Federal and Länder Authorities

The Länder ministries form part of the respective Land’s government. Every Land government has an environmental department. The environment ministers represent their Land in the Conference of German Environment Ministers, the Umweltministerkonferenz (UMK).

• Environment Ministries of the Länder

There are four federal agencies operating under the auspices of the Federal Environment Ministry: the Federal Environment Agency, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection and the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management. In addition, several independent expert committees advise the ministry by means of expert opinions and statements.

• Office of the Federal Chancellor (BKAmt)
• Federal Press Office (BPA)
• Office of the Federal President (BPrA)
• German Bundestag (BT)
• Bundesrat (BR)