“…The intervention provisions require registration and assessment of the effects that the planned project or plan can be expected to have on the functional capacity of the ecosystem and appearance of landscapes. In addition, the EIA and SEA is also concerned with the effects that such measures can have on human health and on cultural heritage (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 1998; Riedel & Lange, 2001;Busse et al, 2005;Köppel et al, 2004;Georgi & Peters, 2003;Umweltbundesamt, 2008;Höhn, 2008;Jessel et al, 2009;Hendler, 2009;Wiegleb, 2009 Assessment, 2006;von Haaren, 2004;Riedel & Lange, 2001;Köppel et al, 2004). In Germany mitigation and landscape envelope planning have a special role in the whole spectrum of environmental planning and nature conservancy.…”