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  • Article from 03.12.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2020

    Immission control law

    Two chimneys blow out white smoke

    … Source: Christian Noval / Fotolia.com Immission control is one of the key areas of environmental protection law. Its aim is to reduce potentially harmful impacts on … of the body of statutory instruments that makes up immission control legislation. German immission control legislation has undergone a dynamic development since …

  • Article from 09.09.2019 | Last changed: 10.09.2019

    Better Environmental Regulation

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    Better Environmental Regulation Better regulation improves and simplifies … effective, enforceable and free of contradictions and unnecessary bureaucracy. The German Environment Agency strives to improve environmental law, for example through …

  • Article from 22.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

    Environmental Code

    The Environmental Code in the grass

    Environmental Code Environmental Code Source: Silke Seider / Umweltbundesamt A … laws. last update on 22.01.2021 Reasons for an Environmental Code (UGB) German environmental law has evolved over many years and due to pressure exerted by …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 10.01.2018

    Spatial planning law

    Industrial facilities on the river

    … fotolehmann / Fotolia.com Many projects that make use of land can have negative environmental impacts. This includes soil sealing or even degradation of natural … not only in the extraction of raw materials as the successful transformation of Germany’s energy system (Energiewende) will require more underground storage sites. …

  • Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International environmental law

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    International environmental law Statutory regulations are aimed protection of the … public access to information about the release and transfer of pollutants. The German Environment Agency provides this information on the thru.de Internet …

  • Article from 13.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Air monitoring networks

    … of the Federal Länder are available at the websites of the agencies responsible (in German). Questions concerning specific sites or data in the Länder can be answered … carry out measurements countrywide. The air monitoring networks operated by the German Federal Environment Agency and Germany's Länder fulfil different tasks. The … transboundary air pollution. Associated content Links Station Database of the Environmental Agency European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Monthly reports …

  • Article from 12.01.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    2022-2025 Dialogue on Micropollutants

    … for mitigating micropollutants in water bodies is currently underway at the German Centre for Micropollutants as part of a research project. last update on … by involving all affected (⁠ stakeholders ⁠). For example, stakeholders may be environmental associations, manufacturers, formulators, professional groups, …

  • Article from 18.02.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Pain relief gel – questions and answers

    Photo showing hands with white cream, which is wiped off with a paper towel.

    … data from the following source: IQVIA MIDAS® Quarterly volume (kg) sales data for Germany Pharmascope and Germany Hospital; Data period: Calendar Year 2010 - 2022, … Berlin Schwarz, S., Gildemeister, D.; Hein, A.; Schröder, P. Bachmann, J. (2021) Environmental fate and effects assessment of human pharmaceuticals: lessons learnt …

  • Article from 26.10.2023 | Last changed: 07.02.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Interreg Project

    Logo NonHazCity3

    … for tox-free, climate-neutral and sustainable construction and renovation. The German Environment Agency leads the group activities that transfer the project … und Umsetzung Related publications Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic Sea (CONMAR-Impact) For a green and just transition in … 21 partners from all eight EU countries around the Baltic Sea, including the German Environment Agency (UBA). … Hazardous substances in buildings can only be …

  • Article from 07.02.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Relevant Micropollutants

    … Relevant Micropollutants Which micropollutants are an environmental risk for water bodies and should therefore be scrutinised more … "Federal Strategy on Trace Substances". The relevance assessment is focused on Germany. The assessment is based on the current state of knowledge and is linked to …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … Paris Agreement . In addition, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep the environmental impact of the food system within planetary boundaries. In order to … government subsidies, which leads to significant nutrient losses and corresponding environmental pollution and emissions. In some cases, LULUCF emissions (land use, …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … Military and armament contaminated sites Although there is no legal definition in Germany for the terms Militärische Altlasten (military-contaminated sites) and … Following the demise of the Soviet bloc in the late 1980s, the former East Germany’s army was disbanded, the former “west group” of the Soviet armed forces … eight western divisions of the troops that had been stationed in the former West Germany (pursuant to the 1954 agreement) withdrew, NATO drastically reduced its …