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Ministerium für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz

Brandenburg 2007 – Environmental information

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:56UhrSeite1 Table ofcontents Table ofcontents Table ofcontents Visitorinformationcentresofthelargeprotectedareasinstate of 9 44 Rangerservicesandnumbersofvisitorstolargeprotectedareas 8 Somemajoreventsinnatureparks 7 2006-NatureParkYear 6 SomeeventshostedbytheStateOfficeforEnvironmentin2006 5 LibraryoftheBrandenburgStateOfficeforEnvironment 4 Soilprotectionandhandlingofresidualpollution 6 5 Waste Climateprotectionandenergyefficiency management 4 Authorisationandparticipationprocedures 3 Stateeducationfacilityfornatureandtheenvironment– 3 Exhibitions(asofJune2007) 2 LatestpublicationsfromtheStateOfficeforEnvironment 1 35 TheStateOfficeforEnvironmentasanauthorityparticipatingin 2 EnvironmentalindicatorsforthestateofBrandenburg–thirdupdate 1 Noisemappingandnoiseactionplanningactivitiestoimplementthe 2 1 Clean air Efcso va nlez nwl id ntesaeo rnebr 25 Protectionofspecies/CITES–Monitoringtrade,trading 19 9 EffectsofavianinfluenzaonwildbirdsinthestateBrandenburg 8 MemorandumofUnderstandingontheAquaticwarbler 7 20 First registrationsofbreedingbirdsinEuropeanbird 6 The protection offorestmoorsinthestateBrandenburg,a 5 The concept forlinkingbiotopesinthestateofBrandenburg 4 Areas underNatura2000(HabitatsDirective,bird 3 Protected areasinthestateofBrandenburg 17 2 Landscape frameworkplanning/landscapeplanningatcommunitylevel 1 development Protection ofnature,largeprotectedareasandregional Waste waterdisposalincommunities 6 2006: stateofdikerefurbishmentalongtheOderriver 5 Measures toimprovefloodingforecastsfortheOderriver 4 Implementation oftheWaterFrameworkDirective(WFD)in 3 Water bodymaintenancemeasures,operationofwatermanagement 2 Climate dataandwaterbalance2006 1 Water Foreword Public Relations different specialisations Cross-environmental pollutionandmeasuresby Technology-related protectionoftheenvironment Seilsdpoeue,seilsdifrainsses a evcs 37 Specialisedprocedures,specialisedinformationsystems,mapservices 3 Brandenburg 50 Oderberge Lebus planning inthestateofBrandenburg European Directiveonenvironmentalnoiseandcleanair authorisations andthefightagainstcrime protection areas project group framework planformoorprotectionandthe sanctuaries), andnatureconservationareas Brandenburg 10 facilities 9 urban developmentplanning 17 33 29 25 36 30 28 20 46 45 43 43 42 32 22 16 15 14 40 27 26 24 40 35 27 6 5 6

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:56UhrSeite2 Information in Brief 2 Landesumweltamt Brandenburg Landesumweltamt Brandenburg Landesumweltamt Brandenburg Potsdam, OTGroßGlienicke Standortkarte Frankfurt (Oder) Cottbus 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:56UhrSeite3

Landesumweltamt Brandenburg Stand: Juli 2007 Seeburger Chaussee 2 - 14476 Potsdam, OT Grofl Glienicke Postfach 60 10 61 - 14410 Potsdam Tel. 033 201 - 442-0 Präsident Fax: 033 201 - 442-662 Prof. Dr. Matthias Freude - Tel. (033201) 442-100

Abteilung RW Abteilung RS Abteilung RO Abteilung S Abteilung TUS Abteilung ÖNW Abteilung GR Regionalabteilung West Regionalabteilung Süd Regionalabteilung Ost Service Technischer Umweltschutz Ökologie, Naturschutz, Wasser Groflschutzgebiete, Regionalentwicklung Bodo Schwiegk Wolfgang Genehr Berndt Buder Kurt Augustin N.N. Axel Vogel Dr. Hartmut Kretschmer Tel. (033 201) 442-410 Tel. (0355) 4991-1300 Tel. (0335) 560-3232 Tel. (033201) 442-103 Tel. (033201) 442-310 Tel. (033201) 442-210 Tel. (03334) 66 27 24

RW 1 Genehmigungsverfahrens- RS 1 Genehmigungsverfahrens- RO 1 Genehmigungsverfahrens- S 1 Personalmanagement T 1 Anlagensicherheit, Ö 1 Landschaftsentwicklung, GR 1 Grundsätze, Koordinierung, stelle West stelle Süd stelle Ost Technologie CITES Naturparke

Dr. Ulrich Stock Sabine Trommeschläger Günter Alpert Silke Petschick Dr. Berthold Wilck Dr. Annemarie Schaepe Dr. Martin Flade Tel. (033 201) 442-550 Tel. (0355) 4991-1410 Tel. (0335) 560-3205 Tel. (033201) 442-170 Tel. (033201) 442-337 Tel. (033201) 442-625 Tel. (03334) 66 27 13

RW 2 Anlagen- und Umwelt- RS 2 Anlagen- und Umweltüber- RO 2 Anlagen- und Umweltüber- S 2 Organisation, Controlling, T 2 Lärmschutz, Verkehr, Ö 2 Natura 2000, Arten- und GR 2 Nationalparkverwaltung ¸berwachung Region West 1 wachung Region S¸d 1 wachung Region Ost 1 Strukturentwicklung Energie, Klimaschutz Biotopschutz Unteres Odertal

Barb-Kerstin Müschner Jörg Lieske Elisa Penndorf Dr. Ralf Gruner Karl Getzlaff Dr. Matthias Hille Dirk Treichel Tel. (033 201) 442-458 Tel. (0355) 4991-1050 Tel. (0335) 560-3290 Tel. (033201) 442-153 Tel. (033201) 442-330 Tel. (033201) 442-223 Tel. (03332) 2677-209

RW 3 Anlagen- und Umwelt- RS 3 Anlagen- und Umwelt¸ber- RO 3 Anlagen- und Umweltüber- S 3 Finanzen, BdH T 3 Gebietsbezogener Ö 3 Umweltbeobachtung, GR 3 Biosphärenreservatsverw. Überwachung Region West 2 wachung Region S¸d 2 wachung Region Ost 2 Immissionsschutz Ökotoxikologie Schorfheide-Chorin

Lutz Schetterer Kerstin Tschiedel Hans-Detlef Lintzel Thorsten Thaddey Dr. Martin Kühne PD Dr. Werner Kratz Dr. Eberhard Henne Tel. (03391) 838-541 Tel. (03332) 441 741 Tel. ( 033702) 731 20 Tel. (033201) 442-609 Tel. (0355) 4991-1304 Tel. (033201) 442-283 Tel. (03331) 3654-31 RW 4 Flächenbezogener Immis- RO 4 Flächenbezogener Immis- RS 4 Flächebezogener Immis- S 4 Innerer Dienst, T 4 Luftqualität Ö 4 Wasserrahmenrichtlinie, GR 4 Biosphärenreservatsverw. sionsschutz, Umweltrecht sionsschutz, Umweltrecht sionsschutz, Umweltrecht Liegenschaftsmanagement Hydrologie, Gewässergüte Spreewald

Christiane Schröder * Peter Ludwig Bärbel Koschack * Rainer Simon Manfred Lotz Thomas Avermann Eugen Nowak Tel. (0335) 560-3260 Tel. (03391) 838-590 Tel. (0355) 4991-1329/ (033702) 731 40 Tel. (033201) 442-623 Tel. (033201) 442-313 Tel. (033201) 442-288 Tel. (03542) 89 21 12

RW 5 Wasserbewirtschaftung, RS 5 Wasserbewirtschaftung, RO 5 Wasserbewirtschaftung, S 5 Umweltinformation, ÖA, T 5 Abfallwirtschaft Ö 5 Hochwasserschutz, Wasser- GR 5 Biosphärenreservatsverw. Hydrologie Hydrologie Hydrologie Landeslehrstätte bau, Baudienststelle Flusslandschaft Elbe Almut Naumann Karin Materne Romuald Buryn Dr. Stephan Böhme Frauke Zelt Michael Dahlke Jeanette Fischer Tel. (033 201) 442-448 Tel. (0355) 4991-1390 Tel. (0335) 560-3400 Tel. (033201) 442-344 Tel. (033201) 442-173 Tel. (033201) 442-264 Tel. (038791) 980 16 RW 6 Hochwasserschutz, RS 6 Hochwasserschutz, RO 6 Hochwasserschutz, S 6 IT-Service T 6 Altlasten, Bodenschutz Ö 6 Wasserversorgung , Gewässerunterhaltung Gewässerunterhaltung Gewässerunterhaltung Abwasser

Karin Hüppe Norbert Albs Dr. Wolfgang Fröhlich Dr. Siegmund Stiehler Dr. Sabine Hahn G¸nter-Eckehard Hlubek Tel. (0355) 4991-1058 Tel. (033 201) 442-585 Tel. (0335) 560-3413 Tel. (033201) 442-142 Tel. (033201) 442-347 Tel. (033201) 442-251

RW 7 Naturschutz RS 7 Naturschutz RO 7 Naturschutz S 7 GIS-Zentrale

Annegret Engelke Dr. Dorothee Bader Rigo V allet Dr. Uwe Menzel Staatl. Vogelschutzwarte Buckow 11 Naturparke Tel. (033 201) 442-569 Tel. (0355) 4991-1340 Tel. (0335) 560-3242 Tel. (0335) 560-3171

* mit der Wahrnehmung der Geschäfte beauftragt

Personalratsvorsitzende Schwerbehindertenvertrauens- Gleichstellungsbeauftragte Hauptstandorte: person P = Potsdam Elke Lentz Dr. Thomas Schmiedel Sylke Plock F = Frankfurt Tel. (033201) 442-200 Tel. (0331) 866-7711 Tel.(033201) 442-608 C = Cottbus Das Organigramm wird vom Referat S 2 geführt und fortgeschrieben 3

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1 Climate data and water body management 2006

• Climate data and water balance they prevented the occurrence of extremely low water Information in Brief Information in Brief levels in the summer of 2006. At the end of 2006, In 2006 it was very warm, relatively dry and very run-off results were below comparative values for sunny in Germany. many years in all river areas. The annual precipitation balance reveals a slight deficit. All over Germany there were some 732 litres • Water management in the Spree river per square metre (l/m2) of rain, snow or hail. This is catchment area the equivalent to 93 per cent of the normal amount of 789 l/m2. Spremberg reservoir

As all over Germany, 2006 in Brandenburg was The largest reservoir in the state of Brandenburg warm and dry above the average. Area precipitation serves the protection against flooding and a amounted to merely about 436 l/m2 (78 per cent of continuous raising of low water levels of the Spree normal values). Lowest precipitation values for all river along its central and lower sections. Total Germany of 326 l/m2 were recorded in the state of storage volume of the reservoir inclusive of the flood Brandenburg in Coschen, Oder-Spree rural district. surcharge capacity amounts to 42.7 million m3. Its useful operational storage volume has been put at 17 Run-offs in all river areas fell below mean monthly million m3, which is the equivalent of a storage values for several years for almost the whole year. capacity in the range of 92.00 m to 89.00 above sea Low run-offs in 2005 also continued in 2006 level. In view of the tight water balance situation in the despite a balance in precipitation during winter. Spree river area and in the context of a flexible mode The two exceptions were precipitation in February as of operation, the target retention volume ranges from well as snow melting simultaneously in late March, 92.30 m to 92.50 m towards late spring. This means resulting in medium to high flood run-offs in that an additional water reserve of about 3 million m3 Brandenburg’s river areas. is available. Reacting to the low water situation in 2006. water levels of the Spremberg reservoir were Extreme temperatures in June and July resulted lowered from 92.30 m to 89.70 m above sea level for in a considerable drop in run-offs in all river areas. the period from mid-July to late September. This is Strong local rainfalls in July 2006 had only small the equivalent of a storage volume of about 16 million effects on run-offs. Combined with the onset of a m3. Of this total, about 12 million m3 may be more humid and cooler period as of August, however, considered the effective share contributing to raising low water levels, some 4 million m3 must be considered evaporation losses. The reservoir was Area precipitation for the state of Brandenburg, 2006 Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst intensively operative in July, when retained water levels were brought down from 91.80 m to 90.77 m above sea level. This is the equivalent of a storage volume of 6.6 million m3. This resulted in a median means of the 1961/90 series reservoir yield of 9.5 m3/s.

Low water levels, water from Saxony

Clear signs of a coming period of extreme low water levels were to be seen as early as in late June when run-off at the Leibsch level indicator (Lower Spree level indicator) dropped to values about 1 m3/s and run-off at the Grosse Traenke level Monthly precipitation (mms) indicator fell to about 4 m3/s despite the release of compensation water from the Spremberg reservoir. Although the reservoir yield of the Spremberg reservoir reached a stable 8.8 m3/s to 9.7 m3/s for the entire period July to August, the further drop to 0.20

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Management of the Spremberg reservoir, 2006 Information in Brief Information in Brief

Spree river balance, Leibsch level indicator, July 2006 Run-off formation of uninfluenced catchment area (about 3,000 km2) 2,0 m3/s Mine water discharge from operational mining areas 10,0 m3/s Raising low water levels at reservoirs 6,0 m3/s Losses by use of the Jaenschwalde, Boxberg and Schwarze Pumpe large power stations - 3,0 m3/s Other losses by use - 3,5 m3/s Seepage losses in Spreewald area - 6,0 m3/s Infiltration losses in funnel-shaped mining area - 5,0 m3/s Resultant run-off at Leibsch level indicator about 0,5 m3/s

m3/s (Leibsch) and 2 m3/s (Grosse Traenke), Central Germany mining Administration respectively, could not be prevented. In the lower Company/(LMBV) a maximum of up to 20 million m3 Spreewald regions target water levels dropped by up of water may be made available annually. to 0.30 m at the retention points, which means that run-off only resulted from seepage losses. A similar Flooding worked-out open cuts in the situation was observed below lake Schwielochsee at Niederlausitz mining area the Beeskow weir. One essential reason amongst others behind the considerable drop in river levels In 2006 a total of 86 million m3 of water for flooding at the Leibsch level indicator in July 2006 were was made available in the Spree and Schwarze considerable evaporation losses of the Spreewald Elster region, of which area which reached 6 m3/s. • 54 million m3 out of the Spree river, • 22 million m3 out of the Schwarze Elster river, and The comparatively high yield from the Spremberg • 10 million m3 from mine drainage operations. reservoir to raise low-water levels of the Spree river in the states of Brandenburg and Berlin was 38 million m3 of these flooding water quantities only possible because of increased water yields came from the state of Brandenburg (see map), of from the water reservoirs of Bautzen and these 10 million m3 were out of the Spree river, 18 Quitzdorf in Saxony. In 2006 this amount reached million m3 out of the Schwarze Elster river and 10 about 16 million m?, of which 14 million m3 came million m3 came from mine draining operations. Such from the Bautzen reservoir and the remaining 2 million amounts of flooding water could be made m3 from the Quitzdorf reservoir. Under an agreement available because of the high run-offs in spring. signed between the Landestalsperrenverwaltung Flooding was largely suspended in May, as run-offs Sachsen/ State reservoir administration for for the Spree and Schwarze Elster rivers dropped Saxony/(LTV) and the Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche considerably and minimum run-offs relevant for Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft/Lusatian and flooding were no longer achieved.

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Mining influence in the Spree and Schwarze Elster river areas

Since 2000 the following flooding water quantities were made available in the Spree and Elster area:

2000 80 million m3 2001 124 million m3 2002 180 million m3 Information in Brief Information in Brief 2003 53 million m3 2004 36 million m3 2005 140 million m3 2006 86 million m3

The following worked-out open cuts/lakes (WO – open cuts) were flooded in 2006:

WO Sedlitz 14.0 mill. m3 WO Greifenhain 5.8 mill. m3 WO Bergheide 6.4 mill. m3 WO Graeben- dorf 5.0 mill. m3 WO 12 (Lake Drehnaer See) 4.3 mill. m3 WO Koschen 2.2 mill. m3 WO 4 (Lake Schoenfelder See) 0.9 mill. m3

• Management of the Dosse and Rhin retention In normal years (without extreme periods of low or basins high water levels) the retention basin is operated at a storage level ranging from 40.50 m to 38.50 m above The main function of the Dosse retention basin is to sea level. In dry years – such as 2006 – it is also provide irrigation water for some 11,000 hectares of possible to go down further to a level of 38.00 m cropland in the catchment areas of the Dosse, Jaeglitz above sea level. That means that 6.5 million m3 of and Havel rivers. Operational management graphics water are available in normal years, and 8.0 million for 2006 show that the retention basin was full as m3 for dry years. The range from 40.50 m to 41.00 m scheduled until the beginning of the irrigation season. above sea level is meant for floodwater retention. Its As early as of the beginning of May additional amounts content is 1.8 million m3. of compensation water were released. In the further course of the irrigation period and because of the long- In the Rhin river catchment area, lakes along the lasting drought, the water yield mainly followed the red river are managed via five retention levels. This line, showing the extreme version of retention basin means that 14.1 million m3 of water may be used management. The basin was emptied up to the especially in the Oberes Rhinluch area and its extraordinarily low level of 38.00 m above sea level. cropland of about 31,000 hectares.

