Nature conservation - Green Belt on proposed list of World Heritage Sites
The Green Belt, which runs partly through Thuringia, is on the list of proposals for Unesco World Heritage Sites. The federal and state culture ministers passed a resolution to this effect on Monday, as announced by the Thuringian state government. "The Green Belt is truly unique in the world, it deserves a Unesco title: as a European symbol of peace and a reminder of the division of Germany and Europe," said Thuringia's Environment Minister Bernhard Stengele.
The Green Belt Natural Monument is a chain of different biotopes with a total of 1200 endangered animal and plant species along the former inner-German border. There is also the Kolonnenweg, which is still preserved in many places, as well as the former watchtowers of the GDR border posts. According to the Ministry of the Environment and the State Chancellery, Thuringia has the largest share of the Green Belt with 763 kilometers.
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Source: www.stern.de
