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This website informs about the "Environmental Information Act" (Umweltinformationsgesetz). It describes in a transparent way what environmental information are, who has access, where to get…
The website describes the concept, form and functions of this data catalog and provides a link to the catalog itself, which is meanwhile integrated into the PortalU structure. The catalog is a meta…
In this statement directed to the environmental committee auf the German Bundestag, the NGOs especially critizise two bills implementing the second and third pillar of the Aarhus Convention. In their…
This presentation gives a short overview of PortalU, the German environmental information portal. It contains information on the locations, players involved, main focus and type of the project, its…
This site presents the Federal legislation passed implementing the first pillar of the Aarhus Convention in Germany. In German.
This section of the e-government Portal of the Federal Government is the gateway to the services and online information of the German Administration and other public agencies with regard to…
The legislative measure passed to implement the second pillar of the Aarhus Convention. In German.
The webpage presents the critical comments submitted by a group of German environmental NGOs during the legislative process of bills aiming to implement the second and third pillar of the Aarhus…
The author of this legal comment describes the two legislative acts the German legislature passed to implement the second and third pillar of the Aarhus Convention. He analyses the new provisions,…
This website gives an overview of the different tools available in the area of access to information in environmental matters in Germany. It describes the main content of the respecitve laws passed…