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Hydrograph for the Kyritz retention basin (Dosse river)

The table showing the management of the Rhin river retention basins shows that the storage level was completely full by early May, exactly as planned. After lower demand for additional water supplies in the initial Information in Brief period, the water yield from Information in Brief the retention basin was significantly increased because of the drought from Staulamellenbewirtschaftung Rhin 2006 late June onwards. It was possible to avoid values lower than the target retention line for a longer period because of precipitation in early August. Additional water from the Oberseen chain of lakes from Mecklenburg contributed to a stabilisation of the water management situation, too.

2 Water body maintenance measures, operation of water management facilities

Water body maintenance is based on legal The State Office for Environment with its regional provisions in the Water Balance Act and in the departments West, East and South (RW6, RO6, Water Act of the state of Brandenburg. and RS6) is responsible for maintenance In the implementation context of the Water operations on first order water bodies, flood Framework Directive (WFD) the Water Balance Act defence installations and hydraulic facilities. offered a new definition of maintenance. Under its Such maintenance activities are carried out by local provision the specific duty of maintenance is to water and soil associations on the basis of contracts cultivate and develop water bodies. The former concluded for each year. There are 26 such specific duty of “providing an orderly run-off” associations covering the entire state of continues to be a part of legal requirements. The Brandenburg. They also bear responsibility for totality of maintenance measures shall have to be maintaining second order water bodies over a total guided by the WFD management objectives for length of 30,500 km. surface waters. Maintenance must also be in line with the programme of measures laid down by the Water Multi-annual framework plans for the Balance Act. maintenance of certain water bodies or parts thereof define development objectives and describe

Water maintenance measures for which the State Office for Environment is responsible comprise the following in the state of Brandenburg: 1,999 km first-order water bodies of which 554.3 km are navigable.. • about 1,365 km of dike structures, inclusive of some 507 km of dike draining ditches • water management facilities on first-order water bodies including The State Office for - 2 reservoirs Environment is also - 6 storage lakes responsible for - 82 locks - 32 water drawing machines and pumping stations - 516 weirs / water-banking facilities - 163 dike locks / water inflows and outflows

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measures needed to meet them. They also lay down and soil associations in charge in 2007. Since 1995 deadlines for completion. Such plans are available for and including the contractually-fixed budget funds for selected water bodies in the Oderbruch and the 2007, a total of about € 118 million has been made Uckermark area as well as for the Mueggelspree available for water body maintenance including the territory. operational costs for water drawing machines in the state of Brandenburg. This is equivalent to some € 9 A total of € 8,843,876 was spent by water body million annually. maintenance operators on maintaining water bodies Information in Brief Information in Brief and the operation of water management facilities in The “Untere Spree“ water body and cultivated 2006 (costs of energy / operation of water drawing landscape maintenance operator provided four machines). € 8,736,600 is available for maintenance photos, exemplary of its activities: services and energy costs to be refunded to the water

Water body with phelaris arundinacea – aerial photo, Removing phelaris arundinacea from the water side, 2006 2003

Water body with Canadian poplar hybrids, 2005 Water body after poplar removal and plantings appropriate for this site, 2006

3 Implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the state of Brandenburg

Water in the state of Brandenburg Number of lakes over one hectare: about 3,000 Largest lake: Scharmuetzelsee, 12.1 km2 Largest depth: Grosser Stechlinsee - 68 metres Running waters: about 32,000 km Water protection zones: 542 (1,749 km2, or about 5.9 per cent of the state’s territory) Number of sewage plants: 255 http://www.luis.brandenburg.de/STECKBRIEF

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• Objectives and time schedule legislation. A “good chemical status” and valid environmental targets must also be achieved for The WFD which entered into force in late 2000 (WFD groundwater. The WFD obliges member states to – 2000/60/EC) has exercised considerable influence reverse the tendency of increasing pollutant on water management in Europe. An attempt was concentrations in ground water, in order to gradually made with the WFD to bundle the formerly reduce pollution levels. The WFD also demands a fragmented water protection provisions within the EU, “good quantitative status” for groundwater. subdivided into a large number of individual Following this demand, no more ground water should Information in Brief Directives, into one, based on modern approaches to be withdrawn than will be newly added by seepage Information in Brief water body protection. The overriding objective is to into a water body. Groundwater-dependent land- and achieve “good status” for all water bodies in the water-based ecosystems should not be damaged by European Union. This objective should be reached by withdrawals of groundwater. 2015, if possible, and it should be based on inventory taking and monitoring, supported by programmes of • Stocktaking measures and management plans. The stocktaking exercise was completed by 2004. Its For this, the WFD laid down the following results were documented in various reports. One deadlines for member states: such report is: C-Bericht des Landes Brandenburg until end 2003 transposition of the /Report of the state of Brandenburg: Directive into national law √ done (http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/lb until mid-2004 naming the competent m1.c.297349.de). authorities to the EU √ done until end 2004 stocktaking of the water As a result of this stocktaking operation, a three-level body situation √ done projection has been offered for surface water until end 2006 water body monitoring bodies: programmes ready for application √ done 1) Achievement likely until end 2009 compilation of programmes of ➞ no measures called for under the WFD, measures and of management plans 2) Achievement unlikely until end 2012 implementation of programmes of ➞ measures called for under the WFD measures 3) Achievement not clear until end 2015 review of programmes of ➞ additional information required. measurements with a view to reaching the This means to say that for water bodies in categories environmental objectives laid down - updating, if 2 and 3, additional checks shall be needed, mainly required biological in nature. These will be carried out in the until end 2021 further review and upgrading of context of monitoring programmes to be prepared. programmes of measurements. Achievement of objectives for running waters in the state of Brandenburg (percentage / running water length or number) The WFD’s environmental objectives cover the likely not clear unlikely totality of surface waters (internal, transitional and Running waters 9.8 % / 988 km 21.1 % / 2,143 km 69.1 % / 7,012 km coastal waters) and groundwater. They are to be Lakes 27.9 % / 62 20.3 % / 45 51.8 % / 115 protected. In the medium and long term their situations are to be enhanced. Additional objectives include the protection of habitats depending on water The prospects for groundwater are more bodies, sustainable water use, a step-by-step favourable. Projections here were based on two cessation of the land-based input of hazardous levels. For 26 groundwater bodies achieving the substances into these water bodies as well as a objectives is “likely“ (= 81 per cent of the state’s contribution to reducing the negative effects of floods territory). For another 25 ground water bodies and droughts. achievement of these objectives is “unclear /improbable” (= 19 per cent of the territory of the state). By 2015 surface waters should achieve “good ecological status”. That means that typical water • Programmes for water body monitoring organisms, such as fish, water plants, algae and the fauna at the bottom of the water body should only So as to have a comprehensive survey on the present differ slightly from its natural state. Over and above, state of waters, networks of measuring points were all quality objectives need to be respected that refer established in surface and groundwater bodies to a limitation of pollutant concentrations in water by the end of 2006 pursuant to Schedule V of the bodies and which are enshrined in national or EU WFD. (See also WFD monitoring programmes

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http://www.luis.brandenburg.de Section Karten measuring points in representative water bodies /[maps]/ or (http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/ (covering 256 out of a total of 1,278). Depending on detail.php/lbm1.c.396769.de). their prevailing loads, biological (see Fig.) and/or chemical and/or hydromorphological checks will be For surface water bodies these monitoring activities carried out. are mainly subdivided into “monitoring surveys”, All those lakes are involved, where it is not clear or “operational monitoring” and “investigative unlikely that targets shall be met. This situation monitoring”. applies to 202 out of the total of 222 lakes. These Information in Brief Information in Brief monitoring activities shall be carried out in three Monitoring for surface waters under monitoring annual tranches between 2006 and 2008. surveys is a fairly loosely-knit affair. This applies to those sections, where a discharge is fed from a Since 1 May 1990, a specific network of automatic catchment area larger than 2,500 square kilometres water quality measuring points has been in or to larger water bodies that reach beyond national operation on selected sites on the Elbe, Havel, boundaries. In addition to those, ten larger lakes with Oder and Neisse rivers as well as on the typical characteristics were chosen. For more details Teltowkanal. It serves to record water quality and its see WRRL Überwachungsprogramme/WFD moni- changes over time, real-time water monitoring toring programmes/http://www.luis.brandenburg.de (warning services) and to collect evidence and Rubrik/ [Section] Karten). information relevant for water management purposes. This is a component of an international measuring and analysis scheme. Monitoring parameters – (http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/lb Biological components m1.c.366104.de).

• Phytoplankton Data at these six water quality measuring points is Freely-floating algae – updated every ten minutes. Parameters include “Blossoming algae” physical, hydrological, meteorological and • Phytobenthos biological values, providing for a dynamic Algae fixed inside of and to substrate, indicators of former water quality states interpretation of water properties. This water quality measuring network contributes to a timely registration • Macrozoobenthos Invertebrates living inside and on substrate of effects of incidents in industrial plants or of Indicator species for water qualities shipping, so that the required steps may be taken • Macrophytes without delay. Visible submerged and semi-submerged water plants “Water transparency” But even smaller impurities can rapidly be found out • Fish about by these measurements, such as an illegal Depending on morphology and water quality Groins that cannot be passed block migration discharge of waste oil from a car. The registration of Fishing policy measures (selective stocking and removal) present pollution as well as the study of long-term trends also means that this network of water Operational monitoring is mainly used to find out quality measuring points helps to implement about the state of water bodies where it is not clear or demands along those lines coming from the unlikely that objectives shall be achieved. A fairly European Water Framework Directive and tightly-knit network has been set up for running applying to the state of Brandenburg. All data files waters. It consists of a little less than 900 may be accessed via this measuring network.

Sampling point Teltowkanal Measuring system for toxic properties of Measuring system for oxygen, pH value and algae conductivity (Photos: LUA, F.-H. Ulrich)

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Measuring point description: About 1,592 water bodies were defined in the state of Brandenburg. As it is impossible to process the Cumlosen [Elbe] Checking on the Havel und Karthane river resultant wealth of individual measures influence as well as on local discharges (town simultaneously, so-called “water-body of Wittenberge) on the Elbe river, development concepts under the WFD -WBDC” IKSE/International Elbe river protection are to be prepared for the implementation of regional commission/ measuring point, reference measures. These will allow for easier structuring and measuring point breaking down of tasks. Information in Brief Potsdam [Havel, area of Potsdam] Monitoring water body Information in Brief quality in the Potsdam conurbation and along WBDC planning units represent summaries of water the lower Havel river body groups on the basis of expert hydrological Kleinmachnow [Teltowkanal] Monitoring water knowledge. 160 such areas were defined for the quality of the Teltowkanal and its influence state of Brandenburg. WBDCs shall have to be (southern area of the Greater Berlin area) on prepared for them. the Havel river in the region of Potsdam Hohenwutzen [Oder] Monitoring water quality of the Oder river below the mouth of the Warthe river - (LAWA/Water working group of federal and Stocktaking state authorities / EU) – Border Germany / Poland Operational strategy Frankfurt [Oder] Monitoring water quality inside Frankfurt on Oder - Border Germany / Poland Ratzdorf [Neisse] Monitoring water quality at the mouth of the Monitoring Neisse river - Border Germany / Poland Supra-regional objectives of River Basin Community and Oder and Elbe rivers • Stock-taking and utilisation plans Protection Commissions Programmes of Management (e.g. for connection and plans reduced loads) measures

Stocktaking and results of water body monitoring are Water body the starting points for a further implementation of the Regional and local development planning(e.g. for WFD. If water bodies do not meet the criteria of “good water management concepts status”, member states have to take measures to framework concepts) Reporting bring it about. The standards of WFD Schedule V shall Implementation of measures have to be met.

To prepare for the amounts of work under The programmes of measurements are related to the measurement programmes the state of status of water bodies and these WBDCs which have Brandenburg worked out a programme devoted to be worked out for the entire area of the state of to the river basin areas of the Elbe and Oder Brandenburg will outline the following: rivers. This offers a survey on measures possible and measures required to overcome ecological deficits, necessary for surface water bodies. Primarily it is a selection of cost-efficient measures, and intended as a supporting concept for the specialised a description of management objectives. departments of the state Office for Environment and Over and above, all specific concerns of flood MLUV responsible for WFD implementation. But defences, water body maintenance and of NATURA there is also information helpful for the state of Berlin. 2000 management planning shall be considered.

Sheets with core information were prepared on topics At present the State Office for Environment works such as water body maintenance, lake management, on specific pilot areas to prepare for state-wide shipping and flood defences. Before all, these offer WBDCs. Amongst others, such pilot WBDCs shall be brief outlines regarding helpful for the definition and implementation of cost- – specific focal issues, efficient measures, so that it will then be possible to – measures which might be taken, arrive at reliable cost calculations for the entire state – any experience available, as well as of Brandenburg. Starting with the cross-state “Panke” – any potential conflicts known, and project, the states of Berlin and Brandenburg have – outstanding issues. begun to coordinate their programmes of measures. Interested readers may refer to these for easy access These must be compiled by the end of 2009 and they to the problem areas of topical matters of water will have to subject to a strategic environmental management. assessment (SEA). Practical implementation of these programmes shall start as of 2010.

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Organisation of public participation in the state of Brandenburg 3 regional water fora - West – North West, South, East – North East Web based map services are available on the Involvement of associations, interested organisations and communities Internet. These provide additional information on B) Working Group of federal, states’ and state authorities Concerned departments of state government important outcomes of the WFD implementation Higher water authorities of neighbouring states Federal shipping administration authority processes in the state of Brandenburg to the public. Brandenburg State Offices (Mining, Geology, Construction, Listed (http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/lb monuments m1.c.396769.de). C) Consultation round with lower water authorities and water body maintenance associations D) Information sessions on results of work to date Target group: Umbrella associations Information in Brief Information in Brief Specialised associations Other groups and associations Other authorities Other local initiatives Interested individuals

4 Measures to improve flooding forecasts for the Oder river

Immediately after the devastation caused by Oder river flooding in the summer of 1997 cooperation • In 1999 AG W 1 organised a joint German-Polish- was intensified within the “Hydrology/ Czech information seminar on procedures ap- Hydrogeology” (AGW1) working group of the plied and on a reconciliation of results when defi- German-Polish Boundary Waters Commission, to ning flooding forecasts. This was a decisive step. improve flood water forecasts. First, it made possible an appropriate and a coor- dinated evaluation of recent extreme flooding • As of June 1998 the flood water report centre in events and second it helped provide appropriate Frankfurt on Oder of the State Office for Environ- evaluation parameters for new or a refurbishment ment took over that part of national and internatio- of existing dikes along both sides of the Oder river nal data exchange important for forecasts on the and required planning activities. border river for the side of Germany. • For the benefit of their German colleagues in AG W • Since then there has been a permanent adaptati- 1, Polish hydrologists organised a trip to the major on of data management to changed data structu- retention basins in catchment areas of the Queis, res and paths of communication, in order to keep Bober, Weistritz and Glatzer Neisse tributaries in up with developments in general hard and software. June 2001 and they explained the influence of sto- For the entire catchment area of the Oder river, rage on changes of flood water waves. work was intensified to extend the hydrological measuring point network with data collection and On the German side, activities were focused on data transmission stations. preparing an operational water level forecasting model for the German-Polish boundary section of Flood water the Oder river. In December 2001 this was reporting centre introduced to Polish and Czech partners. It has been information via the in application every working day as of 1 July 2002 LUIS service, state in the Frankfurt on Oder flood warning centre. In of Brandenburg case of flooding, it will be used more frequently. The http://www.luis.bran Federal Institute for Hydrology at Koblenz was the denburg.de contractor for this water level forecasting model. Not only does it have access to the latest level of scientific Starting page of the research but as a federal authority it also guarantees software WVM a fairly reliable presence of partners. It also employs Grenzoder the WAVOS concept approach for the large German (WAVOS type) river basins of the Rhine, the Danube, the Oder and http://www.bafg.de/ the Elbe rivers. servlet/is/5699/WAV OS_Oder.pdf Since early 2003 the LUIS Website of the ministry for agriculture and environment has offered a processed summary of topical data handled by the VEMEDA service data administration software. It includes related water levels from Germany and Poland of international daily report functions.

