In Austria, each Land issues its own regulations. “Bauordnungen” (building laws) are in the competence of the Provinces and can be found in the respective laws gazette...

In Finland 'the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is carried out for certain plans, programmes that are likely to have significant environmental effects in accordance...

Finnish National implementation of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC.

National Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC) in Finland.

This Legislative Decree implements the Code on the Environment, setting the legislative framework applicable to all matters related to environmental protection. Part II (arts....

Water Resources Management Regions in Finland

Divides Lower Austria into several regions based on its natural landscapes and provides a basis for nature conservation in these regions.

Specifications of environmental permits for projects and activities category A of JMD 1958/13.1.2012 of the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (B-21), as...

This Law provides the basis for the protection of the natural environment. More specifically, the basic aims of this law are the following: prevention of pollution and...

The Forest Strategy serves as a guideline for short-, medium- and long-term forest policy in Austria. The manifold tasks harboured by forests are covered in seven specific...

This Decree provides for the protection of surface waters and seeks to improve their quality by preventing pollution caused by dangerous and harmful substances - Finland

Adaptation strategy is an overarching policy implementing the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change. Strategy defines goals and priorities of action. Greek NAS also lists...

This Biodiversity Strategy 2020 aims at conserving Austria’s biological diversity, at keeping in check the loss and degradation of species, genetic diversity and habitats as...

The objective of this Act is to ensure that the use of land and water areas and building activities on them create preconditions for a favourable living environment and promote...

The revised strategy was adopted by the Council of Ministers in August 2017 and acknowledged by the Conference of the Provincial Governors on 10 November 2017. It represents the...

Implementing the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC)

Implementation of the Federal Nature Conservation Act for the State of Lower Saxony.

Spatial planning policy in Austria

ENRP / LEP are established processes used in land use planning on state-owned land - mainly forests, but also a number of water bodies - throughout Finland. The ENRP / LEP plans...

This law contains detailed regulations regarding the maintenance of water use and quality control in Austria.