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  • Article from 23.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    The German Environment Agency and the Antarctic

    Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of the Federal Environment Agency.

    … Antarctic. UBA also commissions research projects.UBA also hosts expert events and workshops, whose purpose is mainly to discuss open questions about enforcement of … Who uses the work and services of the German Environment Agency? Source: Umweltbundesamt Associated content Links Umweltschutzprotokoll-Ausführungsgesetz (AUG) …

  • Article from 16.12.2016 | Last changed: 13.01.2022

    Protocol on Water and Health

    a women is drinking a glass of water

    … the Water Safety Plan-approach (WSP) in small-scale water supplies are conducted. A workshop on WSP in the EECCA region and a meeting of the International Small … the Water Safety Plan-approach (WSP) in small-scale water supplies are conducted. A workshop on WSP in the EECCA region and a meeting of the International Small …

  • Article from 17.07.2013 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil biodiversity loss

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … loss An earthworm in its natural habitat. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt The world’s soils are neither barren nor dead, for they constitute the … in this domain (elaborating soil quality categories and conducting soil ecology workshops) in no way detract from the topicality of the panel’s recommendations – …

  • Article from 20.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program

    CORINE Land Cover 2006

    … The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) program CORINE Land Cover 2006 Source: Umweltbundesamt Land cover is a key indicator of anthropogenic environmental pollution. The … Land Cover (CLC, Coordination of Information on the Environment) program provides harmonized and thus comparable land cover and land use information for all EU … the Year 2012 - „Backdating“of DLM-DE from the Reference Year 2009 to the Year 2006 Workshop CORINE Land Cover 2000 in Germany and Europe and its use for Environmental …

  • Article from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil compaction

    Photo of a tyre track on an arable.

    … Farm machinery tends to compact the soil. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Farm vehicles exert pressure on the soil that varies according to equipment … tires exceeds ground stability, the soil particles are compacted; this in turn degrades soil quality. And as farm equipment grows ever heavier, problems can result. … durch Wasser Boden des Jahres Umweltprobenbank des Bundes Internationaler Workshop, Kampala, Uganda – Sept 2017 Related publications Funding climate-friendly …

  • Article from 29.11.2022 | Last changed: 29.11.2022

    Helpful hints on gaining recognition

    … documentation from the applicant association. Documentation is reviewed and concludes with issuance of an administrative decision. If official recognition is granted, … to Articles 63-64 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act). The following provides guidance on the required information for a review of eligibility for recognition … and provide any further information you may need. Associated content Links Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs Workshop: …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 10.11.2025

    Preconditions for Recognition

    … are not economic ones. The Environmental Appeals Act’s explanatory memorandum (Bundesrats-Drucksache 552/06) states that the above definition is met if an association … 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 … foreign environmental associations to courts in Germany. Associated content Links Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs Workshop: …

  • Article from 15.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.11.2025

    Legal background to the Environmental Appeals Act

    … the UmwRG, environmental associations require a specific recognition. The UmwRG is designed to incorporate into German law that part of the European Public … Since 1 March 2010, the recognition procedure under Article 3 UmwRG includes verification whether an association has a main emphasis on encouraging the … Nature Conservation Act). Associated content Links UNECE zur Aarhus-Konvention Workshop: Transboundary Access to Justice for Environmental NGOs Workshop: …

  • 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

    … 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 …

  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    … standards high enough so that the target energy use reductions will be achieved despite rebound effects. Such effects can also be nipped in the bud if cost … the rebound effect.  Associated content Links Bericht der Enquete-Kommission des Bundestages zum Rebound-Effekt Publications Rebound-Effekte: Wie können sie effektiv …

  • Article from 04.08.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection law

    paragraphs

    … which contain relevant provisions on soil protection: the UN Convention to Combat Desertification of 1994, the Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992 and the Climate Framework Convention of 1992. The main aims of the Desertification Convention are to combat desertification and to mitigate the effects of drought. The Convention on Biological …