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Hinrich Joost Bärwald, Assessor of forest service
Project management
Thomas Beil, Project manager
Hardwood and regional development – Schreiadlerland
Idea Planning Implementation
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Structure
The Idea: Project „Nordvorpommersche Waldlandschaft(Western Pomeranian Wood Landscape)
History & Background
The actual planning Focus & Examples
Future challenges and next steps challenges & permanent tasks
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Vision Mit dem Wettbewerb als neuem Instrument und der Integration als neuem Ansatz
sollen ein moderner Naturschutz gefördert und herausragende Naturräume mit den Themenschwerpunkten „Moore“, „Wälder“ […] in Deutschland identifiziert und entwickelt werden, in denen Schutz und Nutzen Hand in Hand gehen.
Due to competition as new tool and integration as a new approache there is the goal to support modern nature conservation and identify outstanding natural space with the key topic moors, forest […] in Germany, where in those locations protection/ conversation and benefit will be going hand in hand.
Aus: IDEE.NATUR-Wettbewerbsausschreibung, Herbst 2007
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Project Area
Former administrative area of West Pomerania Project AreaCore area
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Project Area
Status of protection:(within the core area)
SPA: ca. 16.000 haFFH: ca. 7.000 haLSG: ca. 6.400 haNSG: ca. 1.200 ha
Core area:ca. 8.000 ha Waldin particular ca. 4.000 LFoA
18 communities512 km² project area162 km² core area
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Project goals
Vision: A Future for the lesser spotted eagle and us
Integrated development goals
1. Partnership and networking2. Identity and Image
Socio- economic goals
Securing of human basis of acquisition by:
1. Gentle tourism & recreation2. Sustainable land use &
regional value added 3. Rural cultural endowment
4. Skill building (competence)
Goals by nature conservation
Saving of the natural livelihood by:
1. Saving biodiversity2. climate protection
3. Protection of cultural landscape4. Gain public acceptance
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Project structure
Public authorities of Western-Pomerania
Funding leader
controlling
Consulting
Approval
Idea/ Program and funding leader
Regional partnership
Steering group
Advisory committee
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NGP-Phase I: upkeep and development plan (PEPL)
09/2009: office set up03/2010: award PE-planning
06/2011: PEPL-draft05/2012: PEPL-final version
Phase of application Funding period I Funding period II
Creating the Master plan Implementation
Hand in short summary of proposal
Hand in final proposal
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Developing of the PE-Planes by „ARGE NVP-WL“• Actual upkeep and development planning
• + 4 special reports: forestry / agricultural / water management / lesser-spotted eagle
priorities for future actions • Developing natural forest / islands of old growths
• Rewetting wetland-, riverine, - riparian forests and moor-like depressions and areas etc.
• Creating lesser-spotted eagle forest protection areas
• Saving permanent grassland/ forest meadows
• Biotope areas within open cultural landscape
NGP-Phase I: upkeep and development plan (PEPL)
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FOCUS 3: lesser-spotted eagle Protection
lesser-spotted eagle Protection
protected forest area
Feeding habitats+
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lesser-spotted eagle protected forest area
territoriesterritories
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Project philosophy within NGP
•„concrete actions within the project area are commonly agreed individual cases based by the participating acteurs. Whereby the following basic rules apply:
„vouluntary actions“ – we like to find the fitting solution for the problems, not because we have to just because we
„eye - level “ – holding very open and honest negoiations
„econimic value adding„– a approriate financial compensation is a minimum requirements, Solutions with mutual benefits and added value are our thinking
We will show, that reaching pursuing ambitious nature conservation targets are possible without designating new Special Protection Area. We relay on common understanding and contractual agreements based on individual cases.
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Working FOCUS within Project management
appropriation of the planning within communicative loops
– together with moderation Start of the „hot phase“: 6. December 2010
– Status quo-analyses is done – action planning by intensive coordination and decision – public events as well as expert discussions
Timeline
– milestone I: 30.06.2011: presenting PEPL in a draft – milestone II: 31.07.2012: hand in PEPL
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FOCUS 1: nature conservation within the forest
Example: nature conservation without the option to buy – innovative contract based nature conservation
model:
•Buying the wood/ standing trees
•Leasing forest areas?
problem:
•determination of the value ?
•Re-use after contract?
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Abb. nach Scherzinger (1996)Process protection
natural forest development Supporting islands of old growths
Types of Activity
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action NWZNature forest cell
AHIOld wooden area
SRA-WSALesser-spotted eagle protection
area
WO-WWater level optimization in the forest
goal Process protection: natural forest development
Protection & saving of age and stages of
disintegration
Special species protection of lesser-spotted eagle: Saving the breeding
habitat
restoring natural water conditions
period permanently – unlimited
Limited by follow-on regulation
& Option for Flexibilities
Limited by follow-on regulation & Option for Flexibilities
permanently - unlimited
content No usage No usage No usage Small scale
usage
trench shoring , deconstruction of drainage systems
Location specified
Usage still possible
No usage
adjusted „toolbar“
purchase of land
Buying standing trees to increase
Contract base nature conservation
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sommer 2011
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moors
Forest
forest-meadow
lesser-spotted eagle
Barthe - River
Subjects of planning
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water level optimization within Forest based moors
WHAT?
Installation of non regulative barrages at drainage channels
protection of water engineering based investigations within GB
contract for permanently use restriction / contract for permanently non-utilization
compensation (payment) for falling out stands (current value of the growing up stand)
Area: 548 ha
Costs: ca. 266 T €
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natural forest cells
WHAT?
permanently forest protection within representing forest cell of Western Pomerania
over all protection of the forest development
contract for permanently non-utilization
Area: 67 ha
Costs: ca. 1 Mio. €
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Old wooden areas
WHAT?
long time / permanently protection of the forest process within managed forest cells
protection of phases like aging and dying within the forest development
upgrade of the KG by Source structures
contracting of 99 years long / permanently non- utilization
WHERE?
different kind of AHI within the core area of Western Pomerania
Area: 147 ha
Costs: ca. 2,1 Mio. €
Criteria for the selection of a representative old wooden Area
Tree species Age [years] canopy Size of area [ha]
Red beech 130 ≥ 0,6 155
common ash 110 ≥ 0,6 75
Black elder 80 ≥ 0,6 71
pedunculate oak 170 ≥ 0,6 68
Common birch 65 ≥ 0,6 31
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lesser- spotted eagle –Forest conservation Areas
CONCLUSION
WHAT?
1. Obtain of the last remaining lesser-spotted eagle areas at breeding habitat by establishing „ lesser-spotted eagle protection areas” (ca. 40 ha per territory)
2. opaque of the forest, high rate of canopy (high rate of trees)
3. non utilization , restricted usage (stock restricted usage)
