Lower nature conservation authority
Untere Naturschutzbehörde – Amt für Umweltschutz, Stadt Leipzig
Nature conservation, tree felling and species protection in Leipzig.
Applications & guides
Step-by-step guides, documents, common mistakes and online applications for your area.
- Apply for a tree-cutting permit in LeipzigPermit to cut down protected trees on private property in accordance with the municipal tree protection ordinance.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
- Apply for an exemption for a nature reserve in LeipzigExemption from the prohibitions set forth in a nature reserve ordinance for activities that do not significantly impair the purpose of protection.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
- Exemption under environmental protection law in LeipzigExemptions from prohibitions under the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG) or state nature conservation laws regarding interventions in protected areas or habitats of protected species.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
Responsibilities
- Nature conservation
- Tree felling permit
- Species protection
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- City Leipzig
- Apply for a tree-cutting permit in Leipzig
Apply for a tree-cutting permit – overview
- Apply for an exemption for a nature reserve in Leipzig
Apply for an exemption for a nature reserve – overview
- Exemption under environmental protection law in Leipzig
Exemption under environmental protection law – overview
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