14 1643_kurzf_E 07.01.200813:06UhrSeite15 ata rjc 5 osrcinlt6 odrAB116o ,5 1.55 1.90 1,156of4,256 1,150of2,150 1.85 1.13 PolderA/B PolderA/B structure Partial project15,Oderbridge 1,130 2,781 Partial project15,constructionlot62 Partial project15,constructionlot59 Lunow-StolperPolder Uckermark ruraldistrict Lunow-Stolper Polder Partial project14b,constructionlot57a Partial project14b,constructionlot53 Barnim ruraldistrict Total Property purchases Ammunitions recovery Planning measures Compensation andsubstitution Total dikeworks Alttornow waterdrawingmachine Maerkisch-Oderland ruraldistrict measure Description ofthe Summary ofmeasuresimplementedin2006 Unteres Odertal furbished inthisarea. construction lotsandonestructurewerere- the lowerOdervalley.In2006atotaloffour has finallyshiftedfromtheOderbruchareato deich thefocalpointofdikerefurbishment construction lotNo57aatStuetzkowerQuer- lot No53attheLunow-StolperPolderand After thebeginningofworksonconstruction ammunition andpropertypurchases. substitution measures,recoveryof planning services,compensationand measures suchasdikerefurbishment, funds Environment hadaccesstoEUandfederal Out ofthe2006 € 193.2million. in September1997 under theemergencyprogrammelaunched repaired orrefurbishedtillDecember2006 Oderbruch region)hadalreadybeen kilometres (including75kminthe Eisenhuettenstadt canaldike) programme in needofrefurbishmentundertheOder Out ofatotal163.2kilometresdikes 2006:stateofdikerefurbish- 5 Oderbruch ment alongtheOderriver Polder A/B Oderbruch Location amounting toabout€12million budget, theStateOfficefor . Totalcostamountedto (including the in metres eghValue Length ,1 9.00 6,217 some 131.2 € million 0.20 0.08 1.13 1.44 10.2 0.46 0.46 for 15

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite16 Information in Brief 16 the UrbanWasteWaterDirectiveexpiredon31 by eutrophication.Theimplementationdeadlinefor Oder andElberivercatchmentareasareendangered Brandenburg wasclassifiedassensitivebecausethe sensitive areas.Inthiscontext,theentirestateof particularly withrespecttonutrientreductionin Directive regardingwastewaterdisposaland entered intoforce.Specificdemandsareraisedbythe In 1991theEU’sUrbanWasteWaterDirective Wastewaterdisposalincommunities 6 Sewage treatmentplantsforcommunitiesabove10,000 .c.414597.de http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bb2 Brandenburg), availableontheInternet: 2007 KommunaleAbwasserbeseitigungimLand Brandenburg isdescribedinareport(Lagebericht implementation ofthisDirectivebythestate Directive’s requirementsuntilthatdate.The treatment plantsandsewershadtomeetthe December 2005.Thatmeansthatallwastewater . 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite17 and regionaldevelopment Protection ofnature,largeprotectedareas and regionaldevelopment Protection ofnature,largeprotectedareas has beensubmittedforthe landscape frameworkplan reserves. Brandenburg biosphere river landscapeElbe- Schorfheide-Chorin and the Spreewald, protection authorityfor the highernature plans werecompletedby landscape framework Over andabove, plans. landscape framework upgrading theirrespective authorities areworkingon lower natureprotection its territory.Atpresent,five updating processforpartof another completedthis updating procedures; rural districtcompletedits framework plans. to approvedlandscape in theirownrightworked administrative districts four townsas 14 ruraldistrictsandthe In March200712outof plans. landscape framework must bedescribedinsuch for suchlinkedbiotopes elements thatarerequired linking areasand biocoenosis. Appropriatecoreareas,aswell their populationsinclusiveofbiotopesandtypes surface toprotectlocalanimalandplantspecies create linkedbiotopesontenpercentofthestate’s passed inApril2004,introducedacommitmentto amendment toBrandenburg’sNatureProtectionAct, of revisedlegalprovisions.Thus,thelatest bases, aneed of thislandscapeandchangesinsomeoutdateddata In additiontomanifoldchangesinutilisationpatterns years old. to late90s. state ofBrandenburgwascompletedinthemid A largepartoflandscapeframeworkplansforthe Landscapeframeworkplanning/landscapeplanningatcommunitylevel 1 and regionaldevelopment Protection ofnature,largeprotectedareas Meanwhile theseprovisionsareoverten has arisen A draft One for updating downloading asapdf-file. http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de(/cms/detail.php/ Present planninglevelsarepublished ontheWebsiteofMLUV(AGRAR@UMWELT State oflandscapeframeworkplanning also because processed atpresent. another 4percentoftheState’sterritoryarebeing the stateofBrandenburg.Landscapeplansfor accommodate over92percentofthepeoplelivingin drafted. Communitieswhichalreadyhavesuchplans territory. Aboutonesixthofthesearestillbeing available forsome82percentofthestate’s At thelevelofcommunities,landscapeplansare lignite miningareasafter2004. landscape frameworkplansfornatureparksand Protection Acttherewerenomoreindependent Following amendmentstoBrandenburg’sNature Unteres Odertalnationalpark. lbm1.c.219457.de). ThisWebsite alsooffersthismapfor 17

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite18 ( based landscapeplanninginthe stateofBrandenburg,availableontheMLUVwebsite Present planninglevelsareshown inthesurveymap“Situationofcommunity- http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php?id=lbm1.c.219436.de Community area-poolsinthestateofBrandenburg Situation ofcommunity-levellandscapeplanning Information in Brief 18 Nature ProtectionActtheyarepreparedfortheterritoriesof landscape management.Pursuantto§6ofthestate’s requirements andmeasurestoprotectnaturefor serve natureprotectionandtheydescribesupra-community Landscape frameworkplan: Definitions intervention provisions. concepts, aimingatflexibleapplicationof areas representmodernnatureprotection Protection Act,combinedmeasuresandpooled Pursuant to§14ofBrandenburg’sNature coping withwhathastobedoneafterinterventions. four ofthose,whichmeanstheyactivelylookinto concerned. Measureshavealreadybeentakenin entire sphereofresponsibilitytheauthority controlled bythesecommunitiesthemselvesorforthe present thereare23community-basedpooledareas, of thestate’sterritory-areworkingonthem.At plans, 25 communitiesalreadyupdatedtheirlandscape other communities-occupyingaboutonefifth These arespecialplansto ). and landscapeshallbeobligedtocompensateforany of nature,theauthoritybehindsuchinterventionsintonature Under provisionsforinterventionsrelatedtotheprotection defines thelegalframeworkformeasuresandpooledareas. § 14oftheNatureProtectionActstateBrandenburg handling ofcopingwiththeconsequencesinterventions. approach tonatureprotection,allowingforamoreflexible Pooled areas:This of landscapeprogrammesandframeworkplans. descriptions. Landscapeplanswillbecompiledonthebasis concerns andintereststothenbeincludedintolanduseplan Contents ofsuchlandscapeplansarebalancedwithother landscape plansfortheentireterritoryofthatcommunity. nature andlandscapemanagementmustbesummarisedin requirements andmeasurestoservetheprotectionof Act ofthestateBrandenburg,localobjectives, Landscape plans: landscape managementintoregionalplanningconcepts. to introducetheconcernsofnatureprotectionand right, aswellforbiospherereservesandnationalparks rural districts,townsasadministrativedistrictsintheirown Pursuant to§7oftheNatureProtection concept representsamodern managed bycommunities as wellmorepoolsnot there areregionalpooledareas areas community-based pooled concept. Inadditionto defined asthepooledareas concept ofmeasureshasbeen working outtheappropriate nature protection,combinedwith highly becauseoftheirvalueto areas whichmayberatedmore compiling documentsonsuch describing, securingand functionally related.Together, individual areas,whicharenot compensatory measureson ways ofimplementing when comparedtothetraditional advantages fornatureprotection contiguous areasbringsabout measures onlargerand management. Thisbundlingof nature andtoservelandscape measures aimingtoprotect unavoidable curtailmentby cms/detail.php/lbm1.c.371054.de (http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/ shown inthesurveymap ). 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite19 areas. Pursuantto§21,sub-paragraph1and22, procedures representredesignationsofexisting areas. Tenoftheformerandfourlatter procedures todesignatelandscapeconservation designate natureconservationareasandseven At presentthereare51procedurespendingaimingto ProtectedareasinthestateofBrandenburg 2 lichen. finds drylawnonsandandpine-tree forestscoveredin In theDuenenDabendorfnature conservationareaone J. Wegener) Untere Pulsnitzniederungnatureconservationarea Finowtal-Pregnitzfliess Guelitzer Kohlegruben Schlatbach * http://www.luis.brandenburg.de/n Bergbaufolgelandschaft Gruenhaus(formerminingarea) Koselmuehlenfliess Untere Pulsnitzniederung Pohlitzer Muehlenfliess Duenen Dabendorf Area adcp osrainae Lnshfscuzeit LG 1 973,904ha 116 Landscape conservationarea(Landschaftsschutzgebiet)(LSG) Nature conservationarea(Naturschutzgebiet)(NSG) (Photo: StateOfficeforEnvironment, Th.Schoknecht) Nature andlandscapeconservationareasinthestateofBrandenburg(as30September2006) Nature conservationareasdesignatedinthestateofBrandenburg2006* See Schutzgebiete[protectedareas]or (Photo: http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/183316 ubrSz Percentageofstateterritory Size Number conservation areasweredesignatedin2006: transferred totheruraldistricts.Thefollowingnature landscape conservationareaapplicationswas conservation areacasesandof4thepending Protection Act,thehandlingof11runningnature sub-paragraph 2oftheBrandenburgNature Andreas Herrmann) conservation area(Photo:StateOfficeforEnvironment, Natural Schlatbachsection in theeponymousnature 3 203,426ha 435 Size (ha) 1,799 1,821 112 106 127 667 93 21 Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oberspreewald-Lausitz Teltow-Flaeming Rural district Oder-Spree Elbe-Elster Prignitz Prignitz Barnim 33.0% 6.9 % 19

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite20 Information in Brief 20 Flora-Fauna-Habitat areasreportedlater Special AreasofConservation(SAC). Areas alreadyenjoyingsufficientprotectionarecalled appropriate instrumentsunderstateornationallaw. § 4oftheDirectivetheymustbesecuredby To implementthe protected areas the coherentEuropeansystemof habitats andofwildfaunafloraoncreating Directive 92/43/EEC)ontheconservationofnatural mainly becauseof come underincreasing utilisation pressures, living spacesforwildanimal andplantspecies Such landscapeswiththeirvaluablebiotopesas cultivated landscapes. area concerned characteristic distribution,typicalofthenatural The Theconceptforlinkingbiotopesinthestate ofBrandenburg 4 tranches • • AreasunderNatura2000(HabitatsDirective,birdsanctuaries)andnature 3 Sites ofCommunityImportance( Therefore, theyhaveatleastbeendesignatedas importance included intothelistof 104-575, reportedin2000)havealreadybeen Tranche 2:Stateregistrationnumbers14aswell 104 [excluding1-11and14],reportedin1998; Situation ofprotectedFlora-Fauna-Habitatareas of areasCommunityimportancein2007. reporting requirementsshallstillbeincludedinthelist various memberstatesandofconsequentadditional numerous legalproceedingsbytheEUagainst (pSCI). Thisadditionallist,whichistheresultof designated “proposedSitesofCommunityInterest“ called EU“ReserveList“andmustthereforestillbe registrations >716,reportedin2004)arestillonaso- well asthecorrectedreportforregistrations(state registration numbers576-716,reportedin2003)as to theEUinseveralstagesbetween1997and2004: SPA), thestateofBrandenburgreportedfollowing Protection Directive(SpecialAreas– Conservation –SAC)aswellundertheBird- areas undertheHabitatsDirective(SpecialAreaof The Flora-Fauna-Habitatareasofthefirsttwo 27 birdprotectionareas(SPAs) Flora-Fauna-Habitat areas),and 620 areasofcommunityrelevance(so-called conservation areas existence ofnumerousbiotopesina (Tranche 1:Stateregistrationnumbers< for thecontinentalbiogeographicregion. , isanessentialfeatureofpristine Nature 2000 Habitats Directive areas ofCommunity of specialprotected SCI . ). Pursuantto (Council (state Situation ofprotectedSPAs: • • • • • • (as of31December2006): • • • • One hastoaddthisthe – – transport routes – – the Bundeswehr. have tobeadapted. and whosequalitymuststillbemonitoredmay Fauna-Habitat objectiveswerenotyetconsidered 136 areso-calledexistingNSGsinwhichtheFlora- ted natureconservationareas sation decreesasaresultofindividualexaminations. 34 additionalFFHareasshallbeprotectedbyutili- tus asaresultofindividualexaminations. 33 additionalFFHareasshallbegrantedNSGsta- some cases. cause morethanoneproceduremayberequiredin ber ofNSGcasesis,however,higherthanthat,be- ched For 24FFHareasprocedureshavebeenlaun- ess andthelevelofimplementation. decrees 17 FFHareas ment plansorbyraisingthestatustothatofanNSG. be complementedbyutilisationdecrees,manage- find outwhetherprotectionprovisionsshallhaveto servation areas 192 FFHareasaresituatedinlandscapecon- 301 FFHareas may alsobegivenNSGstatus. ting, respectively,incorezones.Someofthese with additionalgeneralprovisionsregardinghun- se asLSGswithenhancedregulatoryprovisionsor der NSGorLSGstatus.Itisplannedtoprotecttho- 16 areas 11 areas required arebeingexamined. joying anyotherprotection.Protectioninstruments 14 FFHareas protected inthecontextofaplanfor 5 FFHareasonmilitarytrainingrangesaretobe tection underNSGstatushasbeenintroduced. LSG count oftheirsmallsize.Remaining “biotopeis- more and“marginalisation effects”onac- a growingisolationofsmaller areas,whichsuffer gical relationshipsinlandscapes intensified landuse. panying increasing the buildingofhousesandroads, status. ForLSGcoreareas,additionalpro- to raisetheirstatusNSGlevel.Thenum- . Surveysareusedtotesttheireffectiven- enjoy completeprotectionunder enjoy only accommodate enjoy theprotectionof are situatedin (LSG). Areviewshalltakeplaceto criss-crossing landscapes, land use, partial ornoprotection destruction ofecolo- bats officially designa- (NSG), ofwhich , sofarnoten- . Thisleadsto mulching and accom- utilisation NSG and un- by or 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite21 ecological networkofNatura2000. Directive inthecontextofestablishingcoherent links alsorepresentanobjectiveoftheHabitats establishment oflandscapeelementsprovidingsuch Pursuant to§10,themaintenanceandre- natureconservationareasandsitesofCommuni- – biotopesenjoyinglegalprotectionpursuantto§32 – designatednationalparks, – areas principallybelongtolinkedbiotopes: Brandenburg NatureProtectionActthe Pursuant to§1a,sub-paragraph1aofthe Itisofspecialimportanceinthiscontexttoredu- – Systemsofpooledareasareintendedtoguaran- – Overandabove – areas aslargepossible. conditions mustbeprovidedormaintainedfor traditional faunaandflora,appropriateliving To guaranteethesustainedsurvivalofour • combination ofbiotopesnational importance and thedrylawnatvalley marginrepresentsa The Oderrivervalleywithitsextended floodplainmeadows topes Objectives andlegalprovisionsforlinkingbio- ty importance(Flora-Fauna-Habitatareas). struction activities. given greateremphasisinfutureplanningandcon- migration opportunities nels forottersandfishladders).Theprovisionof other areas(e.g.,bybridgeswithgreenery,tun- and actingasbarrierstospeciesspreading ce theeffects processes. tions as tee orre-establishthe lationships. to maintainingor area systems impoverishment. pulations ofmanyspecies.Thisresultsingenetic lands” aretoosmallforapermanentsurvivalofpo- well asnaturaldistributionandresettling , specialimportancemustbegiven of trafficlinkscuttingthroughareas recreating lostnetworkingre- securing availableprotected exchange amongpopula- for animalsneedstobe following In viewofthegreat distinguished from available biotopesorhabitats,respectively)maybe environment, so-calledmaintenanceareas target provisions.Fromthepointofview according toappropriatenessinkeepingwithlegal Areas thatmaybeusedforlinkageshallselected involves threeworkingstages Any decisiononlandsforlinkedbiotopes plans aswellcommunity-basedlevelsofplanning). instances ofregionalplanning(landscapeframework “regional boundary”, “ levels ofanalysis.Theseare:“ biotopes. Forthese,theconceptprovidesdifferent • Evaluatingappropriatedevelopmentareas/lands. 3) Determiningtheneedsforadditionalareas/lands,and 2) Determiningandevaluatingthestocksofenvironmentally- 1) • linked biotopes Natural runningwatersareamong classicalstructuresof the stateofBrandenburgfollowedaprocedure The selectionoftargetspeciesforlinkedbiotopesin that conceptinmind. plans forlinkedbiotopesandmeasurestakenwith for otherspecies.Thesemightalsobenefitfromsuch target speciesalsobringabout“ indicators forexistinghabitatquality.Manyofthe appropriateness thesemightplaytheroleof When testingindividualareas/elementsfor spatial andfunctionalrelationshipsinalandscape. particular waysonthemaintenanceorrestorationof Before all,such“ made amongspecies,deservingprioritytreatment. different habitatrequirements the StateofBrandenburg Target speciesconceptforlinkedbiotopesin stem oflinkedbiotopes State-wide conceptandcomponentsofasy- appropriate lands, “. Alocallevelofanalysisshallbeaddedfor state-wide/supraregional“, aswell target species development areas diversity ofspecies , achoicehadtobe : additional effects” ” shoulddependin national/cross- of linked and their (with 21

