Eco-points and compensation areas in
Baden-Württemberg
Eco-points and compensation areas in Baden-Württemberg are assessed under the Eco-Account Ordinance (ÖKVO). greeNature develops and brokers compensation measures nationwide and supports project developers from assessment through to approval by the nature conservation authority.
Assessment under ÖKVO
Baden-Württemberg is one of Germany's most naturally diverse states. The range extends from the warm Oberrheingraben, via the Schwarzwald as the largest contiguous upland range, to the Schwäbische Alb with its limestone cliffs, juniper heaths and beech forests. Added to this are the Alpine foothills around the Bodensee and the river and hill landscapes of the Neckar, Kraichgau and Odenwald. This diversity also shapes the requirements placed on compensation, because compensation measures must suit the natural region concerned.
The legal basis for every compensation measure is §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG. Anyone who has an impact on nature and landscape must refrain from avoidable impairments and offset or replace unavoidable ones. In Baden-Württemberg, the assessment is set out in detail by the Eco-Account Ordinance (ÖKVO). Impact and compensation are expressed in eco-points, each biotope type is assigned a value per square metre, and the upgrading results from the difference between the initial and target condition.
The eco-account allows measures to be carried out before a specific impact occurs, with the resulting eco-points credited towards later projects. This decouples compensation from the impact in terms of timing and creates planning certainty. Project developers without their own land can draw on approved measures carried out by third parties. Alongside the impact mitigation regulation, the special species protection under § 44 BNatSchG must also be observed, for example through advance compensation measures (CEF measures) that safeguard the conservation status of the species affected.
🗺️ Administrative regions
🌿 Ecological features
- Assessment in eco-points under the ÖKVO, with each biotope type given a fixed point value per square metre
- Upgrading calculated as the difference between the initial condition and the forecast target condition of the measure
- The eco-account allows measures to be carried out in advance, with the eco-points credited at a later date
- The lower nature conservation authorities (Untere Naturschutzbehörde) of the city and rural districts in four administrative regions are responsible
- Documentation of approved measures in the compensation register
✅ greeNature in Baden-Württemberg
greeNature operates nationwide and knows the assessment method under the ÖKVO as well as the responsibilities of the lower nature conservation authorities in the city and rural districts of Baden-Württemberg. We handle the eco-points assessment, the securing of land and coordination with the authorities through to approval of the measures.
Eco-points by natural region
For compensation, the natural region in which the impact occurs is decisive. greeNature offers eco-points in these natural regions:
Eco-points by district and city
Compensation in Baden-Württemberg
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