Eco-points and compensation areas in
North Rhine-Westphalia
Eco-points and compensation areas in North Rhine-Westphalia, assessed under the biotope value method common in NRW and documented via the Eco-Account Ordinance. greeNature operates nationwide and knows the state's responsible authorities and regulations.
Assessment under Ökokonto-VO NRW
North Rhine-Westphalia extends from the Lower Rhine Plain and the Westphalian Bight to the upland areas of the Eifel, Bergisches Land, Sauerland and Siegerland, as well as the Weserbergland with the Teutoburg Forest. In between lie densely populated conurbations along the Rhine and Ruhr. This mix of intensively used areas and valuable natural landscapes shapes both the demand for and supply of compensation land in the state.
The legal basis for compensation is §§ 13-15 BNatSchG and the North Rhine-Westphalia Nature Conservation Act. In practice, the assessment of impact and compensation is carried out via a biotope value method, mostly following the numerical assessment of biotope types issued by the LANUK. The existing and planned condition are converted into value points, referred to as eco-points, and the compensation requirement results from the difference. For advance measures, NRW maintains an eco-account under § 32 LNatSchG NRW on the basis of the Eco-Account Ordinance.
Alongside the impact mitigation regulation, the special species protection under § 44 BNatSchG must be observed. Where breeding sites and resting places are affected, CEF measures safeguard the ecological function in advance. The Federal Compensation Ordinance (BKompV) may additionally apply to projects approved under federal law.
🗺️ Administrative regions
🌿 Ecological features
- Assessment via a biotope value method, in practice mostly following the numerical assessment of biotope types issued by the LANUK, with value points as eco-points.
- Eco-account under § 32 LNatSchG NRW on the basis of the Eco-Account Ordinance, documenting advance compensation measures.
- Five administrative regions and the lower nature conservation authorities (Untere Naturschutzbehörde) of the districts and independent cities support approval and enforcement.
- High competition for land in the conurbations along the Rhine and Ruhr, valuable natural regions in the upland areas.
- The Federal Compensation Ordinance (BKompV) may apply to projects approved under federal law.
✅ greeNature in North Rhine-Westphalia
greeNature operates nationwide and also works in North Rhine-Westphalia with the responsible lower nature conservation authorities of the districts and independent cities as well as the district governments. We know the biotope value method commonly used in NRW, the Eco-Account Ordinance and the requirements for advance compensation and CEF 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 North Rhine-Westphalia
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