The study ‘Strengthening soil protection and the remediation of contaminated sites through a revision of soil protection legislation’ (Duration of the RefoPlan project: 2022 to 2026, researchers: Ecologic Institute, Öko-Institut, Schnittstelle Boden) draws on the Federal Ministry for the Environment’s 2022 ‘Key Points Paper for an Amendment to National Soil Protection Legislation ’ to examine in detail the shortcomings of the existing regulations and discuss possible solutions. It also presents a concrete legislative proposal for the revision of the Federal Soil Protection Act, accompanied by explanatory notes.
Proposals for revising German soil protection legislation
The study ‘Strengthening soil protection and the remediation of contaminated sites through a revision of soil protection legislation’ examines the shortcomings of the existing regulations and discusses possible solutions. It also presents a legislative proposal for the revision of the Federal Soil Protection Act, accompanied by explanatory notes.