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Wetlands protection program in Germany
Sumpfgebiete - fens and marshes
Does anyone know if there is a program to protect wetlands in Germany? If so, what is the equivalent German term for wetlands?
Sumpfgebiete - fens, marshes or Wetlands
The biggest Wetlands in Germany are way up north, and are highly protected..
Unless your a huge EU company with tons of $$ that is.. Airbus wants to fill in 20% of the wetlands near it's Hamburg
Plant to build more hangers and esembly buildings for the A380 and A318
The biggest Wetlands in Germany are way up north, and are highly protected..
Unless your a huge EU company with tons of $$ that is.. Airbus wants to fill in 20% of the wetlands near it's Hamburg
Plant to build more hangers and esembly buildings for the A380 and A318
Thanks Darkknight -
Do you happen to know how wetlands are designated? - even better, an online resource?
Peter
Do you happen to know how wetlands are designated? - even better, an online resource?
Peter
QUOTE (PeterC @ Feb 10 2006, 5:24 pm) 
Thanks Darkknight -
Do you know if there is a similar program here to that in the US to protect wetlands?
Do you know if there is a similar program here to that in the US to protect wetlands?
Under Bush there's a program?
yeah, another reason to despise his administration.
For The Hamberg Wetlands the 2 big Activists Groups are:
Association for the Protection of Hamburg’s Elbe Region
Association for the Protection of Mühlenberger Loch
More Info On this wetland
The loch is a wetland of international importance under the RAMSAR Convention, a Special Protected Area under the European Union Bird Directive and is protected by the EU Habitat Directive.
The German Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht, said that it would not grant an
injunction to stop the filling of at least 20% of Mühlenberger Loch.
The city of Hamburg has been encouraging the project, which would fill 420 acres of the Muhlenberger Loch.
Airbus have threatend to leave Hamburg if the project doesn't go ahead, taking 1000's of jobs and Billions
of Eur. with it.
UPDATE: Further Searching shows that Airbus have been allowed to continue with the project.
20% of the wetlands have been drained and filled and construction is almost complete.
Found this intresting bit of info also:
Basically this law will allow the German Govt. to claim Eminent Domain of all surronding lands, forcing the
owners to sell $$$ land cheaply, with NO CHOICE in the matter. Orig Story Link
Association for the Protection of Hamburg’s Elbe Region
Association for the Protection of Mühlenberger Loch
More Info On this wetland
The loch is a wetland of international importance under the RAMSAR Convention, a Special Protected Area under the European Union Bird Directive and is protected by the EU Habitat Directive.
The German Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht, said that it would not grant an
injunction to stop the filling of at least 20% of Mühlenberger Loch.
The city of Hamburg has been encouraging the project, which would fill 420 acres of the Muhlenberger Loch.
Airbus have threatend to leave Hamburg if the project doesn't go ahead, taking 1000's of jobs and Billions
of Eur. with it.
UPDATE: Further Searching shows that Airbus have been allowed to continue with the project.
20% of the wetlands have been drained and filled and construction is almost complete.
Found this intresting bit of info also:
QUOTE
For example, Airbus is still at odds with neighbors in Finkenwerder and the posh, villa-speckled hillsides of Blankenese, just across the Elbe River, over the extension of the plant's runway. Local residents even purchased land from farmers to prevent Airbus from expanding its production facilities or stretching its landing pad. But the city-state is planning the passage of a new law that would ease Airbus' future expansion. And German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has said he will support legislation in the Bundesrat, Germany's upper legislative chamber, that would permit the government to expropriate private property for the benefit of corporate airports like the one maintained by Airbus.
Basically this law will allow the German Govt. to claim Eminent Domain of all surronding lands, forcing the
owners to sell $$$ land cheaply, with NO CHOICE in the matter. Orig Story Link
Seems typical of the times - remember the eminant domain ruling by the supreme court last year?
I'm beginning to think that something like the protected wetlands program may be coming at the EU level, but that in Germany there are protected biotopes and flood control areas, but not a government run program equivalent to that of the EPA in the US.
but I'm probably wrong
I'm beginning to think that something like the protected wetlands program may be coming at the EU level, but that in Germany there are protected biotopes and flood control areas, but not a government run program equivalent to that of the EPA in the US.
but I'm probably wrong
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