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  • Article from 23.08.2013 | Last changed: 17.03.2014

    AEGL - Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Organization

    … „Association of the Chemical Industry“ (Verband der Chemischen Industrie; VCI) around 1990. In 1991, the „European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of … be established because of their relevance in relation to hazardous incidents. Under contract of the „Federal Agency for Civil Defense“ the Technical University in … Associated content Links Kommission für Anlagensicherheit FoBiG - Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe GmbH OECD - Chemical Accidents Programme Similar …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … public-benefit purposes (e.g. current notice of non-liability for tax due on the grounds of promotion of public-benefit purposes) or documents which give evidence of … any further information you may need. Associated content Links Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs Workshop: Rechtsschutz zur Stärkung … EIA Directive 2011/92/EU Link to the directive Industrial Emissions Directive 2017/75/EU Link to the directive Informal consolidated version of the EIA Directive …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … an environmental association must meet certain requirements. last update on 15.06.2017 Requirements for associations To make use of the special NGO litigation rights … are not economic ones. The Environmental Appeals Act’s explanatory memorandum (Bundesrats-Drucksache 552/06) states that the above definition is met if an … to them. In this regard, the Environmental Appeals Act’s explanatory memorandum (Bundesrats-Drucksache 552/06) also makes it explicit that the association must be …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2025

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act The Environmental Appeals Act … compliance with environmental or nature conservation law. last update on 15.06.2017 The Environmental Appeals Act (Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz, UmwRG) entered into … law, i.e. request an internal review or take legal action. To make an appeal under the UmwRG, environmental associations require a specific recognition. The …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Recognition of environmental and nature protection associations

    Logo of the competent authority for environmental and nature conservation associations

    … and nature conservation associations Source: Anerkennungsstelle für Umwelt- und Naturschutzvereinigungen Environmental and nature conservation associations can … on access to justice in environmental matters. See online for information and workshop papers: Rechtsschutz zur Stärkung des Umweltschutzes , Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs and the conference Rechtsschutz im …

  • Article from 26.02.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil pollutants

    Photo of soils in a glas.

    … of soil can only be determined through measurements. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Soil pollutants are ubiquitous. They stem from natural sources, factories, … and households. Deposits of such soil pollutants can seep into the groundwater or are uptaken by plants, they can pose an environmental and health risk. … soils makes them a pollution sink that prevents pollutants from seeping into the groundwater or being uptaken by plants. In the filtering process, pollutants are …

  • Article from 09.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.03.2021

    Mining law

    The extraction of lignite from opencast mines is also subject to mining law

    … regime in the form of the Federal Mining Act (BBergG) . This serves mainly to underpin the secure supply of raw materials with more efficient licensing and … as the raw material safeguarding clause. According to this clause, regulations under public law that stand opposed to the exploration for and extraction of raw … and resource conservation A special feature of federal mining law is the fundamental distinction between so-called “bergfreie” and “grundeigene” mineral …

  • Article from 23.02.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Public building law

    Building law helps conserve resources in the planning, construction or modification of residential settlements

    … and areas that are to be kept free of development. last update on 23.02.2017 Public building law Building law forms the basis on which the permissible use … content Publications Reduzierung der Flächeninanspruchnahme durch Siedlung und Verkehr Umweltschutz im Planungsrecht Klimaschutz in der räumlichen Planung … Related contents Zugang zu Umweltinformationen Umweltordnungswidrigkeiten und Umweltstraftaten Ressourcenschutzrecht Umweltrecht Rechtsschutz und

  • Article from 05.02.2018 | Last changed: 05.02.2018

    What qualifications are needed for environmental protection?

    … service of the BMUB Publications Report on the Environmental Economy 2011 Arbeit und Qualifikation in der Green Economy Related contents Forschungsprojekt „Ernährung und Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft“ GreenTech Atlas 2025 Indikator: Beschäftigte im Bereich Erneuerbare Energien Anwendungslabor für Künstliche Intelligenz und Big Data am UBA Umweltaspekte bei der Verschreibung von Arzneimitteln Related …

  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    Rebound effects Efficiency increase oftentimes reduces product or service costs, … prices), thus partly canceling out the original savings. This is known as the rebound effect. last update on 17.09.2019 What is the rebound effect? Sustainable … factored into the calculations. It is particularly difficult to differentiate rebound effects versus effects attributable to economic growth or those occasioned …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 15.07.2014

    Economic impact

    Oil storage tanks at the port

    … profits; (c) reduced risk that raw materials price increases will trigger a new round of inflation; (d) mitigation of the negative economic impact of raw materials … have a positive impact on a country’s economic capacity. Resource prices are bound to rise over the long term owing to dwindling supplies of raw materials and … (TMR) by more than 9 percent, and would reduce the budget deficit in 2030 by around €226 billion, relative to the deficit entailed by the scenario involving no …

  • Article from 08.07.2014 | Last changed: 08.07.2014

    Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency

    A man with the calculator calculates the costs.

    … on how to improve material efficiency. last update on 08.07.2014 Material costs: an undervalued cost factor For manufacturers, material costs are the largest single … Through the VerMat program and demea, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy funds business consulting services aimed at improving the material efficiency of … Economy 2011 Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Ressourcenkommission am Umweltbundesamt (KRU) (momentan …