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  • Article from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 22.06.2023

    Laws of environmental liability, harm and criminal actions

    dead bird in the water

    … takes place. Nevertheless, if environmental harm or harm to an individual caused by environmental media should occur, the law must also have a response in these … occurs. The legislature can create environmental liability legislation under both public and civil law. In terms of civil law this is a matter of compensation for …

  • Article from 21.11.2024 | Last changed: 21.11.2024

    Access to environmental information

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

    … terms or refer to the latter. The Environmental Information Act regulates public access to environmental information. It obliges all bodies of public … decision-making and to monitor administrative activities. Associated content Publications Evaluation des Umweltinformationsgesetzes (UIG) - Analyse der Anwendung …

  • Article from 03.12.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2020

    Immission control law

    Two chimneys blow out white smoke

    … off the very occurrence of harmful environmental effects. Industrialisation caused a sharp increase in pollutant load and noise as far back as the 19th century. … Pollution to pdf document Aarhus Convention: “Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental …

  • Article from 09.09.2019 | Last changed: 10.09.2019

    Better Environmental Regulation

    Symbols: Books-Brain-Light

    … thereby reducing undue bureaucratic hurdles for citizens, businesses and public administration, which legal regulations can create. Both the German Federal … The German Environment Agency aims to make environmental law more efficient and user-friendly by cutting bureaucracy and thereby raise acceptance among the public

  • Article from 22.01.2021 | Last changed: 22.01.2021

    Environmental Code

    The Environmental Code in the grass

    … at individual environmental media and co-exist side by side. These laws sometimes use different definitions of concepts and regulatory approaches, or give weight to … Agency have accompanied the development of the ministerial draft with the publication series "Forum Umweltgesetzbuch", where different aspects of the …

  • Article from 10.01.2018 | Last changed: 10.01.2018

    Spatial planning law

    Industrial facilities on the river

    … destroys the landscape Source: fotolehmann / Fotolia.com Many projects that make use of land can have negative environmental impacts. This includes soil sealing or … instruments which can be implemented for this purpose, but information of the public and citizen participation are also important in the planning processes and in …

  • Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International environmental law

    paragraphs

    … adopted two different strategies for combating climate change: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to unavoidable climate change. For some time now … political focus on ideas and suggestions designed to combat climate change by using technological means to influence global systems. These suggestions are … region adopted the Aarhus Convention in June 1998 with a view to strengthening public participation in environmental protection. The Convention sets minimum …

  • Article from 13.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Air monitoring networks

    … data from its own network and those of the Länder's networks. These data are used to provide, for each measured pollutant, maps showing the current air quality … influence air quality not only in their country of origin. Therefore, the Federal Republic of Germany co-operates with other countries in the framework of the …

  • 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.

    … Entsorgung von Arzneimitteln Literatur Based on internal analysis by ⁠UBA⁠ using data from the following source: IQVIA MIDAS® Quarterly volume (kg) sales data … Water Framework Directive and recommendations for the 2nd Watch List, EUR 29173 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018, ISBN 978-92-79-81839-4, … doi:10.2760/614367, JRC111198. Bielfeldt, S, Urquhart, D, Brandt, M, Hennighausen, N (2022): Reduction of residual topical diclofenac in waste water by a wiping …

  • Article from 26.10.2023 | Last changed: 07.02.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Interreg Project

    Logo NonHazCity3

    … The following key priorities are planned for the pilot projects: development of public procurement processes to reduce hazardous substances; planning and … von Schadstoffen Umweltfreundliche Beschaffung - Einführung und Umsetzung Related publications Risk assessment of munition compounds in the German North and Baltic …

  • Article from 07.02.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Relevant Micropollutants

    … dialogue "Federal Strategy on Trace Substances". The relevance assessment is focused on Germany. The assessment is based on the current state of knowledge and is … of a micropollutant means. We would like to clear this up! The term "relevance" is used linguistically in very different contexts. For relevant micropollutants, …

  • 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

    … cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation, food security, biodiversity, land rights … in each of the selected countries was conducted, based on existing emission profiles for agricultural activities, socio-economic background, trade and employment … the agricultural sector Climate action and agriculture in international processes Publications Ambitious GHG mitigation opportunities and challenges in the …