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  • Article from 12.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Tradable land planning permits

    Tradable land planning permits

    … agreement. Tradable planning permits – what’s it all about? The idea of managing environmental resources via trading systems is not new, and is in essence based on an environmental economics paradigm, … and decision-making processes involved in land use planning. From the results information will be derived on how land use planning could be combined with the sale …

  • Article from 02.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.10.2025

    Guarantees of origin for renewable energy sources

    … 42 of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG)) provides customers with important information concerning their electricity consumption. Since January 2013 electricity … from renewable energies are internationally tradable. The Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency – UBA) must ensure the reliability, truthfulness and accuracy of GOs and systems for GOs. The criteria that GOs have to comply with are set out in Article 19 …

  • Article from 27.05.2016 | Last changed: 13.09.2016

    Innovative production processes

    … them to use for the sake of sustainable economy will help to solve many global environmental problems. The German Environment Agency (UBA) is exploring how each …

  • Article from 29.07.2013 | Last changed: 28.04.2025

    Industrial sectors

    Industrial plant

    … Industrial sectors Environmental protection technologies are aimed at avoiding or attenuating … installations generate air emissions, release contaminants into the sewage system, or generate production residues. But because of this, Germany is also at the …

  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

    Penguins are one of the reasons to travel to Antarctica.

    … (IAATO) was founded in 1991 by seven companies. Its goal is to promote safe and environmentally responsible travel in Antarctica. More than 90 percent of all the … by its members that has left a relatively light footprint on the sensitive ecosystem. After every season the IAATO publishes detailed statistics on visitor … rights in the decisions taken. See the IAATO English-language website for more information. Many visitors to Antarctica hope to see penguins breeding or raising …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    International research in Antarctica

    Ice samples taken from the Antarctic polar ice provide researchers with valuable information.

    … Ice samples taken from the Antarctic polar ice provide researchers with valuable information. Source: M. Müller/UBA Signature of the Antarctic Treaty commits the … only become binding once adopted by the Consultative Parties. For more information go to the SCAR website. The list below features the websites of the …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Parties' reporting obligations

    … they avoiding marine pollution, and how is their compliance with the Protocol on Environmental Protection? The Contracting Parties must report this and other information once a year. last update on 28.01.2016 The Act Implementing the Protocol …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP)

    Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) Even though there is no Antarctic government, … that the Consultative Parties must convene at regular intervals for the purpose of information exchange and to consult on regulations concerning Antarctica. last … procedures for situations requiring urgent action, the Antarctic Protected Area system, inspection procedures, and the state of the Antarctic environment. The …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 28.01.2016

    Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM)

    … that the Consultative Parties must convene at regular intervals for the purpose of information exchange and to consult on regulations concerning Antarctica. last … since 1993 on an annual basis, is the governing body of the Antarctic Treaty system. Only Consultative Parties have the power to make decisions provided for in … currently 53 Parties to the Treaty, of which 37 have also ratified the Protocol on Environmental Protection and 29 have consultative status. The meeting also includes …

  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    Protected Areas under the CAMLR-Convention

    … and global climate change, all of which have significantly deteriorated marine environments for decades. The Antarctic Ocean is one of Earth's last relatively … of its marine biodiversity. It is the only way to guarantee protection of the ecosystems and natural marine resources in long-term. Proposals to declare MPAs in East …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protected Areas in Antarctica

    Areas of special importance for Antarctica can be designated as Specially Protected Areas.

    … as Specially Protected Areas. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA The Antarctic Treaty System provides special protection for the Antarctic environment. This protection of very sensitive areas both on shore and in the ocean … HSM may be located within Specially Protected or Specially Managed Areas. For more information and background go to the Protection and Management of Areas Governed by …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    International activities in and around the Antarctic

    … bodies of the member states take on jointly on the basis of the Antarctic Treaty System. Also NGOs such as the Antarctic Ocean Alliance or the International … in inspections and various observer missions in the Antarctic. UBA commissions environmental research and is involved in the CEP's Intersessional Contact Groups to …