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Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

The Oder River under stress

… The Oder River under stress The Oder River Source: Marco Rudolph / Adobe Stock In … 2022 was caused by Prymnesium parvum and its toxins, which could multiply rapidly under extreme environmental conditions. Prymnesium parvum is a single-celled … states and the federal government. Integrating these online measurement data and linking them with forecasting tools could improve monitoring and crisis detection. …

Article from 03.06.2020 | Last changed: 04.06.2020

Federal Environment Ministry's Advisory Assistance Programme

Map of EECCA and Central/Eastern European states

… The UBA cooperates with EECCA and Central/Eastern European states Source: Umweltbundesamt Since the year 2000 the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) runs the … for the deployment of modern environmental technologies. Project examples may be found in the project database of the Advisory Assistance Programme on the website of … the further application documentation (Email: AAP-info@uba.de). Associated content Links Project database AAP Federal Ministry for the Environment Cooperation …

Article from 19.03.2020 | Last changed: 23.03.2020

Lawful Rights of Participation

colorful symbolised People under the magnifying glass

… Participation rights play a major role in environmental protection. Source: WunderBild / Fotolia.com Participation rights play a major role in environmental … and associations. A broad level of public participation makes it easier to understand decisions and thus helps in finding acceptable solutions. Another plus of … results have been published in a conference report (in German). Associated content Links Infos des BMUB zur Bürgerbeteiligung (German) Infos des Unabhängigen Instituts …

Article from 17.02.2021 | Last changed: 17.02.2021

Access to justice

Exterior view of the Federal Administrative Court against blue sky

… thorabeti /Fotolia.com In accordance with the German Constitution (Basic Law – Grundgesetz, GG) anyone asserting that their rights are being infringed by public … legal basis in the Environmental Appeals Act (Umwelt-Rechtsbehelfsgesetz, UmwRG) und the Federal Nature Conservation Act (Bundesnaturschutzgesetz, BNatSchG ) and in … evaluation of the application of the Environmental Appeals Act. Associated content Links The legal debate on access to justice for environmental NGOs Related contents …

Article from 17.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.09.2013

Integrated coastal zone management in Germany

… the special circumstances at sea. This resolution established an important foundation for coordinating planning of sea and coastal areas that takes account of … The ‘ Lust op dat Meer ’ contest sponsored by the Land Schleswig-Holstein with funding and technical support from the BMU and UBA in 2010 and 2011 is also of note. … period. The ICZM reports of individual coastal Member States provide an important foundation on which the EU Commission can base options for the further development of …

Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

Resource use in Germany

… development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a … increase of 15 % in that of biotic raw materials. Source: UBA Resources Report 2022 Download image (723.62 kB) Germany benefits from global trade Germany benefits from … Resources Report 2022 Download image (583.48 kB) Next Previous Associated content Links European Commission „Circular Economy Strategy“ UNEP „International Resource …

Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

FAQ

… provides precipitation data from the RESTNI 3 project for dispersion calculations under the TA Luft (Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control). In addition to … in the first quarter of 2026 in the UBA series of texts at https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen . According to this procedure, the precipitation data will … the calculation if the original flag library is available. Check that you have downloaded the flag library in full, unpacked it and copied it to the BESTAL folder. …

Article from 11.06.2015 | Last changed: 19.04.2024

AUSTAL2000N - Download

… AUSTAL2000N - Download This page provides the current program versions, sample and … the file name and selecting the menu "Extract all". AUSTAL2000N - Files Files for download AUSTAL2000N Files Documentation Patch information (TXT / 03.09.2014) …

Article from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 22.06.2023

Laws of environmental liability, harm and criminal actions

… harm that occurs. The legislature can create environmental liability legislation under both public and civil law. In terms of civil law this is a matter of … consequences of the practical application of the Environmental Damage Act can be found in the presentation “Umweltschutz durch Umwelthaftung – Das … the BERICHTE (reports) series of the German Environment Agency. Associated content Links Corporate Liability for Transboundary Environmental Harm Environmental …

Article from 21.11.2024 | Last changed: 21.11.2024

Access to environmental information

Blick auf Bürgerinformation und Bibliothek im UBA-Gebäude Dessau-Roßlau

… German Environment Agency’s headquarters in Dessau Source: Silke Seider / Umweltbundesamt last update on 21.11.2024 Background and aims of the Environmental Information Act The Environmental Information Act … Legal provisions Environmental Information Act (Umweltinformationsgesetz) pdf download - Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 …

Article from 03.12.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2020

Immission control law

… makes up immission control legislation. German immission control legislation has undergone a dynamic development since BImSchG entered into force in 1974. It has in … justice in Germany by providing jurisprudential analysis. It establishes links between the broad concepts of environmental justice in the philosophy of legal …

Article from 09.09.2019 | Last changed: 10.09.2019

Better Environmental Regulation

… aims to simplify environmental law to make it easier to comply with and to understand. It should prevent burden on citizens, businesses and the state that are … in that way. Part of Better Regulation is to cut bureaucracy, thereby reducing undue bureaucratic hurdles for citizens, businesses and public administration, which … society organisations reacted by creating a watchdog network. Associated content Links Federal Government on bureaucracy reduction and Better Regulation European …