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite22 Hydraulic engineering Forest restructuring Measures taken Information in Brief Balance sheetofforestmoorprotectionprojectsfortheyears2005and 2006 22 implementingforestrestructuringmeasuresin – • cooperated effectively. Office forEnvironment.Sincethenthetwosideshave together forestrymanagementauthoritiesandtheState protection programmewasinitiatedin2004.Itbrought storage layers.Beforethisbackdrop,aforestmoor about 15.4millioncubicmetresofpeataspotentialwater warming. Also,thestateofBrandenburgannuallyloses the greenhouseeffectandalsocontributetoglobal the atmospherewhichaffectclimate.Theseintensify of moorsreleasescarbondioxideandothergasesinto are beingexploitedandthereisdeepdrainage.Drainage At presenttwothirdsofmoorsinthestateBrandenburg swamp-forming moorsandspringfensarefoundhere. moors inGermany.Aboutonethirdofallraisedbogs, the stateofBrandenburgisamongthosestateswithmost Next toLowerSaxonyandMecklenburg-Vorpommern, TheprotectionofforestmoorsinthestateBrandenburg,aframework 5 linked biotopesinthestateofBrandenburg)was Biotopverbund inBrandenburg“(Aconceptfor The completetextofthe linked biotopesinthestateofBrandenburg“): 29 birds species, 3reptiles,5amphibians,17insectsand state ofBrandenburg:12mammals,4fish species wereselectedforlinkedbiotopesinthe Altogether andfollowingthesecriteria71animal preserving thespeciesconcerned. state aswellstate-wideresponsibilityfor regards thelinkedbiotopes,ahighlyendangered included largearearequirements,highdemandsas involving severalstages.Importantselectioncriteria the forestsofstateBrandenburg“ Programme features„Protectionofmoorsin Barbel,lamprey,salmon, allisshad Rhopalocera Amphibians Reptiles Cyclostomata/ fish Mammals moor catchmentareas, plan formoorprotectionandtheprojectgroup (see Attachment5.1tothe„Conceptfor 2005 127(ofwhich10 follow-up projects) 21 7(ofwhich1follow-up project) 2 Extract fromAttachment5.1–Targetspeciesforlinkedbiotopes Large Heath,semelegrayling,largecopper,duskyblue,maculineateleius Pond turtle,five-streakedlizard,smoothsnake bastelle, Nathusius’pipistrelle,greylong-earedbat,reddeer,wolf,hamsterr Beaver, Bechstein’sbat,otter,whiskeredLeisler’snoctulewesternbar- Fire-bellied toad,greencommonhyla,westernspadefoot,moorfrog „Konzeption zum 2006 2,000 hectares. management overacatchmentareaofmorethan represented thebeginningstoimprovewater combination ofmeasuresforcertainprojects.This table andatforestrestructuring.Therewasa Brandenburg. Theseaimedat were implementedinforestsownedbythestateof Throughout referred to Environment. Formoreinformation,readersare head forestersaswellfromtheStateOfficefor offices. Proposalsuntilnowcomefromforestersand projects arecarriedoutbyforestrymanagement Planning effortsforindividualmoorprotection registrationworkinselectedmoors,operatingwith – raisingmoorwaterlevelsbyhydraulicengineering – .de [email protected] ordered online(mailto: department andmaybe Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit sub- Umweltinformation und available fromthe Brandenburg). Itis cape managementin protection andlands- Brandenburg“ (Nature Landschaftspflege in „Naturschutz und 1/2007 oftheperiodical published insupplement Eberswalde specialisedcollege ofhighereducation In theStechlin-Ruppiner Land naturepark,the • detail.php/lbm1.c.370734.de ce sheetfor2005/6 Programme outcomes–anintermediatebalan- ) (Price€5). effects ofstepstaken. set waterlevelsforlaterreferenceandcontrolover projects, 2005/6 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/ 42 moor protectionprojects . raising thewater 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.2008 8:57 Uhr Seite 23

prepared an educational trail around Roofensee lake offering information on moors. This project was supported by INTERREG and it is to be completed in 2007. It was observed in recent years that large water table deficits hit moors, mainly those on higher ground. These observations concurred with state-wide water table measurements carried out by the State Office for Environment over many years. In addition to the Information in Brief Schorfheide area, the Lieberoser Hochflaeche has Information in Brief also been severely hit by falling ground water tables since the early 90s. As there still is a considerable number of natural exclusively ombotrophic raised bogs and intermediate moors, this has become a focal area for forest moor protection. Great attention was Title page of the programme brochure paid to dismantling drainage systems in the headwater areas of the raised surface. Parallel efforts were made to restructure the forests. concentrates on working out concepts and on NaturSchutzFonds together with the State Office for preparing specialist guidance for assisting and Environment in 2006 launched an additional tool to managing more protection projects for the protect the moors of the state of Brandenburg. This state of Brandenburg. The main objective of this moor protection framework plan has the support of working group is to raise water levels in moors to the NaturSchutzFonds which works to a set of priorities. provide conditions for peat growth. Further, These include the threat level, responsibility for available basic concepts for the protection of protection, the lowered quality of environmental goods moors shall be completed in such a way that they as well as the available water resources. On 50 pages may be compiled into a moor protection the “Moorschutzrahmenplan“ brochure (Moor protection programme for the state of Brandenburg based on framework plan – in German) summarises a wealth of expert knowledge. The decision on priorities for the information on priorities, measures taken and a list of selection of areas shall be based on the moor sensitive moor areas with proposals for action. This protection framework plan worked out together brochure is available free of charge from with the NaturSchutzFonds of Brandenburg. It NaturSchutzFonds / [email protected] or follows a decision of the Foundation Council of from the State Office for Environment / NaturSchutzfonds from 4 May 2006, chaired by Mr. [email protected] (Please order online). Dietmar Woidke, minister for agriculture and the environment. Among the important project • “Moor protection” project group at the State partners are the water and land associations, the Office for Environment landscape management associations, and groups representing conservationists as well as the lower In June 2007 a “moor protection“ project group was nature protection, agriculture and water authorities launched at the State Office for Environment. It of the rural districts.

Brown-moss moors (basic and calcium intermediate bogs) are especially threatened. Moor protection measures concentrate on these sites

23 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite24 Tawny pipit(Photo: Little bittern(Photo: Information in Brief 24 concentrated onatotalof52breedingbirdspecies for some22percentofstateterritory.Mappingefforts was almostcompletedin2006onanareaaccounting European birdprotectionareas–beganin2005and designated SpecialProtectionAreas/SPA A FirstregistrationsofbreedingbirdsinEuropeanbirdprotectionareas 6 Steffen Fahl) Alexander Kozulin) Eurasian pygmyowl Black kite Middle spottedwoodpecker Little bittern Bittern breeding birds Species of Nightjar Hoopoe Ortolan bunting Bluethroat Tawny pipit Great greyshrike first registrationofbreedingbirdsonthe27 First registrationofselectedspeciesbreedingbirds(territorynumbers) ubr nteSA(056 elnBadnugontooia tothestate Berlin-Brandenburgornithological numbers intheSPA(2005/6) rlmnr iiu Fgr rmWriggopo h Updatednumberapplicable FigurefromWorkinggroupofthe Preliminary minimum Black kite(Photo:SteffenFahl) (Photo: White-throated bluethroat 1,600 1,150 855 246 148 214 125 137 252 Intermediate resultsasofApril2007 27 14 Steffen Fahl) - the the comprehensiveresultsshallbepublishedin2008. improvements innumbers(seeTable).Asummaryof Results availablealreadynowrevealsignificant now availableforsome60percentofSPAlands. as wellonotherRedListspecies.Finalreportsare listed inAttachmentItotheBirdProtectionDirective society 1,700 -1,900 1,000 -1,200 2,400 200 -300 550 -650 160 -200 300 -400 15 -21 70 -150 80 -120 1 -5 (2001) Hoopoe (Photo:SteffenFahl) 2,500 -2,800 1,700 -1,900 3,400 -4,000 April 2007 540 -600 170 -185 750 -800 185 -220 165 -190 500 -550 16 -20 30 -35 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite25 (Photo: AlexanderKozulin) Aquatic warbler populations (Belarus,easternPolandandUkraine) Whereas thedropinnumbersofcentralEuropean 40 regularlyoccupiedisolatedbreedingterritories. about 16,000singingmaleswereregisteredinunder songbird ofcontinentalEurope The aquaticwarbleristhemostendangered are supposedtobelocated. West Africa,wherethemostimportantwinterquarters as Belgium,BritainandSpainwellSenegalin MemorandumofUnderstandingontheAquaticwarbler 7 as byvolunteerswerefound tobenegative. by theWesthavellandnature rangerservicesaswell areas bystaffofthebirdprotection station,assisted species collectedmainlyinspringandvarious proved negative.Another203samplesof46bird Loeffler InstitutandtheHiddenseeringingcentre storks analysedunderajointprojectoftheFriedrich- backdrop, overonehundredfaecalsamplesofwhite February andSeptember2006.Againstthis H5N1 casesregisteredinGermanybetween These birdsaccountforsomesixpercentofall 2white storks. – 1Eurasianbuzzardand“buzzard“other – 1Eurasiankestrel, – 1crestedcoot, – 1greylaggooseand2other“wildgeese“, – 4muteswans,3whooperswansandother – birds fellvictimtoavianinfluenza Between FebruaryandMay2006atotalof21wild EffectsofavianinfluenzaonwildbirdsinthestateBrandenburg 8 “raptor“ aswell duck“, “swans“, countries ofpassagesuch Poland, andUkraine), Hungary, Lithuania, breeding pairs(Belarus, countries withregular Federal Germany,thefive Among thesignatoriesare Minsk inApril2003. warbler regarding the attached actionplan understanding (CMS) amemorandumof Species ofWildAnimals Conservation ofMigratory Convention onthe In thecontextof : . Atpresent,only was signedin with an aquatic priorities forfuturetasks. memorandum ofunderstandingaswellalist CMS Secretariatontheimplementationtodateof conference resultsincludedasurveyreportbythe Environment togetherwithBirldLifeInternational.The CMS secretariatandtheBrandenburgStateOfficefor Oder river.Theconferencewasorganisedbythe the “Pomeranianpopulation”onbothsidesof events -tookparticipantstothebreedinggroundsof parties. Aconductedtour-arrangedbetweenboth recommendations fortheconferenceofsignatory research outcomesandworkedout Odertal nationalpark.Theyintroducedlatest Castle (BrandenburgischeAkademie)intheUnteres Their meetingwasascientificsymposiumatCriewen parties tothe Europe andAfricaattendedthefirstconferenceof representatives andexpertsfrom13countriesof On 26and27June2006 threat. In2006onlyfivesingingmaleswererecorded. species found,consideredtobeundera Aquatic warblersinGermanyareoneofthefew under anacutethreatofextinction. partial populationsinSiberiaandPomeraniaare protection measuressincethemid90s,isolated was stoppedandevenreversedbytargeted niederung Nets intheGrossenGraben- Memorandum ofUnderstanding ter white-frontedgoose Collecting athroatswabfromgrea- 30 government ter beingreleased Not allgeesefleeimmediately af- global . 25

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite26 (Fotoarchiv StateOfficeforEnvironment, Oe1) Privately-kept crocodileinBrandenburg ( Smuggled andconfiscatedchameleon State OfficeforEnvironment,Oe1) by theStateOfficeforEnvironment Black-necked grebe,keptillegally,confiscated www.zoll.de Information in Brief ) 26 inform localhealthand/orveterinaryauthoritiesin protection station.Thegeneralruleistoimmediately The textofthiscircularisavailablefromthestatebird handling ofbirdsdeadandalivecontinuetobevalid. stations onthetopicof“birdflu”regarding circular fromFebruary2006ofGermanbirdprotection The instructionsoutlinedandexplainedinaspecial Kenntner, IZW). the staffofveterinaryauthorities(PhotosN. season fromlakeGuelperSee.Theythusassisted swabs ofwadersandwaterfowlinthe2006autumn and colleagues)againcollectednumerous(625) As partofaringingprogramme,NABU(J.J.Seeger rtcino pce/IE monitoringtrade,tradingauthorisations Protectionofspecies/CITES 9 and thefightagainstcrime (Fotoarchiv Fauna CITES standsfortheConventionon InternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWildFloraand 5,520 animalkeepersandbreeders The StateOfficeforEnvironmenthadonitsregisterasof1January2007: is alsomorecrimeagainstprotection ofspeciesregulationsviatheInternet. Focal offencesintheyearof2006weresmuggledturtles andparrots.There 43 livinganimalswereconfiscated. 40 offenceswerefound,and 44 checkswereheld, 1,115 registrationdocumentsweregranted 1,321 CITESdocumentswereissued, In 2006alone 8,944 clutchesofbirds. others of Confiscations occurredamongst 40 cases. carried out299checks, ments, completed 9,889registrationdocu- issued 6,540Citesdocuments, ronment: Since 2000theStateOfficeforEnvi- nal Chinesemedicine,...) cies (antiques,tropicaltimber,traditio- parts andproductsofprotectedspe- circuses, caviartraders,traderswith traders oforchids,winterquarters and inadditiontothose: registered 413offences, and initiatedcriminalproceedingsin 155 petshops 128 deadanimalsandpreparations, 134 livinganimals, 43 keepersofraptors 22 taxidermists 54 zoologicalgardens 50 kilogrammesofcoralstones, 8 museums/nursingstations (2005). and W.F subjects. ReadersarereferredtopapersbyK.S There arealargenumberofpapersdevotedtothese pathogen. the victims,buttheywerenotoriginalcarriersof relevance. Innumerousoutbreaks,wildbirdswere product tradeacrosscontinentsisofprimary local roleinspreadingH5N1.Internationalpoultry gaining groundthatwildbirdsplayonlyamarginal precautionary measures,theinsightisincreasingly or deadbirds.Independentofthosegeneral cases ofsuspectedavianinfluenzaindiseased IEDLER in „BerichtezumVogelschutz“ TEIOF 42 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite27 threshold limitsforNO be implemented,itmayalsoexpectedthat measures, and Bernau). has alreadybeenadopted(asforthetownsofCottbus reduce amountsofsuspendeddustparticlesPM10 the compactindexvalue The air actionplans. suspended dustconcentrationsinthecontextofclean to makeuseofalllocalchancesreducePM10 transport, thesevaluesagainunderlinethenecessity dust loadsresultingfromlong-distanceroad point Brandenburg againfor year underreview and nowagainthroughoutaverywarm2006.Inthe years suchas1994,the2003‘summerofcentury’ limit value roads withheavytrafficatpresent. as of2010,cannotalwaysbemetalonginnercity peak yearuntilnow. strasse evenexceededthoseoftheyear2003, Cottbus/Bahnhofstrasse andPotsdam/Zeppelin- year 2000 have showna four permanentlyoperatedtrafficmeasuringpoints value of40µg/m It isobviousthattheannualmediumthreshold Cleanair 1 phenomena contributingtoO quite strikingaccompanyingphotochemical frequency since1993. information) Since thenithasremained atthoselevels,given several airpollutioncomponents) to0.40in2001 present limitvaluesasa compounded effectof be equatedtoanalmoststate-widesurpassingof exceeding valuesover1.0since1993 has shownasignificantreductionofpollution for onehour.Thisiseven exceeded For thistown,however,a point inFrankfurt-on-Oder,LeipzigerStrasse exceeded forthefirsttime(at with afallingtolerancemarginfrom60µg/m of 180µg/m Instances ofexceedingtheozonethresholdlimit PM10 finedustannualmeanvalues 50 µg/m registered over70dayswithmeandailyvalues> permanently operatedmeasuringpoints Leipziger Strasse.Overandabove,allfour state-wide immissionsituation concerned thelevelof180µg/m 3 in 2006.Beforethisbackdropofhigherfine in of 48µg/m provided forintheseplans,may . Thismeantthatimmissionsat 3 To theextentthatimmision-reducing Cottbus have beengenerallyreducedin in aone-hourmean continuous loadincreasesincethe 3 for nitrogendioxide,applicable The limitvalueof40µg/m 3 three timesatthemeasuring and fortheentirestateof as wellin (in 2006)-reducedasof2000 “mean airpollutionindex 2 higher thantheyear2003 can bemetby2010. Nevertheless therewere clean air/actionplan 3 formation inindividual Technology-related protection Technology-related protection Technology-related protection traffic measuring (triggering public Frankfurt/Oder- 3 Also theactual recorded atthe summarised in was exceeded (which may largely 3 - was 3 was to ). “ . . 0.50 maybeallocatedtomedium pollutionloads. applied classification,indexvalues between0.25and a smallincreasein2005/6. Basedonafederally- Nitrogen dioxideconcentrationatselectedtrafficmeasurementpoints PM10 suspendeddustconcentrationsatselectedtrafficmeasurement of theenvironment of theenvironment of theenvironment Mean airimpurityindex(AnnualmeanforthestateofBrandenburg) Mean numberofdayswithexceededozone-thresholdvalues per measuringpoint(›180µg/m3,one-hourmean) points (Annualmeanvalues) (Annual meanvalues) 27

