Lower nature conservation authority
Untere Naturschutzbehörde – Bereich Umwelt und Natur, Landeshauptstadt Potsdam
Nature conservation, tree felling and species protection in Potsdam.
Applications & guides
Step-by-step guides, documents, common mistakes and online applications for your area.
- Apply for a tree-cutting permit in PotsdamPermit 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 PotsdamExemption 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 PotsdamExemptions 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 Potsdam
- Apply for a tree-cutting permit in Potsdam
Apply for a tree-cutting permit – overview
- Apply for an exemption for a nature reserve in Potsdam
Apply for an exemption for a nature reserve – overview
- Exemption under environmental protection law in Potsdam
Exemption under environmental protection law – overview
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