Eco-points and compensation areas in
Saarland
Eco-points and compensation areas in Saarland, assessed on the basis of the impact mitigation regulation of the BNatSchG and the Saarland Nature Conservation Act. greeNature operates nationwide and supports projects in Saarland from assessment through to secured compensation.
Assessment under SNG / BNatSchG (Ökokonto)
Saarland is Germany's smallest territorial state, yet exceptionally diverse. Between the Saar-Nahe-Berg- und Hügelland, the wooded heights of the Hochwald in the Hunsrück, the shell-limestone slopes of the Bliesgau with its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and the floodplains along the Saar, very different habitats meet within a small area. This density makes careful assessment of impacts and their compensation particularly important.
Legally, statutory nature-conservation compensation in Saarland is based on the impact mitigation regulation of §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG in conjunction with the Saarland Nature Conservation Act (SNG). Anyone who significantly impairs nature and landscape must refrain from avoidable impairments and offset or replace unavoidable ones. Assessment is carried out via a biotope value method that maps the condition of an area before and after the measure in value points.
The eco-account governed by § 30 SNG allows upgrading measures to be implemented in advance and credited in a statewide register. This creates temporal and spatial flexibility to decouple compensation from the project. For projects approved under federal law, such as cross-regional transport or energy corridors, the Federal Compensation Ordinance (BKompV) may additionally apply.
🌿 Ecological features
- No administrative region and no independent cities. The six districts (including the Regionalverband Saarbrücken) and the state's higher nature conservation authority are responsible.
- The eco-account is enshrined in § 30 SNG and is maintained via a statewide compensation register.
- Impact and compensation are assessed via a biotope value method with value points, that is, a before-and-after comparison of the ecological condition.
- Species protection requirements under § 44 BNatSchG, such as CEF measures to safeguard the ecological function, must be observed separately for projects in Saarland.
- The Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve and the extensive forest areas place particular demands on the selection of suitable compensation areas.
✅ greeNature in Saarland
greeNature operates nationwide and knows the responsible nature conservation authorities in Saarland as well as the provisions of the Saarland Nature Conservation Act and the impact mitigation regulation. We support project developers and landowners in Saarland from the initial assessment, through the selection of suitable land, to legally secure crediting in the eco-account.
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 Saarland
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