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite28 Information in Brief 28 the stateofBrandenburgonbasisEuropean also showsworkingresultsforcleanairplanning introduced into(new)noiseactionplanning.Themap the old(conventional)planningefforts,whichwillbe planning noisereduction This mapoutlinesthelevelof and implementationhastobeprepared. have tobeworkedoutreduceenvironmentalnoise steps communities until18June2008.Specific planning measures,tobecompletedby descriptions provideabasisfor of outsideexperts.Thesecalculationsand work involvedcommunitysupportandtheassistance essential datatocharacterisethenoisesituation.This traffic loads(over16,000vehiclesaday)andtocollect communities had toprepare By 30June2007theStateOfficeforEnvironment 2 the stateofBrandenburg the EuropeanDirectiveonenvironmentalnoiseandcleanairplanningin Noise mappingandnoiseactionplanningactivitiestoimplement Noise reductionandcleanairplanning in thestateofBrandenburgonbasis for maintrafficarterieswithsignificant noise maps in noise reduction 158 townsand in this year. submission ofactionplans.Workontheseistostart values forPM10suspendeddust.Thisrequiresthe there isadangeroffivemoretownsexceedinglimit state-wide screeningmeasuresitwasforecastthat towns, foradoptionlaterintheyear.Asaresultof plans arenowundergoingcoordinationwiththese plans. ForPotsdamandEberswaldetheseaction efforts tocombineairandnoise-orientedmeasure Neuruppin andlately,Teltow,intensifiedcommunity Havel, Potsdam,andEberswalde).Overabove, Cottbus, FrankfurtonOder,Nauen,Brandenburg being implementedinseventowns: Clean air/actionplanshavebeenpreparedandare respectively. Regulation totheFederalPollutionControlLaw, Air QualityFrameworkDirectiveorofthe22 Bernau, nd 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite29 own rightwereissued. administrative districtsintheir districts andtownsas plants indifferentrural authorisations amendments to plant aswell 215 authorisationsfornew 2005. Asaresult,totalof procedures morethanin handled some100 Brandenburg, sotheauthority were completedinthestateof authorisation procedures In Immission ControlAct. authorisation proceduresundertheFederal which hastoserveasthebasisforrequired catalogue oftypesplant,subdividedintogroups, to theFederalPollutionControlLaw)includesa Federal PollutionControlRegulation(4th effects intheirneighbourhood.AttachmentFourto particularly apttocauseharmfulenvironmental plant which,fromalegalpointofview,maybe required forcertainindustrialfacilitiesoragricultural Immission controlauthorisationproceedingsare In innercityareas,in supplementary provisions. shall beprotectedby necessary, theseinterests context ofanexpertopinion.If shall beevaluatedinthe concerns ofimmissioncontrol authorities expectthatthe immissions. Building noise, smellandlight particular, theseinclude immission control.In context ofprovisionsfor need tobeconsideredinthe building projectsappliedfor authority checkswhether the immissioncontrol environment issuedin1996 agriculture andthe and theministryfor of theministryforconstruction Based onajointcircularorder • Authorisationandparticipationprocedures 3 • mission ControlAct Authorisation proceduresundertheFederalIm- permits applications forbuilding Office forEnvironmentin Involvement oftheState 2006 a totalof for existing 437 0Other Storage,loadingandunloadingofsubstancespreparations 10 9 Recyclingandremovalofwasteothersubstances 8 Foodstuffs, luxuryfoodstuffsandfeed,agriculturalproduce Wood,cellulose 7 6 oTypeofplant No Immission controlauthorisationsfornewandamendedproceduresintheyearof2006 until 1June2006) Responsibility of Surfacetreatmentwithorganicsubstances,manufacturing 5 Chemicalproducts,medicines,mineraloilrefiningand 4 Steel,iron,andothermetals,inclusiveofmanufacturing 3 Stones/earths,glass,ceramics,buildingmaterials 2 Heatgeneration,mining,energy 1 for Environment mission Control the StateOffice section South (Offices forIm- section West section East Regional Regional Regional Number ofinvolvementsinbuildingpermitproceduresbetween2001and2006 and products and plastics of sheet-likematerialsfromplastics,otherprocessingresins processing Oder, Prenzlau,Eberswalde Barnim, Uckermark,Schwedt/ Eisenhuettenstadt Spree, Frankfurt(Oder), Maerkisch-Oderland, Oder- Cottbus Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Spree-Neisse, Elbe-Elster, Teltow-Flaeming Dahme-Spreewald, Prignitz Oberhavel, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Havel Potsdam, Brandenburgon Potsdam-Mittelmark, Havelland, own right/selectedtowns ministrative districtsintheir Rural districts/Townsasad- June 2004)inrecentyears. departments (OfficesforImmissionControluntil1 building applicationshandledbyregional companies. Thefollowingtableoffersasurveyon residential areasmoveclosertowardsemitting Office forEnvironmentshallalsohavetocommentif require muchtrafficmaybringupproblems.TheState that arealsooperatedduringthenightorwhich implementation. Veryoftentradeorleisurefacilities problems wereseenandsolutionsproposedpriorto trades mightresultinimmissionconflicts,unless particular, closeproximityofresidentialhousingand – Breakdownasfortypesofplant Total .4 .3 .5 .0 .7 1.689 1.579 1.507 1.659 1.832 1.941 0120 0320 052006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 4 8 4 6 4 254 244 266 283 242 283 235 342 246 252 172 283 142 310 190 317 266 271 294 277 245 290 373 310 421 237 337 386 202 248 377 341 323 324 303 321 oa 215 Total authorisations Number of 70 95 13 5 7 8 1 4 4 8 29

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite30 - bioethanolunits - biodieselunits Harnessing liquidbiomass: - heatingplants/heatingunits - powerstations/heatingand Harnessing solidbiomass: Heat pumps Geothermal energy Settling basingas Total - biogasunits Harnessing gaseousbiomass: Landfill gas Solar energy Wind power Water power power stations Information in Brief Estimated useoftherenewableenergypotentialuntil2020 30 leading tolowergreenhousegasemissions. specific responsibility.Itwillhavetosupportsteps above-average shareofemissionsthestatefacesa report of2006,p.35andpp.140–144).Withits (please alsorefertotheEnvironmentalinformation carbon dioxide(CO energy-related greenhousegases,inparticularof It isastatewithabove-averageemissionsof onprocessinglargequantitiesofimportedoil. – basedonminingandprocessingoflocallignite, – industries are state ofBrandenburg climate asinfluencedbyfossilfuelconsumption.The environment maytake.Inparticular,thisconcernsthe resources buttheyareaconsequenceoftheload seen asaresultofrapidexhaustionenergy Possible limitstoenergysuppliestodaycannotbe • Climateprotectionandenergyefficiency 4 it contributed7.7percentofitsCO 4.3 percentoftheprimaryenergyinGermany,but In 2004thestateofBrandenburgconsumed decisive influenceonemissionlevels. carriers suppliedtootherfederalstateshavea well astheconsiderablequantitiesoftheseenergy oil productsneededbythestateofBrandenburgas manufacturing theamountsofelectricityandmineral energies Study intothepotentialofferedbyrenewable and 514–1,4 ,7 ,6 3,058 2,872–4,262 15,184 –15,740 ,1 ,7 1,390–2,780 6,116 –6,672 lcrct-thermalfuel electricity- eae energy related 7,395 723 156 681 57 56 Use ofavailablepotentialin and itstraditionalenergy 2 ). 2020 [GWh/a] Generation and 806 278 200 83 17 14 84 2 emissions 2,307.5 750.5 considerable loweringofCO type ofenergy.Thiswillaccompaniedbya 2004, everyfourthkilowatthourwasbasedonthis might begeneratedfromrenewableenergies.In thirds oftheelectricityconsumptionendusers 17,792 GWh/ain2020,considerablymorethantwo Table). Giventheinlandconsumptionforecastof GWh/a mightbeusedforelectricitygeneration(see Of thispotentialamount,ameantotalof15,460 23,158 GWh/a. which maybetappedintorangesfrom21,212to renewable energiesinthestateofBrandenburg According toestimateshandthepotentialof below theriseinenergyconsumption. higher emissions,however,mustbeconsiderably cannot beruledoutfortheperiod2010/20.These greenhouse gasemissionsabovepresentlevels larger productionoutputs,anabsoluteincreasein Considering anincreaseineconomicactivityand economy inthe90sofpreviouscentury. already achievedbychangesinthestructureof Significant reductionsinspecificemissionswere short-term utilisationofthewindpowerpotential medium-term tappingintothispotential.Any however, that potential solar energyofferedthelargesttechnological The studyintothepotentialshowedthat,intheory, . Atthesametimeitalsobecomeobvious, one cannotexpectanyshortor 2 emissions. rape A fieldof roof-top lation ona taic instal- Photovol- 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite31 of plants. largest emitterofCO Jaenschwalde powerstationrepresentsthesecond transfer andenergyconversionsectors.The Brandenburg can,inthemain,befoundenergy Units subjecttoemissionstradinginthestateof certificates trading (2005to2007). participated inthefirstphaseofemissions In thestateofBrandenburg,atotal76units the testingofsamples. emissions reports.Thisresponsibilityalsoinvolves monitoring andreceptionofcompulsoryannual Office forEnvironmentisresponsibletheapproval, authorities. Undertheact,BrandenburgState division ofresponsibilitiesbetweenfederalandstate same time,thisnewpieceoflegislationregulatedthe Emissions TradingDirectiveintoGermanlaw.Atthe represented thetranspositionofEuropean The 2004GreenhouseGasEmissionTradingAct reflected positivelyinthetotalevaluation. higher energyyieldoflandsusedwouldalsobe rising oilprices.Overandabovestablerevenues,the not fuel-based,bothapplicationsarelinkedto against therevenuesoffoodmarkets.Astheyare wind powerusenorsolarenergieswouldcompete management ofsuchastrategywouldbethatneither all. offered bywindpowerandsolarenergy,before biomass andonharnessingthelargepotential based onecologically-sensibleutilisationof of renewableenergyinthelongtermshouldbe The studyalsomadeclearthata utilisation ofwindpowerandsolarenergypotentials. competition withfoodproductionandtheextended be used predicted, of enlargingwindparksandtheareatheyoccupy.As by newones,overthelongtermitmayonlybearesult can onlybearesultofreplacingexistingfacilities CO state ofBrandenburgranksnumbertwoamong higher-than-averagenumberoflargeemitters the Becauseof emissions inthestateofBrandenburg. • is 26mtonsofCO power stationgeneratesover90percentofallCO emitters subjecttoemissionstradingobligations,this protection –stateofaffairsinBrandenburg Emissions tradingasaninstrumentofclimate 2 Advantages forthenationaleconomyand emitters . Landrequirementswouldbeinfierce only apartofthebiomasspotentialmay entitling them for allofGermanydespitealownumber 2 . Togetherwithsixothermajor 2 in Germany.Itsannualoutput to emit56mtonsCO They wereallocated strategy fortheuse 2 the /a. 2 tons lessCO in thestateofBrandenburgemittedabout3m under theGreenhouseGasEmissionTradingAct distribution stage. sometimes relativelygenerousallocationsduringthe of the’savedemissions’canalsobeattributedto under emissionrightsintheyearreview.Apart 54 plantsemittedlessCO report totheStateOfficeforEnvironmentinduetime. Brandenburg handedovertheir2005emissions The operatorsof7476facilitiesinthestate • a tendencyalsotobeseenintherestofcountry. Expected developmentofwindpower-relatedCO deral states Breakdown ofemissionentitlementsastofe- 2 than theywereallocatedin2004 Altogether, in2005,theplants Brandenburg until2026 2 than theywereallocated state Emission rightsasperfederal 2 reduction inthestateof – 31

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:57UhrSeite32 Information in Brief Specific quantitiesofmunicipalsolidwasteinareasmanaged by Development ofquantitiesdepositedinthestate 32 oerE inthestateofBrandenburg,2005 a thirdandbylessotherwaste,whichsaw amounts ofconstructionwaste 2004 fellbyabout12percentascomparedto arising Entsorgungstraeger –oerE).Thismeansthat under publiclaw(oeffentlich-rechtliche with bythepartiesresponsibleforwastemanagement mg =1metricton)ofwastewerecollectedanddealt In • 5 Waste management 2 6 1 5 0 lessthan0.5,butmorenothing “0“ Inclusiveof17,288mgmechanicallyandbiologicallytreatedwaste 2) Reusablematerialsfromseparatecollectionsbypartiesresponsibleforwastemanagementunderpubliclaw(withoutDualSystem) 1) Total (Items1–6) 3 Typeofwaste Item Municipal solidwastebalance 4 2005 Summary ofthewastebalancepartiesresponsibleformanagementunderpubliclaw(oerE) . Thisdropwasmainlyduetothe Brandenburg, 1992–2005 a totalof1.75millionmegagrammes(mg,1 Reusable materials Secondary waste Municipal solidwaste Other waste Problematic substances Construction waste 1) , whichfellbyabout in thestateofBrandenburgfor2005 1.747 460 632 241 377 oa eyln nemdae eiulwseLandfilled Residualwaste Intermediate Recycling Total 35 reduced 2 waste 147 239 191 662 depending onquantitiescollectedin2005. solid waste,rankedbyoerEandstructured page) showsper-capitarelatedamountsofmunicipal own right.Thetable(left-handfurtherdownonthis towns representingadministrativedistrictsintheir amount ofmunicipalsolidwastewascollectedin per capita.Asinpreviousyears,anabove-average under publiclawrangedfrom173to334kilograms 2005 byindividualwastemanagementauthorities The amountsofmunicipalsolidwastecollectedin waste andofconstructionwaste. clearly feweramountsofdepositedmunicipalsolid This dropismainlyaresultofthefactthattherewere total amountofwastedepositedfellby82percent. in theyears1992to2005.Throughoutthisperiod, quantitative developmentofwastedepositedbyoerE The table(inthelefthandupperpage)shows 0.32 millionmgofwastewastreated. landfilled. Inthecontextofwastedisposal,another intermediate storageand0.71millionmgwas recycled, about0.07mgofwastewasputinto of wastehandedovertotheoeR,0.66mgwas reduction byabout50percent.Ofthe1.75millionmg 74 12 0 Development ofquantitiesotherhazardouswasteand contaminated mineralconstructionwasteinthestateof [1.000 Mg] trg treatment storage 63 69 1 0 1 2 2 Brandenburg 282 318 25 5 0 0 6 213 179 303 714 18 0 0 2) 2) 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite33 709,100 mgwasremoved. Of these,some270,200mgwasrecycledandabout Brandenburg amountedtoabout986,300mgin2005. The totalofhazardouswastesforthestate .realpropertiesthathouseclosed-down 2. closed-downwastemanagement installation,and 1. • • • Pursuant to Soilprotectionandhandlingofresidualpollution 6 Protection Act Total Grading residue Symbols asunderDIN55301:-=nothingavailable,0lessthan50,butmore (short description) Waste category Batteries Used vehicles Used electricalequipment Waste containingPCB Compacted waste Mineral waste(undergroundengineering) Combustion residue Mineral waste(Civilengineering) Compound waste Solvents Used timber Waste glass Metal waste Organic sludgesandliquids Lacquers, paints,chemicals Catalytic converters Waste oil Inorganic waste Medical waste Sludges fromindustrialwastewaters Hazardous wastebalance to containharmfulsoilchanges orotherhazardsfor sites andformerindustrial thataresuspected areformerwastedisposal the meaningofthisAct Sites suspectedofbeingcontaminatedsitesin Contaminated sites individuals orthegeneralpublic. harmful soilchangesorotherhazardsfor Energy Act(formerindustrialsite)thatcause down onlyunderalicencepursuanttotheAtomic handled, exceptforinstallationsthatcanbeclosed environmentally harmfulsubstanceshavebeen installation, andotherrealproperties,onwhich disposal sites treated, storedorlandfilled(formerwaste other realproperties,in/onwhichwastehasbeen Hazardous waste,bywastecategoriescollectedin2005thestateofBrandenburg paragraph 2 the followingdefinitionsapply: ), and of the Federal Soil Total quantity about ninepercentofallsuch individualcasesofall allocate grants.Thestateof Brandenburgalonehas Brandenburg asregardstheneed toavertdangersor for policydecisionsatthelevelofstate planning effortsbystateandlocalauthoritiesaswell in thissystemareamongtheimportantprerequisitesfor ongoing refurbishmentactivities. (48 percent),thisquantityonceagainreflects half). Representingalmosthalfofthewastecollected construction waste(seeFig.onpage32,rightlower prevailing percentageofcontaminatedmineral The 2005balanceonceagainclearlyreflectsthe Specialised InformationSystem sites iscarriedoutviatheContaminatedSites soil changes,butalsoonsuspectedcontaminated contaminated sites,onsubstance-relatedharmful State-wide collectionofdataandinformationon • • or thegeneralpublic. vantages orconsiderablenuisancesforindividuals able tobringabouthazards,considerabledisad- Act areharmfulimpactsonsoilfunctionsthat Harmful soilchangeswithinthemeaningofthis lands suspectedtocontainharmfulsoilchanges. Suspected sites individuals orthegeneralpublic. 242,600 234,100 986,300 107,600 17,500 27,100 89,000 25,300 88,800 26,700 54,600 36,600 21,400 4,900 2,100 6,100 100 700 600 400 100 - Quantity [mg] within themeaningofthisActare o eoa forrecycling for removal 240,200 1,0 18,300 215,800 0,0 277,200 709,100 24,200 59063,100 25,900 56022,000 85,600 23,500 50,600 27,000 01011,300 10,100 1,000 3,200 0 17,100 400 100 700 0 88,400 400 300 100 0 25,300 - - - of which . Findingscontained 2,400 2,900 3,200 4,000 9,600 1,100 4,600 2,900 400 600 0 - - - 33

