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Biosphere Reserves in Germanyand their management - 2 examples

Le Sentier, 17 October 2016

Geschäftsstelle Biosphärengebiet Schwarzwald │ Regierungspräsidium Freiburg 1

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Biosphere reserves in Germany

• 17 Biosphere reserves in Germany

• take up 1.9 million hectares

• that is 3,4% of the terrestrial surface

of Germany

• some of the biosphere reserves

overlap with national parks or nature

parks

• 15 of the biosphere reserves in

Germany are recognized by UNESCO

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Biosphere reserves in Germany

Biosphere Reserve Black Forest

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Biosphere ReserveBliesgau

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Key figures

Decree in 2007

• 36,152 hectares

• Population: 111,000

• Inhabitants per

squarekilometre: 311

• communal

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Biosphere Reserve Bliesgau

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Beech forest in the core zone Kirkel


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Cliff formation of the colored sand stone


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Pasture landscape of the BliesBiosphere Reserve Bliesgau

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Highlights – Das Beeder Biotop (Blies)Grazing with water buffalos


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Highlights– Das Beeder Biotop (Blies)Storks on their nest


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Industrial sites in St. IngbertBiosphere Reserve Bliesgau

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Cultivated landscape in the south of the BliesgauBiosphere Reserve Bliesgau

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Highlights – Die Orchideenwiese Gersheim

Orchis militaris –

Military Orchid


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Highlights – Die Orchideenwiese Gersheim

Ophrys holoserica –

Late spider-orchid


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Mantis religiosa

European mantis


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Organization management BR Bliesgau

• communal administration union

• composed of the environment minister of Saarland, the county commissioner and

the mayors

• the administration is done by the office of the communal administration union

• advantage: intensive integration of citizens through communal parliaments

• disadvantage: difficult financial situation


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Association representatives

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Project:„Fahrtziel Natur“

- A cooperation between „Deutsche Bahn“

and big German environmental

associations

- Passenger transportation in the biosphere

reserve Bliesgau has been extended

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48 certified nature- and landscape guides

- Guide touristic guests

- Many of these guides are on the way to a full time job

- 5 of them are professionals by now

- They offer numerous trips through the biosphere reserve

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Bliesgau-Veranstaltungskalender

- Calendar of events

- More than 250 events in one year

- Many of them generate great appreciation by now

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Bliesgau-products in current trend

- 100 Bliesgau-products, 18 manufacturers, more than 65 sales

outlets

- Many small producers became economic

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Bliesgau-dairy

• Milk from agricultural organic farms

• They offer drinkable milk, curd, yoghurt and

other milk products

• The demand is higher than the supply of milk

• The dairy works very economically at the present

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Biosphere ReserveBlack Forest

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Preservation of Ecosystems

current situation

Variety of landscapes, habitats and species:

• ice-age characterized biotic communities

• marshlands

• near-natural forests

• pasturage and hay meadows

• screes and rocks

numerous endangered, rare and

endemic species

reduction of traditional livestock breeds


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Preservation of the common pasture land

current situation

- high biodiversity

- typical landscapes, unique

-> tourism

- sharp fall in the last few years

- ca. 10.000 ha in the south black forest

goal

- to make pasturing more profitable by means of

incentives and marketing strategies


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Tourisms

current situation

attractive landscape

important economic sector

ca. 3 million overnight stays per year

goal

supporting sustainable, environment-friendly tourism


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Regional development

goals

to support regional marketing

brand for products produced in the biosphere reserve

milk und milk products

beef

wood and wood products

handcraft

to build interrelationships to close city regions (Freiburg, Basel)

partner project of EUROPARC-Germany


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Management situation in Germany

• 3 BR are managed by the local administration (e.g. BR Bliesgau)

• all others are managed by their respective environment department (e.g. BR Black

Forest

• personnel situation very different, also the duties

• according to the scope of tasks the staff consists of 2 to 30 members

• counties, communes and citizens are always comprehensively involved

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Survey about regional economic effects in

biosphere reserves• done by the Institute for Economics University of Würzburg

• done in almost all BRs

• most important results:

– all regions profit from the economic effects

– many new employment emerged, especially in tourism, agriculture, forestry and

craft

– UNESCO – designation brings image boost

– Awareness of environmental subjects improves

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Thanks for your

attention!

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