federalism

The environmental administration in Germany is deeply rooted in the German tradition of federalism. Due to this specific tradition, German environmental administration might seem rather complex from an outside view. Therefore the German Environment Agency has developed a guide in English to provide a concise introduction to the German environmental administration for an international readership.

In Germany, there is an intensive technical exchange between federal and regional specialists, which is organized in topic-related working groups. European and international networking in the field of contamination cleanup exists since many years, thanks to project funding from the European Commission.