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite34 Information in Brief 34 majority oftheserealpropertieshavenoteven contaminated sitesisgoingupeveryyear,the Although thenumberofremediated • Brandenburg: regarding contaminatedsitesinthestateof A currentevaluationlistedthefollowingsituation Federal Germany. real propertiesformerlyusedformilitarypurposes 1995 –1996 contaminated sites suspected ofbeingcontaminatedsitesand 1990 –1995 years by Registration developmentoverthepast15 Monitoring/Updating ofdataregarding State-wide registrationofsites authorities. situation ofthefederal,stateandcommunity and remediationistobeattributedthefinancial This unsatisfactorysituationconcerningevaluation been studiedorarestillundergoingevaluation. Entwicklung derErfassungvonALVF/AL,VF/SSBVim Land Brandenburg 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.2008 8:58 Uhr Seite 35

Cross-environmentalCross-environmentalCross-environmental protectionprotectionprotection andandand measuresmeasuresmeasures bybyby differentdifferentdifferent specialisationsspecialisationsspecialisations

1 Environmental indicators for the state of Brandenburg – Third update Information in Brief Since 2001/2 the State Office for Environment Entwicklung“ (Sustainable Development) Information in Brief together with the agriculture, forestry and health programme (see reports on the environment for authorities has made available data on cross- 2003, pp. 198 – 203; 2006 pp. 196 – 203). For the environmental protection and measures by different following, three indicators were chosen which were specialisations in the context of the “Nachhaltige updated on the basis of latest data from 2005 and 2006:

Data Source/Calculations: STATE OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENT, Sub-department Oe 4 The input of nitrogen from the air and before all, via fertilisers into the ground in many places results in the Groundwater nitrate content formation of nitrate in ground water. The indicator nitrate content in groundwater quotes the percentage of measuring points at which the nitrate content is above the long-term quality objective of 25 mg/l or where it even exceeds 50 mg/l and thus exceeds the load limit as defined by the EU Nitrates Directive. Since 2004, the percentage of measuring points revealing such pollution levels has stabilised at 8.3 % per cent. The quality objective of 25 mg/l has since 2002 been exceeded at something under 12 per cent of all measuring points (with the exception of Data Source/Calculations: STATE OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENT, Sub-department Oe 2 2005 where it stood at 13.3 per cent). Nature protection areas, hectare Indicator: Percentage of land given over to nature conservation Areas covered by nature protection measures represent important withdrawal regions for threatened animal and plant species. They thus render an indispensable contribution towards maintaining and enhancing biodiversity. Since 2004 the share of such protected areas in the state of Brandenburg has remained at a constant seven per cent. This indicator alone, however, does not reveal the extent of protection results achieved as a result of protection measures provided for certain habitats and species. Data Source/Calculations: Eberswalde State Forestry Centre, Department Forestry Development Planning The indicator forest descriptors is an expression of the conditions of the crowns of forest trees, representing a classification of forest vitality as part of an annual forest damage survey. The state of Brandenburg aims to minimise the forest areas showing clear evidence of damage. By the late 90s forest damage in categories 2-4 had dropped significantly to about seven per cent. Since 2001, however, there has been another significant rise of damage registered. In 2005, the share of forests with damage categories 2 to 4 stood at 14 per cent, i. e., it had doubled as compared to 1999. In 2006, even 18 per cent of forests showed clearly visible damage.

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2 The State Office for Environment as an authority participating in urban development planning

In the context of their legally-enshrined planning also adopt specific concepts, defining, amongst authority, communities bear responsibility for uses others, what should be considered as internal or planned for their territories. They make use of this external areas. Admissibility of a certain project right in the context of development planning. This depends to a large degree on the results of general includes the demarcation of lands and areas, to which development planning. Its appropriateness therefore Information in Brief Information in Brief certain types of use shall be allocated, such as assumes considerable economic, social and residential, trades, industry or combinations of those. ecological relevance. This process has several stages: Local authorities are required to involve A land use plan serves as a rough preparatory specialised authorities when working out plans. structuring of the territory of a community. The protection of the environment certainly is a major Compulsory general development plans public concern. The State Office for Environment is (development plans) will then be worked out for partial therefore a party to all procedures under the areas, based on the land use plan. Communities may general development plans.

Involvement of the State Office for Environment in urban development planning by local authorities from 2001 to 2006

Responsible Towns / towns representing 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 in the State administrative districts in their Office for own right / selected towns Environment Regional Potsdam-Mittelmark, Havelland, Potsdam, 256 240 240 243 352 324 Department Brandenburg an der Havel West Oberhavel, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Prignitz 206 229 211 166 193 203 Regional Dahme-Spreewald, 215 142 185 101 170 189 Department Teltow-Fläming South Spree-Neiße, Elbe-Elster, Ober- 183 199 143 137 148 123 spreewald-Lausitz, Cottbus Regional- Märkisch-Oderland, Oder-Spree, 139 117 143 157 183 172 Department Frankfurt (Oder) East Barnim, Uckermark, 161 139 122 129 128 167 Eberswalde, Prenzlau Gesamt 1.160 1.066 1.044 933 1.174 1.178

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To guarantee required local proximity levels for these prepared dealing with the amount of newly-covered duties, responsibility was subdivided among the three ground, potential dangers regarding the release of regional departments, together with their central pollutants into groundwater and possibly measures to and additional sites. As regards protection of nature, avoid, reduce or offset any negative effects. Further the State Office for Environment essentially has to information is provided concerning the state consider matters of immission control, water measuring points and their involvement for which the management concerns as well as aspects specific to State Office for Environment is responsible. Any the protection of nature. influence on flood defence, water protection Information in Brief zones and the guaranteed functioning of Information in Brief Matters of immission control come into play if there maintenance and control of water management are different uses for contiguous areas and in case equipment is of particular relevance when environmental effects of one on the other can be decisions are made on planning schemes. assumed. If no sufficient distance between industrial use and residential areas can be provided because An overwhelming share of nature protection of historical development to avoid unacceptable matters for general development planning is dealt noise effects, additional protective measures must with not by the State Office for Environment but be defined for integration into the development plan. by lower nature protection authorities. As a rule This might involve a subdivision of the industrial area this work shall be handled by rural district into various sections for which only classes of plant authorities. However, when it comes to protecting with a certain defined noise effect may be authorised. certain species, the State Office for Environment joins An alternative might be the allocation of so-called in the act. When planning for windparks in certain noise contingents to the entire planning area or to areas, for instance, habitats of bird species enjoying parts of it. special protection by law must be considered, to give just one example. But also inside a community there The problem of traffic noise comes up quite often may be decisive factors influencing the working out of when developing residential areas. If noise levels to general development plans, such as the existence of be expected go beyond an acceptable limit, sound winter quarters of strictly protected bat species. insulation measures are the first item checked. This might involve erecting noise protection or sound- Draft plans submitted by communities shall be insulating walls. handed over to the specialised departments concerned in the State Office for Environment. They From the point of view of water management, the react with an environment-specific evaluation. All State Office for Environment checks whether partial contributions will be summarised by a development plans entail quantitative or qualitative coordinating centre. In the end, the standardised and effects on protected water interests (surface and comprehensive opinion of the State Office for groundwater). An evaluation shall have to be Environment shall be handed over to local authorities.

3 Specialised procedures, specialised information systems, map services

The specialised systems, specialised information systems and map services register, evaluate, handle, and administer information and data describing the situation of the environment. This is then mainly made available via the Landwirtschafts- und Umweltinformationssystem Brandenburg (Agricultural and environmental information system) (LUIS-BB) (http://www.luis- brandenburg.de) working under the ministry for agriculture and environment.

37 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite38 Information in Brief Specialised procedures,specialisedinformationsystems FMNET management projects Administration ofgrantsforwater ABWA99 BB Waste watermanagementstateof Stock analysis WFD GIS Water FrameworkDirective (surface andgroundwater) ISWABE Water condition/waterquality WBalMo cesses/framework planning Water managementevaluationpro- ISHYG (Surface andgroundwater) Hydrological basics Information system- ASYS Waste monitoringsystem OEREBIL Local wastebalances FISBOS on system Soil protectionspecialisedinformati- Brandenburg FISAL contaminated sitesinthestateof Specialised informationsystemon OZONDAL Ozone datalinkofthefederalstates GIS –trafficimmissions LIMA Noise immissionanalysis Spreading models PROZON projection Software forcompilinganozone UBIS Air-quality measuringnetwork RESYMESA and experts Research systemmeasuringpoints control AIS-I Plant informationsystem,immission Specialised procedures,speciali- 38 sed informationsystemsand map services MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT, MLUV FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE stry ofruralde- velopment, en- tection (MLUV) consumer pro- vironment and internally and for themini- tigung Section: >Abwasserbesei- burg.de/w/ http://www.luis.branden- burg.de/w/ http://www.luis.branden- und Abflüsse bericht; >Wasserstände > hydrologischerWochen- Sections: burg.de/w/ http://www.luis.branden- burg.de/a/ http://www.luis.branden- Abfallbilanz > Abfallwirtschaft/ Section: >Berichtswesen burg.de/ http://www.luis.branden- burg.de/b/ http://www.luis.branden- swerte.htm ne.de/spezial/ozon_mes- http://www.wetteronli- ten/start.fwd und http://www.env-it.de/luftda- burg.de/i/ubis/I7100008/ http://www.luis.branden- burg.de/i/ubis/ http://www.luis.branden- burg.de/i/ http://www.luis.branden- burg.de/i/ http://www.luis.branden- User external MENT –OE6 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE6 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT -OE4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T5 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT -T5 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T6 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T6 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T2 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T2 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T3 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T3 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –T3 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE tent authority Compe- te ofBrandenburg. ly facilitiesandwastewaterdischargestreatmentplantsinthesta- Acquisition, handlingandevaluationofapplicationsforgrantspublicwatersupp- sewage treatmentplantsinthestateofBrandenburg. and authoritiesofthestateBrandenburgregardingdischargeswastewater Acquisition andevaluationofdataconcerningwastewaterhandlingcommunities maintenance, visualisation,evaluationandlinkingintoseriesmonitoringovertime. ta administrationbywayofgeodatabase(ArcSDE),toolsfordataacquisitionand ArcGIS-based clientserverinformationsystemformanagingriverareas,centralda- bases andtoothersoftware. quality (GCI-GMS)ascentralISWABEcomponents,branchingouttorelevantdata Integration ofonetypesoftwareeachforevaluatingsurfaceandgroundwater model LB. GRM/Steu onthebasisofdailyvalues,aswelllongitudinalsectionbalance ge-area managementmodelWBalMoonthebasisofmonthlyvaluesandArc- Includes proceduresforwatermanagementplanning,suchastheGIS–basedlar- WISKI, STYXandVEMEDA. ter quantities.Integratedintoitarethemaindataprocessingcomponents,suchas methodologies requiredforspecialiseddutiesinthefieldsofsurfaceandgroundwa- water balancesituation.ISHYGincludesthetotalityofallindividualdataprocessing Data processingsolutiontoregisterandevaluatehydrologicaldataconcerningthe suant to§7,sub-paragraph2a,oftheregulationonusedvehicles. and thestateOfficeforEnvironment,makingavailabledatajointcentrepur- federal states.Implementationoftheexchangestate-specificdatabetweenSBB communication ofdatarecordsandselectedfromthemasterfileamong Data processingsolutionforkeepingrecordsinwithrelevantregulations, for thoseinvolvedandthestateauthorities(annualwastebalancereport). information onthelatestwastemanagementsituationinstateofBrandenburg and wastemanagementcompanies).Thissoftwareprovidesthebasisforcompiling balances (wastemanagementcompaniesunderpubliclaw,tradesgeneratingwaste Software toregister,reconcileandevaluatethosechargedwithsubmittingwaste ons. cadastres, soilplanningandmeasurementcadastre,permanentobservati- protection measuresaredescribed.Itincludesinformationsectorsforsoilcondition as welldataregardingsoilconditions,functionsandthreats.Soiluse FISBOS registersandevaluateschemical,physicalbiologicalsoilproperties, stance-related soil-changes. on suspectedcontaminatedsitesandthoseregisteredaswellharmfulsub- Cadastre ofcontaminatedsitesforthestateBrandenburg.Includesinformation many andforpassingondatatotheEuropeanUnion. Data linkofthefederalstatestoinformpubliconpresentairpollutioninGer- ral dataasabasisfornoisemapping. Administration andproductionoftraffic,emissionaswellgeometricalstructu- and EUreportingundertheDirectiveonEnvironmentalNoise. phical evaluation,preparingvaluesfortheGIS,processingGISfiles,preparation ons forroads,rail,air,trade,sportsgrounds,shootingranges,leisurefacilities;gra- Registration oftrafficandflightdatameasured,immissionspreadingcalculati- smells underTechnicalInstructionsonAirQualityControlandGIRLstandards. projections atthelocalandregionallevelsforgaseousairpollutants,dusts Spreading modelsandtoolstoevaluatepreparedataregardingtheimmission Compilation ofozonemaximumlevelforecastsduringthesummerperiod. mation giventothepublic). ble measuringvaluesoftheautomatednetworkforevaluationsandinfor- network centre(communicationwithmeasuringstations,storageandmakingavaila- UBIS specialisedsoftwaretomaintaintheoperationofairqualitymeasurement water, immissioncontrolandthelegalprovisionsregardingchemicals. perts announcedbyfederalstatesforthefieldsofwaste,contaminatedsites,soil, ReSyMeSa isanonlineinformationsystemregardingthenotifiedauthoritiesandex- plant undertheFederalImmissionControlAct. Registering andmakingavailableinformationontheconstructionoperationof Short description 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite39 Map services stration andControlSystem)-VWK GIS InVeKos(IntegratedAdmini- Geobasis service company) Servicemaps BVVG (Landuseandmanagement denburg Bathing sitesinthestateofBran- Protected waterzones ring points) – Monitoringprogrammes(Measu- Water FrameworkDirective(WFD) (C report) 2004 Stocktakingoperation Water FrameworkDirective(WFD) Forest firewarninglevels on activities res underprotectedareadesignati- Map seriesforspecialisedprocedu- specific data Management ofGISandsubject- GISACH ALEPHINO Library informationsystem PEP-GIS ning Cultivation anddevelopmentplan- EKIS sation areascadastre Intervention regulationandcompen- ARTDAT Species cadastre ASPE CITES Convention Implementation oftheWashington Natura 2000-Cadastre SGASY areas Information systemonprotected biotopes Register ofprotectedareasand Octoware Bathing water/Drinking points Water bodyqualitymeasuring State measuringnetwork Neisse WVM Grenzoder,Lausitzer Water levelforecastingmodels EBGU dy maintenance EDP-based structureandwaterbo- Specialised procedures,speciali- sed informationsystemsand WGMN map services stry ofruralde- velopment, en- tection (MLUV) consumer pro- MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE activities MLUV sphereof MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE LVLF MENT, MLUV, FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT, MLUV FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE vironment and internally and for themini- Section ->Karten burg.de http://www.luis.branden- Section ->Karten burg.de http://www.luis.branden- Section ->Karten burg.de http://www.luis.branden- Section ->Karten burg.de http://www.luis.branden- burg.de http://www.luis.branden- Rubrik ->Karten burg.de http://www.luis.branden- Rubrik ->Karten burg.de http://www.luis.branden- burg.de Rubrik->Karten http://www.luis.branden- volunteers, uNB nature protectionassistant volunteers, uNB ature protectionassistant Section: >Natura2000 burg.de/n/ http://www.luis.branden- > Schutzgebiete Section: burg.de/n/ http://www.luis.branden- wässerqualität > aktuelleDaten/Badege- Section: burg.de/ http://www.luis.branden- Daten /Wassergütedaten burg.de/Section: >aktuelle http://www.luis.branden- User external Section ->Karten MENT –S7 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –S7 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –GR3 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE partment 63 MLUV –sub-de- MENT –Oe5 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –Oe5 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –S7 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –S7 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –S5 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –GR3 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE1 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT -OE2 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE1 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE2 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE2 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE3 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE4 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE MENT –OE5 FOR ENVIRON- STATE OFFICE tent authority Compe- Administration control protected areasandautomatedrealpropertymap. Basic spatialinformation,suchasontrafficnet,settlements,forests,waterbodies, Reconciliation withnationalnatureheritagedata. Bathing waterquality,equipment–completewithphoto. Brandenburg WaterAct(BbgWG)inclusiveofprotectionzones. Protected waterareasunderwater-relatedGDRlegislationonthebasisof ter, relevantundertheWFD. Monitoring programmes(measuringpoints)forrunningwaters,lakesandgroundwa- of implementingtheWFD. Results ofthe2004stocktakingoperationandplanningmeasuresincontext as oftopographicalmapsforuseincoordinationanddesignationprocedures. water protectionzonesonthebasisofautomatedrealpropertycadastreaswell Compilation ofmapseriesshowingtheboundariesprotectednatureareasand cific data. such asbasicgeologicaldata(LGBdata),variousinternalandexternalsubject-spe- Making availablereleasedgeologicalandsubject-specificdataonacentralserver, publications, orderingsystemplusWWWcomponent. Library informationsystemcompletewithcataloguesoftitles,authors.Listlatest data maybemadeavailabletoadditionalusers. of thedevelopmentprotectedareasbyusingGIS-undDB;Basicandplanning tat DirectiveoftheEU;securinganddevelopmentdocumentationevaluability Working outmanagementplansforNatura2000areasundertheFlora-Fauna-Habi- on pursuantto§58(sub-paragraph1)oftheBrandenburgNatureProtectionAct. Compilation ofcultivationanddevelopmentplansforlargeprotectedareas;Obligati- tes, digitisationanddatainput) logue dataoninterventionprojectsbasedold(preparingdigitisationtempla- Preparation ofanetwork-capableEKIS-Accessversion–processingavailableana- nal datasources,suchasnatureprotectionassistantvolunteers.) Preparation andtransferofdataintothecadastrespecies(dataimportfromexter- Software toassisttheimplementationofWashingtonCITESConvention. stem ofprotectedareas. Administering geologicalandsubject-relateddataontheNatura2000Europeansy- conciling agriculturalgrantapplicationswithobligationsapplyingtoprotectedareas. Securing IntegratedAdministrationandControlSystem(LELF)–Databaseforre- Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directiveasregardslevelofmaintenance. eing rapidanduniformaccesstotopicaldatalevels.Reportingobligationsunder requirements forbiotopeprotectionanddesignationofprotectedareas.Guarante- designating Flora-Fauna-Habitatareasandforreportingobligations.Implementation Basis forimplementingtheFlora-Fauna-HabitatDirectiveofEU,inparticular ving datatransferwithandamongstatehealthoffices. simplified datamanagement,rapidaccesstolatestlevel,securingandimpro- reports bytheMLUVandinpublicinterest,reportingdutiesimposedEU, to meetobligationslaiddownbylaw,suchasmakingavailabledataforworkingout Centralised datacollectionofstate-widebathingwateranddrinkingqualities biological values,allowingforadynamicinterpretationofwaterquality. of Brandenburg.Measurementsincludephysical,hydrological,meteorologicaland Acquisition ofdatafromthesixstationarywaterqualitymeasuringpointsinstate luation ofthehydrologicalsituationwaterbalance. areas ofthestateBrandenburgincontextflooddefencesandforaneva- Prediction models,precipitationrun-offandhydraulicmodelsfortheriver for permanentupdating. sites oftheOeNWdepartment,centrallycontrolledbycoresub-departmentOe5 dies aswell).Servestheestablishmentofauniformdatabase,networkedwithall petence ofthestateOfficeforEnvironment(latertoincludesecond-orderwaterbo- Digital acquisitionofallstructuresin/onfirstorderwaterbodiesintheareacom- Short description 39

