The objective of the workshop "Soil Protection within the European Union", which took place on 9 - 11 November 1998 in Bonn, is to present and to discuss the different strategies and options for protecting soils on the European level. This is the first time that the development of soil protection policies is treated as a separate policy area and that it makes the subject of an European workshop.

Kraemer, R. Andreas; Sandra Hollerbuhl and Gabriele Labes (eds.) 1999: Environmental Policy - Soil Protection Policies within the European Union]: The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit Bundesministerium für Umwelt (ed.) 1998: International Political Commitments and Legal Obligations Concerning Soil Conservation: A Preliminary Examination. International Workshop "Soil Protection Policies with the European Union", 9-11 December 1998. Bonn: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit.

Bär, Stefani; Sandra Hollerbuhl and R. Andreas Kraemer 1998: EC Policy and Legislation Related to Soil Conservation: Initial Overview. Background Document for the International Workshop "Soil Protection Policies within the European Union" Bonn, 9-11 December 1998. Ecologic, Berlin.