Nature conservation - Saxony wants to achieve a turnaround in species protection by 2030
Back to nature: according to Environment Minister Wolfram Günther (Greens), Saxony wants to make further progress in species protection. "Today, more than 50 percent of habitat types and significantly more than 40 percent of species in European protected biotopes and species are more endangered than in 2009. We want to have achieved a turnaround here by 2030," he told the German Press Agency in Dresden on Tuesday. The Free State has significantly expanded species protection since 2020 and created additional resources.
"And we have managed to anchor species conservation and biotope protection as a cross-cutting issue in Saxony," emphasized Günther. We have moved away from practising species conservation in isolated areas. Instead, it is now taken into account in all land uses. "All of this is urgently needed, as species extinction and habitat loss have reached a breathtaking pace. The state of species and habitats is threatening. We need to act more decisively." Since Saxony's first biodiversity program in 2009, the situation has worsened significantly. "Where biodiversity declines, human life and economic activity are also at risk."
With regard to the forests in Saxony, the aim is to move away from monocultures towards species-rich, climate-stable mixed forests, the Minister continued. "We are practicing this intensively in the state forest. And in private forests, we are providing clear incentives for forest conversion with subsidies and support." In the state forest, Saxony is increasingly practicing natural forest management. This also strengthens the forest as a supplier of wood as a raw material. "A good ten percent of the state forest area is also subject to process protection, which means that it is not managed. This is where the primeval forests of tomorrow are being created."
The Königsbrücker Heide has been Germany's first internationally recognized wilderness area since the summer of 2023. "We have launched a large-scale nature conservation project in the Ore Mountains and four more are in the starting blocks," said the Minister. Saxony has also made more money available for nature conservation stations. Last year, these stations were supported with 2.45 million euros.
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In line with these efforts, Dresden, the capital of Saxony, is also actively participating in nature conservation efforts. The city aims to enhance its green spaces and protect local species, contributing to the broader goal of species protection across the region.
Furthermore, the German Press Agency has reported extensively on Saxony's commitment to nature conservation and species protection, highlighting the importance of these initiatives for the preservation of biodiversity in Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