Information in Brief 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite40 Information in Brief model projectinthePrignitzarea(inGerman) Booklet No102: Havel riversinthestateofBrandenburg(inGerman) Booklet No101: frameworks andselectedcasesfromtheregionofBrandenburg(inGerman) Booklet No100: Series FachbeitraegedesLandesumweltamtes/Summariesofresults / Brandenburg2006–Environmentalinformation / Stan´ Umweltdaten ausBrandenburg2006 Brandenburg 2006–Environmentalinformation Title and crafts(NPHF)(inGerman) Leaflet zuHofläden,regionalenHandwerkern/Leaflet withinformationonlocalshops contrasts(NP HF)(inGerman) formation folderforpartiallysightedpeoplewithlargerlettersandenhancedcolour Basisleaflet f.SehbehinderteinGroßschriftmitstärkerenFarbkontrasten/Basicin- he-Nieplitz lowlands/(NPNN)(inGerman) Leaflet „DieSalzwieseninderNuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung“/SaltmeadowstheNut- Nieplitz Valley(NPNN)(inGerman) Leaflet DerNieplitzturm/DasobereNieplitztal/TheNieplitzTowerandtheupper Periodical LandinSicht/Insightofland/No9NPNN(inGerman) re (inGerman) Nature parkfacilities:Shopping,eatinganddrinkingstayingatNPNN,brochu- sin, leaflet(inGerman) Kraniche erlebenimLuckauerBecken(NPNLR)CranewatchingintheLuckauBa- Leaflet oftheLugaunatureparkcommunity,(NPNLH)(inGerman) re intheDahmelandarea)(inGerman) Jahrbuch –NaturschutzimDahmeland(NPDH)(YearbookConservationofnatu- ming, Stechlin-RuppinerLand,Schlaubetal,Westhavelland(inGerman) schaft, NiederlausitzerLandruecken,MaerkischeSchweiz,Nuthe-Nieplitz,HoherFlae- Calendar ofeventsforNP The Spreewaldarea,leaflet(BRSW)(inGerman) Chorin /Spreewald(inGerman) Calendar ofeventsBR Periodical AdebarNLPUO/BRSW(inGerman) Calendar ofeventsfortheUnteresOdertalNationalPark, Environmental educationbrochure: environment -OderbergeLebus(inGerman) Programme ofevents NATURA 2000–SplendoursofthestateBrandenburg burg (inGerman)(ISBN978-3-938608-03-6) Travel Guide: Brandenburg (inGerman) Experience areas–Visitorcentresinthelargeprotectedofstate Keen onnature–Plannedtoursfor2006/2007(inGerman) Pleasure ofNaTour–Brandenburg’sLargeProtectedAreas article) Keen onnature–thelargeprotectedareasinstateofBrandenburg Soil sectionsunderpermanentobservationinthestateofBrandenburg(inGerman) Air qualityinthestateofBrandenburg2005(inGerman) 9328), Nos1–4/2006,1/2007(seearticle)(inGerman) lised periodicaldealingwithnatureandlandscapeconservation) Fachzeitschrift „NaturschutzundLandschaftspflegeinBrandenburg“(Specia- Booklet No105: Brandenburg (inGerman) Booklet No104: dependent enhancedpollutantfindings–townofBrandenburg/Havel(inGerman) Booklet No103: 40 srodowiska wBrandenburgii2006 LatestpublicationsfromtheStateOfficeforEnvironment 1 Public Relations Public Relations Public Relations Eagles, Otters,Orchids–NaturelandscapesinthestateofBranden- Automated water-qualitymeasuringpointsontheOder,Elbe,and Data onintegratedclimateprotectionmanagementinthestateof Clean-air actionplanforBernaunearBerlin(inGerman) Sustainable tourism–System-basedinformation:Outcomeofa Red ListforendangeredcultivatedplantsinGermany–Action Marking ofareaswithlargesettlement- 2006/7 oftheStateeducationfacilityfornatureand River landscapeElbeBrandenburg/Schorfheide- Barnim, Dahme-Heideseen,NiederlausitzerHeideland- Environm.-Life-Learn. (inGerman) (in German) leaflet (inGerman) (ISSN 0942- (see GR 5/GR3/GR4 Specialised dept./ Specialised dept./ responsible GR 1/GR4 GR 1/GR2 GR 1/GR2 GR 1/GR2 GR 1/GR2 GR 2/RO7 Division GR1/GR 2 Ö 1/Ö2 Edit.: S5 Edit.: S5 T 3/T4 GR 1 GR 3 GR 1 GR 7 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 1 GR 4 Ö 3 S 5 T 7 T 2 T 2 T 7 brochure Printed Internet Poster X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X - 338155.de http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bm1.c. 338155.de http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bm1.c. http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bm1.c.338155.de http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bm1.c.323839.de http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 323058.de http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/csm/detail.php/bm1.c. http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/124304 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/124304 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/125929 http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/111478 Type ofpublication X ------1643_kurzf_E 03.01.2008 8:58 Uhr Seite 41 Information in Brief Information in Brief

All publications of the Brandenburg State Office for Environment are available on the Internet (http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/info/lua-publikationen). Orders may be placed via [email protected]. • 15 years of the Naturschutz und Landschafts- • Keen on nature in the large protected areas of pflege specialised periodical (NundL) the state of Brandenburg

The State Office for Environment has regularly A first issue of the „LustaufNatour“ brochure in 2002, published four issues of the Naturschutz und the International Year of Ecological Tourism, covered Landschaftspflege in Brandenburg every year, a 15 representative tours through these large protected periodical that has dealt with nature and landscape areas. It also included another 40 tours offered and conservation since 1992. taken over by the Brandenburg State Tourism NundL continues a long tradition of such specialised Association. Compared to 2002, the overall number of periodicals, starting as early as a hundred years ago. state-wide offers to tourists almost doubled in 2003 and The years of 1906/7 may be considered as the start- 2004. The number of organised events alone doubled up of the first state-supported periodical devoted to again throughout the years from 2004 to 2007 (reaching nature conservation. In those years, Mr Hugo over 210 events in 2007). This means that those figures Conwentz was actively supporting the publication of almost quadrupled since 2002. “Beitraege zur Naturdenkmalpflege“. In the following decades periodicals were issued again and again Annual NaTour activities in the large protected areas of under different guidelines, all aiming to directing the the state of Brandenburg have seen a very positive interest of broad sections of the population to the development since 2002. This includes both the conservation of nature and to end its destruction. numbers of offers as well as numbers of organisers. Until now 62 issues of this periodical have been printed (ISSN 0942-9328). In addition, 14 Red Lists, Keen on NaTour offer survey, 2002/7 including lists of all species, were issued. A new topic was launched in issue 1 of 2007 („Konzeption zum Biotopverbund in Branden- burg“/ A concept for linking biotopes in the state of Brandenburg). A Red List for birds and Red Lists for mammals and for mayflies are under preparation for 2008. Type of events

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Over and above state facilities (such as nature rangers, 52 per cent of events on offer. Some 40 per cent were administrative offices of large protected areas and added by the state providers (such as nature rangers, forestry departments) and non-governmental environ- administrative offices of large protected areas and mental associations, more and more service providers forestry departments) and the remaining 8 per cent contribute their share to this NaTour programme. In come from environmental associations and groups. 2007 these touristic service providers and facilities (individual companies, tourism groups and associations An annual tour list complements the so-called basic in- as well as nature and landscape guides) arranged some formation booklet, describing all large protected areas. Information in Brief Information in Brief

2 Exhibitions (as of June 2007)

Display system Particularities/ accom- Subject Essential content features / Number of boards panying material

Beavers MERO / 20 boards Leaflet, posters Outline description, spreading, habitat, mode of life, threats, species protection Barnim MERO / 30 boards Nature and cultivated landscapes in the east of Berlin Low-waste administration Exhibition / Accordion Accompanying Offers for working procedures in administration with an empha- system brochure sis on sustainability Noise reduction planning in MERO / Accompanying Noise reduction needs and potential, reducing noise emissi- Brandenburg 40 boards brochure ons, implementation of noise reduction planning Fire-bellied toad MERO / Leaflet Outline description, mode of life, features, reproduction, sprea- 57 boards ding, reasons for dropping numbers, measures of protection Bats MERO / Leaflet, 8 stereo Outline description, spreading, mode of life, threats, measures 60 boards tables of protection Osprey MERO / Leaflet Outline description, breeding biology, food, migration, sprea- 26 boards ding, stocks, mode of life, measures of protection CITES – Protection of species MERO / Accompanying brochu- Suggestions for trade and keeping species enjoying special 60 boards re, 40 stuffed animals protection status plus tiger skin, leaflet Neozoans – Racoon / Raccoon MERO / 3 stuffed animals Outline description, spreading, mode of life, problems dogs / Minks 24 boards Pollutant distribution in the state’s MERO / surface soils 9 boards and title text Water body structure map 4 m x 5 m – walk- Accompanying Map showing structural quality of the largest running water bo- Berlin/Brandenburg through exhibit brochure dies of the state of Brandenburg plus most important data Biotopes in the state of Branden- MERO / Leaflet, preparations, Selected forest and wetland biotopes from the state of Bran- burg 60 boards accompanying brochure denburg Landscape water budget in the 12 A0 posters on Leaflet Landscape use, the state of Brandenburg-rich in water - poor state of Brandenburg cork board in water, water drainage, soil improvement, a balance-sheet of (MERO framed) damage, flood water and low water levels, biodiversity, strate- gies for the future Water Framework Directive of the EU MERO / Accompanying WFD objectives – environmental objectives, stocktaking, water (WFD) in the state of Brandenburg 18 boards brochure body monitoring, deficit analysis, programme of measures Structural water body quality in the MERO / Accompanying Structural quality classes, size of water bodies, dynamism of state of Brandenburg 18 boards brochure water body beds, contours, building on the embankment, gro- ins, discharge controls, embankment vegetation, flood plain dynamics, flood water defence structures, overflowing capabili- ties, quality evaluation of flood plains, flood plain utilisation, embankment strips Floodwater / Refurbishment of 7 A0 – posters Dike damage and refurbishment, reasons for damage, dike re- dikes along the river Oder furbishment along the Oder river, dike extensions, keeping tre- es, regaining flood plains, refurbishment of Oder dikes, offset- ting and replacement measures Water in the state of Brandenburg Clip-on system: 36 x Interactive element, River landscapes of the Elbe, Oder, Havel, Spree; Wetlands: 1m x 1m – boards cube river courses, moors, ponds, Soelle ponds, shallow-water lakes; lakes: and 12 x ribbons 0.75x0.75x0.75 m Stechlin, Nehmitzsee, Lausitz new lakes area WFD of the EU MERO with 5 x 1.40 Leaflet Sustainability strategy, critical condition, narrow timeframe, be- m x 0.70 m boards nefiting from chances Exhibits in Large protected areas Standard: 2.25m high some with interactive Area information on large protected areas (National park, three x 3.25m wide (4x3 elements biosphere reserves, and eleven nature parks): Location, data, boards 0.75mx0.75m; general area description, natural features, culture and eco- 1x3 boards 0.75x0.25m) nomy, one specific concentration feature for each These exhibitions are available on hire from the State Office for Environment. Please call (+49) (0) 33201 442 133 for further information and orders. Alternatively, send your email to [email protected]

42 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite43 Concentrating ontechnology Environment exercisesthefunctionsofacentral The libraryoftheBrandenburgStateOfficefor LibraryoftheBrandenburgStateOfficeforEnvironment 4 3,000 people. on 23Aprilattendedbywellover Door Dayofthefacilitywasobserved (pheasant’s eyeflower)andOpen annual Adonisroeschenfest Europa VIADRINA European CommunityProgrammePro facility aswell86eventsunderthe the contextofcoursesplannedby including, amongstothers,122eventsin people events attendedby2,221 In 2006thefacilityhostedatotalof211 Stateeducationfacilityfornatureandtheenvironment-OderbergeLebus 3 Interreg III.Alsothe all citizens. reference library mental matters. focused onenviron- specialised library, Expert talk , opento It isa • German-Polish youthcampwithFRIZZe.V. • Nature educationforschoolclasses,hostingthe“Canoeingandworking“youthcamp • Latest developmentsinthefieldofimpacttestingpursuanttoHabitatsDirective • Workshop onthedesignationofprotectedareasandmanagementdecrees • 7th moss-mappingexperts’meetinginBrandenburgandPoland Sandwichcoursesfornaturerangersontopicssuchasprotectionandmanagementof • • Training sessionsandexchangeofviewsamongadvisorycouncilsfornatureprotection • Furthertrainingforflooddefencepersonnel • 13thGerman-PolishLebusexcursiondays • Ecologicalevaluationofrunningwaters • Cross-border environmental impactstudies–roadslinkingGermanyandPoland • Integration oftheWaterFramework DirectiveandofNatura2000inthestateBran- • Implementation oflandscape planninginthestateofBrandenburg the stateofBrandenburg trees, species-relatedknowledgeandmappingofbiotopetypes denburg Visitors studyingoffers with readingplaceandperiodicals display Library oftheBrandenburgState OfficeforEnvironment Library stocks: Facilities 60,000 units some Highlights oftheyearatstateeducationfacility • DINcatalogue(onCDROM) • electroniclibrarycatalogue(OPAC) • CD-ROMworkingstation • roomwithopen-shelflibrary,5readingplaces,copier reading • • avarietyoftopographicalandtheme-relatedmaps. • 20currentsets,devotedinparticulartoenvironmental,la- • 440environment-relatedvideos,aswelllargenumbers • technologicaldescriptions(DIN,VDI,VDE,etc.) • regulationsoftheEU,federalGermany,stateBran- • 120currentloose-leafcollections • 190currentperiodicals • about40,000monographs online-connections) bour andadministrativelaw(onCDROMvia of DVDs denburg, theGDR,andofPrussia microfiche readingandre-enlargementunit(reader-printer) 2006 Environmentalinformation“ Press conference„Brandenburg 43

