… stress The Oder River Source: Marco Rudolph / Adobe Stock In the summer of 2022, an environmental disaster occurred in the Oder River: an estimated 1,000 tons of fish, … Poland, 5.9% in the Czech Republic, and 7.7% in Germany. Multiple pressures lead to environmental disasters The fish die-off in the Oder in August 2022 brought to the …

… (BMU) runs the Advisory Assistance Programme (AAP) to support projects aiming for environmental protection in the countries covered by the programme. The target … Development of pilot projects and best practice with regard to the introduction of environmentally friendly technologies; Fostering transnational cooperation, e.g. via …

… Lawful Rights of Participation Participation rights play a major role in environmental protection. Source: WunderBild / Fotolia.com Participation rights play a major role in environmental protection. The public can add weight to environmental protection and …

… Access to justice The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig Source: thorabeti /Fotolia.com … if an approved project would impair a person’s property or health. Additionally environmental and nature conservation law allows recognized environmental …

… of the interfaces between individual resource categories ("nexus") and the "environmental impact of raw material extraction". The resource report is aimed at a … and mobility. Source: UBA Resources Report 2022 Download image (735.38 kB) Negative environmental impacts The extraction and use of raw materials is often associated with negative environmental impacts. In Germany, 40 % of greenhouse gas emissions are attributable …

… Laws of environmental liability, harm and criminal actions The consequences of environmental damage are very dramatic Source: mystock / Fotolia.com Environmental …

… Access to environmental information The Environmental Information service at the German Environment Agency’s headquarters in …