Nature conservation: compensation and replacement measures
Service description
The aim of nature conservation is to preserve nature and landscape on the basis of their own value and as the basis of human life. Since impairments or even destruction of nature and landscape can have serious negative consequences for the environment, biodiversity and also the living environment of humans, the prevention and remediation of environmental damage as well as the long-term and sustainable usability of the natural balance are particularly targeted in addition to the protection of the landscape.
Anyone who wants to carry out a project that changes the use or shape of land in such a way that it can have a significant impact on the natural balance or the landscape - in particular through construction measures - generally requires an encroachment permit. The associated impairments to the natural balance and the landscape must be kept as low as possible. Unavoidable impairments are, depending on the situation, either to be compensated by nature conservation and landscape management measures of the same kind or to be compensated by substitute measures of the same value.
In addition to the impact permit, further nature conservation permits may be required (e.g. species protection, biotope protection, Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive or Birds Directive, protected area regulations).
What are the fees?
As a rule, official acts under nature conservation law are subject to a fee.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
You can find further information and tips on the website of the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry for the Environment, Agriculture, Food, Viticulture and Forestry. Many counties and cities with their own lower nature conservation authority have their own website, from which you can directly find contact persons.