Umweltbundesamt
Since July 2019, the German Environment Agency is the competent authority for permitting and monitoring scientific projects which involve intended discharges of matter into the oceans and are attributed to marine geoengineering. The legal basis is the German “Hohe-See-Einbringungsgesetz” (§ 8 para. 3 HSEG). read more
Multidimensional Governance of Climate Change Adaptation in Policy Making and Practice read more
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. read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
