German Green Belt
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The German Green Belt (Grünes Band Deutschland in German) is a project of Bund Naturschutz, one of Germany's largest environmental groups. The project was begun in 1989.
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[edit] Origin
On the former inner German border, there is a strip of land approximately 1400 km long (with an area of more than 100 km²) that remained nearly untouched since the construction of the Berlin Wall. It stretches from Travemünde on the Baltic to the Czech border, near Hof in Bavaria. A number of endangered species can be found there.
[edit] Planning
The Bund Naturschutz wants to exert pressure on the Bundesländer to designate several areas as nature reserves and has appealed for donations from the public to enable Bund Naturschutz to acquire properties along the Green Belt.
[edit] Implementation
In 2001 and 2002, the areas and the different species living there were catalogued, with financial support from the German Federal Mimistry of the Environment.
[edit] Species
There are a number of valuable habitats in the Green Belt. The Whinchat, the red-backed Shrike, the Black Stork, the Kingfisher and the European Otter are some of the species that can be found there.
[edit] References
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 23 May 2006.
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[edit] External links
- www.bund.net - Bund Naturschutz webpage about the Green Belt (German)
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