Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Functions

• Fundamental national environmental policy
• Informing and educating the public about environmental issues
• Environmental remediation and development in Eastern Germany
• Climate protection and energy
• Air quality control
• Noise abatement
• Conservation of groundwater, rivers, lakes and seas
• Soil conservation and remediation of contaminated sites
• Waste management and recycling policy
• Chemicals safety, environment and health
• Precautions against emergencies in industrial plants
• Protection, maintenance and sustainable utilization of biodiversity
• Safety of nuclear facilities
• Nuclear supply and disposal
• Radiological protection

  Organization

• "Z" directorate is the central office responsible for internal affairs
• "G" directorate is the central office responsible for policy and collaboration
• "KI" directorate : climate and international cooperation
• "RS" directorate : radiation protection, nuclear safety, nuclear supply and radioactive waste
• "WR" directorate : water management, waste management, soil conservation and contamination
• "IG" directorate : air pollution, health impacts, environment and traffic, hazardous locations and materials
• "N" directorate : conservation und species richness, genetic engineering, environmental impacts of agriculture and forestry

  Federal Environment Ministers