Foundation gives more money for nature conservation projects
Preserving amphibian habitats and biotopes, protecting birds and insects: Brandenburg's rural districts can expect more support for the implementation of nature conservation projects. At its autumn meeting, the Council of the Nature Conservation Fund Foundation approved funding amounting to more than 2.6 million euros. This was announced by the Ministry of the Environment on Thursday. Seven major nature conservation projects in five districts will be supported.
In total, the foundation has already provided around 13 million euros for nature conservation in the state since the beginning of the year - more than ever before in one year.
For example, the foundation board has provided more than one million euros for planting hedges and trees in Wusterhausen (Ostprignitz-Ruppin), Groß Pankow (Prignitz) and in the Perleberg district of Rosenhagen (Prignitz). Two farms, the Protestant parish and a private individual can now plant a total of eight kilometers of hedges and two large wooded islands. Hedges provide habitats and retreats for birds and insects, connect biotopes and act as windbreaks to prevent soil erosion in the fields.
To protect the habitats of particularly endangered amphibian species such as the fire-bellied toad, the natterjack toad or green toad and the now rare moor frog, the foundation is funding two municipal nature conservation projects with a total of around 850,000 euros. The Dahme/Mark office will be able to renaturalize a silted-up small body of water on the outskirts of Hohengörsdorf in the municipality of Niederer Fläming (Teltow-Fläming). In the municipality of Reichenow-Möglin south of Wriezen (district of Märkisch-Oderland), a silted-up pond is being upgraded as a project of the Barnim-Oderbruch authority.
The total funding of 7.7 million euros consists of compensation payments from those responsible for interventions in nature, which the state will reportedly pass on to nature conservation in 2023. The Nature Conservation Fund Foundation uses this money to finance nature conservation projects in the districts and natural areas where the interventions took place.
"This year, we are providing significantly more funds for nature conservation projects than we received from the compensation payments," explained Managing Director Holger Rößling. The interest of many stakeholders in the state in promoting "urgently needed" nature conservation is growing noticeably.
The foundation has been managing the compensation payments in Brandenburg since 1995. Since then, more than 1100 nature conservation projects have been made possible together with districts and municipalities, associations and clubs as well as other partners, or have been realized under the Foundation's own sponsorship.
The municipalities in Brandenburg receiving support for nature conservation projects can contribute to preserving diverse wildlife, such as amphibians and insects. With the increase in funding, more initiatives like planting hedges and trees in Wusterhausen, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, can help create habitats and protect species.
To further enhance biodiversity, the Nature Conservation Fund Foundation is allocating over 850,000 euros to municipal nature conservation projects, focusing on rejuvenating habitats for endangered amphibian species, like the moor frog, in districts like Teltow-Fläming and Märkisch-Oderland.
Source: www.dpa.com
