measures to reduce micropollutants more efficiently. Associated content Links National Water Strategy BMUV: National Water …

  • 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.

    … oder in Ihrer Apotheke. Was kann ich tun, damit weniger Schmerzgelreste im Wasser landen? Damit weniger Reste von Schmerzgelen im Wasser landen sollten Sie folgende … Entsorgung von Arzneimitteln Literatur Based on internal analysis by ⁠UBA⁠ using data from the following source: IQVIA MIDAS® Quarterly volume (kg) sales data … doi:10.2760/614367, JRC111198. Bielfeldt, S, Urquhart, D, Brandt, M, Hennighausen, N (2022): Reduction of residual topical diclofenac in waste water by a wiping …

  • Article from 07.02.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Relevant Micropollutants

    … dialogue "Federal Strategy on Trace Substances". The relevance assessment is focused on Germany. The assessment is based on the current state of knowledge and is … of a micropollutant means. We would like to clear this up! The term "relevance" is used linguistically in very different contexts. For relevant micropollutants, …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation, food security, biodiversity, land rights and land use conflicts must all be considered together. last update on … a key cause of biodiversity loss and increasing pressure on ecosystems and water resources. This is primarily due to the high and continuing increase in the …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … withdrew, NATO drastically reduced its forces in Germany, and most military bases used by these various forces were closed. Restructuring of the German military has … von Rüstungsaltlastverdachtsstandorten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Modellhafte Altlastenuntersuchung an ausgewählten Standorten der …