1. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 1 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Environmental Planning Gregor Stephani Legal affairs of immission control Ministry of the Environment Baden-Württemberg (gregor.stephani@um.bwl.de)

2. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 2 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Environmental Planning in Germany Germany is a Federation consisting of 16 federal states ( Länder) Federation provides legislation on the field of environment protection Implementation and enforcement is task of the Länder Environmental Planning not mandatory Baden-Württemberg is the only federal state with an environment plan Reason: Governments are reluctant in committing itself on long term objectives Action plans in the eighties

3. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 3 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Environment Plan Baden-Württemberg Environment plan (EP) is political guideline  Thorough analysis of state of the environment, problems and causes  Setting of objectives  Describe ways and means to achieve the objectives  Names the responsible parties, timetable and potential costs First issued in 2001, update in 2007

4. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 4 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Environment Plan Baden-Württemberg Provisions for controlling Aims at a consensus between interest groups Competent authority: Ministry for the Environment Technical assistance (data, analysis): Environment Protection Agency LUBW, research institutes Participation process of stakeholders

5. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 5 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Contents 1 Sustainable use of natural resources 2 Climate change 6 Soil protection 7 Conservation of biodiversity 8 Waste management 3 Immission control 4 Noise abement 5 Water protection 9 Risk management New (update 2007) 10 Education in sustainable development

6. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 6 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Environment reporting system  Every three years the LUBW edits fact and figures on the environment for Baden-Württemberg (lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de).  These include an analysis and assessment of the findings. Counselling by a high rank „sustainability council“ Evaluation and discussion in public and parlament Controlling

7. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 7 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Project management: Umweltministerium ---- LUBW Interministerial working group (state chancellery, economics, rural affairs social affairs) Sustainability council (high level experts from science, business, social sector) Round tables (associations, NGOs, local authorities) Expert working groups – inhouse and external Structure and organisation of the planning process

8. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 8 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Vertical : Takes into account objectives set out by  EC (former environmental actions plans; EC sustainability strategy)  German federation: sustainability strategy Integration into other plans Baden-Wuerttemberg

9. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 9 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Integration into other plans Horizontal:  Part of sustainability strategy Baden-Württemberg  EP contains the Government‘s environmental political guidelines – has to be considered in the overall state land use planning, regional spatial planning  Basis of environmental assessment of EC operational programme of structural funds  Sets objectives for sectoral environmental plans, such as waste management plan, clean air action plans, climate change, noise abatement

10. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 10 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Sustainability Strategy Coordination level Leadership level Working groups working on 6 fields of action

11. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 11 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Environmentplan within Overall State Land Use plan (Landesentwicklungsplan) Overall concept of spatial development

12. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 12 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Areas of outstanding importance for nature conservation Axes of development Natura 2000 areas

13. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 13 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Influence on projects EP does not include certain projects EP influences indirectly the appraisal and approval of projects  Fund for implementing the EP 2 mio. Euro / year  Fund for implementing the SD-strategy 2,5 mio. Euro / year during a 4 year period  EC structural funds: 6,5 mio. Euro / year during a 7 year period  Water protection 85 mio. Euro / year

14. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 14 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Findings in EP as basis for the assess- ment of the environment Commissioner for the environment  Appraisal of projects  Drafting guidelines for staff Sub-programmes for enhancing the environmental performance  energy efficiency, environmental techno- logies, use of renwables for heating, modern technologies in waste water treat- ment, flood control Influence on EC structural funds programme

15. Gregor Stephani Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg 15 EU-Twinning Project RO/2006/IB/EN/09 Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects Phase II Environmental Planning Workshop Bucharest, October 2008 Environmentplan Baden-Württemberg on the web: www.umweltplan.baden-wuerttemberg.de