Lower nature conservation authorities in Lower Saxony

Overview map for orientation on the areas of responsibility of the Lower Nature Conservation Authorities (UNB) in Lower Saxony.As a rule, there is one UNB per district/district-free city. Some larger independent cities of certain counties have their own Lower Nature Conservation Authority. Large-scale protected areas such as the Biosphere Reserve Administration Elbtalaue, the National Park Administration of Lower Saxony Wadden Sea and the Harz National Park Administration also exercise the function of UNB in areas of their protected areas. The Lower Saxony State Operation for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN) operates in the free territorial sea and in the community-free area as the Lower Nature Conservation Authority.