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5 Some of the events hosted by the State Office for Environ-

Venue, date Visitors attending Presentation of exhibits Internationale Berlin, 13 to 22 January 2006 about 3,000 Stand of large protected areas with selected Gruene Woche bio food suppliers Internationale Touris- Berlin, 8 to12 March 2006 about 3,500 Stand of large protected areas, display of publica- musboerse tions, special-topic presentation Internationale Buchmesse Leipzig, 16 to 19 March 2006 about 2,000 Publication presentation with 3 new editions of the Information in Brief Information in Brief State Office for Environment Reisemarkt Berlin, 1 April 2006 about 1,400 Stand of large protected areas, display Friedrichstrasse of publications WASsERLEBEN Berlin, 3 to 7 April 2006 about 2,500 EU-WFD, water bodies in the state of Branden- burg, river jigsaw and publications display Tourismuspavillon Hanover, 3 to 5 May 2006 about 2,200 Specialised papers on touristic offers in large pro- tected areas with environment quiz and jigsaw plus publications display Hunters’ day in the state Paaren im Glien, 5 May 2006 about 800 Neozoans exhibit of Brandenburg Brandenburg Agricultural Paaren im Glien, about 2,000 Stand of large protected areas with display of Exhibition 25 to 28 May 2006 publications, advising farmers on biogas units Reisemarkt Berlin, 27 May 2006 about 800 Stand of large protected areas with display of Potsdamer Platz publications Environment festival Berlin, 28 May 2006 about 15,000 Presenting large protected areas with programme performed on-stage Reisemarkt Berlin, 23 June 2006 about 700 Stand of large protected areas with display of Friedrichstrasse publications

Travelling to Brandenburg On an invitation extended by the German Embassy in London the state of Brandenburg was represented on German Unity Day 2006 in London from 30 September to 3 October 2006.

Tall Guards at the borough-fair stand with Brandenburg products

Living tradition surrounding extinct bird at London’s “Bustard Inn” Having tea at the Richmond German school (Photos: State Office for Environment, Joerg Goetting-Frosinski 2006)

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6 2006 – Nature Park Year

For the 15 large protected areas in the state of environmental festival on the occasion of Nature Brandenburg, the year of 2006 was largely featuring park year on 28 May 2006. This ecological street the year of nature parks. It was observed all over festival, featuring Europe’s largest ecological market Germany on the occasion of the fiftieth plus a fair for environmental and nature protection anniversary of the founding of the first nature attracted about 50,000 visitors. The motto “Bull’s eye parks 50 years ago. The programme included a Nature” was used by the pavilions of large protected Information in Brief wealth of events such as the opening of a visitors’ areas to offer yoga walking in the Hoher Flaeming Information in Brief centre in the Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft nature nature park, walking areas for people with and without park and also a number of new projects. These limited mobility in the Stechliner-Ruppiner Land included the EU LIFE project to protect non- nature park, nature camps for children in the Dahme- outcropping salt sites or the largest European project Heideseen nature park or biologically manufactured of its kind to date to restore the lower Havel river to goat milk ice cream from the Uckermaerkische Seen its original state. nature park. All this was meant to arouse the interest

‚Max Moorfrosch’ is the nature parks’ Festival activities with Max mascot and was also an on-stage star Moorfrosch. at the environment festival. Children and groups of stu- dents in the new Bad Liebenwer- da nature park facility, inaugu- rated in 2006 (Photos: Office of the Niederlausitzer Landruecken nature park)

Mrs. Junge-Reyer, the then environ- Interesting conversations inside the The state of Brandenburg contributed a ment minister of Berlin and Mr. Diet- marquee – for instance with Professor significant part to this success story of nature mar Woidke, environment and far- Matthias Freude, President of the State parks in Germany. It administers 11 such areas on ming minister from Brandenburg, Office for Environment. (Photos: State a total of 24 per cent of its territory. On average, also joined the fun. Office for Environment, A. Mack 2006) some 18 per cent of the cropland in these large protected areas has been given over to ecological of Berliners and their farming. The state employed the concept of soft guests in the state of tourism to create a large number of new jobs in hotels, Brandenburg’s nature. restaurants and in retail trade. These facilities set examples and they launch offers for the young and To conclude this eventful the elderly, for healthy people and others with year of nature parks disabilities. An extra feature was the issue of a 2006, a first travel guide specific travel brochure to suggest experiencing on Brandenburg’s large nature. This was brought out by the Spreewald protected areas was biosphere reserve together with the tourism published in December. promotion association of this well-known touristic The title: “Eagles, otters region (see also: http://www.grossschutz- and orchids – nature gebiete.brandenburg.de). landscapes in Brandenburg” (This Brandenburg’s nature landscapes were - for the book is available in first time - co-organisers of the Gruene Liga German).

45 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite46 Information in Brief ture park Criewen/ UnteresOdertalna- 15 July2006 rkische Seen Lychen/ NaturparkUckermae- 7 July2006 ture park Dobbrikow/ Nuthe-Nieplitzna- 10 June2006 biosphere reserve Burg/ SpreewaldUNESCO 8 June2006 reserve Chorin UNESCO-biosphere Joachimsthal/ Schorfheide- 3 June2006 nature park Rathenow/ Westhavelland 24 May2006 park Neuzelle/ Schlaubetalnature 14 May2006 Schweiz naturepark Julianenhof/ Maerkische 13 May2006 biosphere reserve Burg/ SpreewaldUNESCO 10 April2006 Berlin 8 to12March2006 46 Somemajoreventsinnatureparks 7 Date /Venue park First canoeingtoursinthisnational ture park visit totheUckermaerkischeSeenna- Horst Koehler,FederalPresident,ona GEO-Day ofbiodiversity wald. nature-experience trailinBurg/Spree- Opening thenewbarrier-free„Hupatz“ Inauguration oftheBioramatower community of2006 Honouring Rathenow,thenaturepark and nature-bound” Festival featuringtheslogan“Outward Opening theJulianenhofbatmuseum UNESCO biospherereserve on withnewmedia“intheSpreewald Project launch“Environmentaleducati- nature tourisminBrandenburg. the “Keenonnature”programmefor the „YearofNatureParks2006“and denburg’s naturelandscapespropagate and thejointstandofstate,Bran- At theInternationalTourismusboerse Topic and 14November. ferent perspectiveduringthedaybetween15July mal andplantworldofthisfloodplainareafromadif- by trainedcanoeists,canexperiencethevariedani- ther of8kmnearStolpe.Naturebuffs,accompanied offer isan11kmcirculartournearSchwedtandano- park inGermanyandlookatitwhilewater-borne.On tional parkcannowseethisonlyfloodplainnational For thefirsttime,visitorstoUnteresOdertalna- Carwitzer See. lenburg-Vorpommern andaboatrideacrossLake the FeldbergerSeenlandschaftnatureparkinMeck- for agricultureandenvironment,afteratourthrough te ofBrandenburgbyMr.DietmarWoidke,Minister to theUckermaerkischeSeennatureparkinsta- the yearofnatureparksinGermany,waswelcomed Horst Koehler,theFederalPresidentandpatronof king ofthevariedfloraandfaunaaroundDobbrikow. ends ofnaturewereinvitedforalightningstock-ta- parks 2006.Forafirstdayofaction,expertsandfri- a weekofexperiencedevotedtotheyearnature With thisdayofbiodiversitythenatureparklaunched than €3millionforprojectsinthisbiospherereserve. ce 1991thisFoundationhasmadeavailablemore ding wasprovidedbytheAllianz-Umweltstiftung.Sin- experience todevelopthisnewoffertourists.Fun- handicapped studentstogether.Theseofferedtheir Cottbus Bauhausschool,attendedbyhealthyand This trailistheresultofclosecooperationwith UNESCO biospherereserve. lows visitorsacloserlookattheSchorfheide-Chorin serve. Thenewsightseeingplatform,123mhigh,al- wer wasmadeatouristattractionofthebiospherere- Under itsnewname,theoldJoachimsthalwaterto- lopment. it andforotherprojectsstressingsustainabledeve- in harmonywiththecultivatedlandscapesurrounding on thetownofRathenowforitscarefulrenewal “Nature parkcommunity”.Thistimeitwasbestowed The natureparkfortheeighthtimeawardedtitle ferent directions. ons andshops.Launchedbyexcursionsfromfourdif- partners atacolourfulmarketwithinformationpavili- Joint presentationofthenatureparkandmanyits DER+ programme. tury. ThisprojectwasalsosupportedbytheLEA- the coldstoreofaformermanorfrom19thcen- clinker brickstable,standingemptysince1990,and facilities foreightspeciesofbatsinafieldstoneand Brandenburg natureprotectionfundbuilthibernation NABU, withthesupportofnatureparkand by usinglatesttechnology. is toawakenaninterestinnatureamongtheyoung The objectiveofthisINTERREG–supportedproject ber ofevents. scape guidessuggestroutesaswellalargenum- ple interested,naturewardensandland- ideal startingpointsfordiscoveriesoutside.Forpeo- Visitor centresofthelargeprotectedareasare Nature tourismhasbecomethestate’sbrandmark. Attractions forvisitors/Thingsworthknowing 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:58UhrSeite47 Potsdam/Berlin 6 December2006 Land naturepark Menz/ Stechlin-Ruppiner 8 October2006 Heidelandschaft naturepark Doellingen/ Niederlausitzer 24. September2006 Landruecken naturepark Wanninchen/ Niederlausitzer 23 September2006 Berlin/ Barnimnaturepark 20 August2006 seen naturepark Graebendorf/ Dahme-Heide- 10 August2006 nature park Neschholz/ HoherFlaeming 7 August2006 schaft ElbeBrandenburg phere ReserveFlussland- Ruehstaedt/ UNESCO-Bios- 26 to30July2006 Date /Venue burg tected areasofthestateBranden- orchids” travelguideforthelargepro- Launching the“Eagles,ottersand and Nordicwalkers the wheelchair-bound,fitnesswalkers Joint tourforhikers,runners,cyclists, 12th NiederlausitzAppleDays mann natureparkcentre by thenatureparkandHeinzSiel- Action daydevotedtocraneslaunched Pankow re parkattheBotanischerVolkspark, Nature parkfestivaloftheBarnimnatu- nature parkcommunity2006 Graebendorf wasawardedthetitleof casion oftheyearnatureparks Hoher Flaemingnatureparkontheoc- Beginning ofatouronhorsebackinthe „stork villages“ International conferenceofEuropean Topic mation isalwaysconcentratedonthespecificarea. and additionalreferencesmaps.Allthisinfor- formation centres,informationonhowtogetthere cludes asupportsectionwithphonenumbersofin- and theUnteresOdertalnationalparkalsoin- rised by11natureparks,threebiospherereserves photos, handymapsandthrillingtexts.Itwasautho- ment andL&Hpublishersincludesfascinating issued bytheBrandenburgStateOfficeforEnviron- nature landscapesinthestateofBrandenburg.Itwas This isthefirstcomprehensivetravelguidefor15 brate together. ciations andfacilitiesforthehandicapped,tocele- the villagersfromMenz,especiallyaimedatasso- „Miteinander“ together.Thisisafestivalarrangedby After ajointsportsexperience,peoplecelebrated sources. le oflargeprotectedareastomaintainrichgeneticre- apple trees.Theemphasiswasonceagainonthero- ditional applevarietiesandvariety-richmeadowswith This eventwasmeanttosupportthecroppingoftra- versations andclassicalmusic. gramme, alsoincludingexhibitions,filmshows,con- esdorf sightseeingtowerofferedtheclimaxofapro- bendorfer SeeintheeveningandawalktoFre- Experiencing thearrivalofcranesatSchla- ring thisfestivalatBerlin-Pankow. students’ project“Barnimadventure”werehelddu- ture parkandthedrawofwinnerseventh of Berlin.Forthatreasontheawardto2006na- the stateofBrandenburgwhichalsoincludesapart This natureparkistheonlylargeprotectedareain soft tourism. so activeinthefieldsofenvironmentaleducationand tecting floraandfauna,amongstothers,wasal- The winnerin2006offereditscommitmenttopro- the LEADER+programme. Funding alsoinvolvedEUgrantsforthcomingunder hensive signagewasincludedintheextensioneffort. horse ridingcompaniesalsoparticipated.Compre- north tosouthandfromeastwest.Severalother 2006. Itissubdividedbyseverallinksrunningfrom Hoher Flaemingridingcircuit,furtherextendedin the yearofnatureparksandanappreciationthis The reasonforthislaunchatnatureparkwere mitment toprotectwhitestorks. is basedonlargenumbersofstorks,aswellacom- There isonlyonesuchawardtoeachcountryandit “stork village”titlestolocationsinEUmemberstates. undation EURONATUREhasalreadyawardednine Since themid-90sinternationalenvironmentalfo- tivities. conservation, agriculture,tourismandlobbyingac- tured workshopsdevotedtotopicssuchasnature The programmeoftheirinternationalconferencefea- Switzerland andTurkeyconvergedonRuehstaedt. as wellfriendsofthesebirdsfromItaly,Lithuania, tia, Hungary,Poland,Rumania,SlovakiaandSpain Guests fromseven“storkvillages”inBulgaria,Croa- Attractions forvisitors/Thingsworthknowing 47

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8 Ranger services and numbers of visitors to large protected areas

Public relations and environmental education activities of the Brandenburg nature rangers throughout 2005 and 2006 Number of events Number of participants 2005 2006 2005 2006 Guided tours, presentations, events devoted to 1.282 1.269 27.545 26.941 experiencing nature Project days with schools 272 277 7.671 6.346 Information in Brief Information in Brief Support for working holidays’ and other youth camps 19 40 272 928 Groups of young rangers and school students’ working groups 33 34 316 340 Supporting visitor centres and exhibitions* 13 13 34.493 34.658 Information stands at fairs and other large events* 45 52 22.075 27.949 Information stands at regional festivities* 143 137 34.105 18.060 Information offered inside protected areas 10.862 6.569 Total number of contacts with citizens 137.339 121.791 * including only those participants receiving specific information

Nature rangers and school students (2nd grade and Schwedt-on-Oder secondary school) studying the polder mock-up at the national park centre – Viewing floodings throughout the year (Photos: State Office for Environment, H.-J. Wilke)

In 2006 New offers, such as a three-day German-Polish tour • again, some 27,000 people participated in con- on horse-back through the Maerkische Schweiz or an ducted tours, presentations and events devoted to environmental education night at the Stechlin- experiencing nature arranged by the nature ran- Ruppiner Land nature park had a good echo. gers: Over and above, Great interest was also aroused by the organisation • more than 87,000 people were offered informati- of working camps for children and young people. on in direct conversations in protected areas, at vi- A total of 40 such camps were organised for 928 sitor information centres and at fairs. young participants. The largest attractions continue to be • the “Tour de Natur“ also supported by the nature rangers in the Unteres Odertal na- tional park, with 1,200 participants, and • presentations concentrating on cranes and geese resting places at the Freesdorf ob- servation tower in the Niederlausitzer Land- ruecken nature park with 979 participants.

In 2006, 24,000 “Naturwacht-Erleb- nisCards“ were issued to inform interested

“Most important actors” during crane week and during whooper swan days (Photos: State Office for Environment, H.-J. Wilke 2006)

48 1643_kurzf_E 03.01.20088:59UhrSeite49 rose byanother7percent. people, interestinexhibitionsandeventstherefore Brandenburg wereattendedbyover150,000 protected areas.Visitorcentresinthestateof by visitors.Thesefiguresstandforalllarge richofferandtheinterestshown example ofthe Ruppiner Landnatureparkfor2006standsasan for theperiod1991to2006andStechlin- Data belowfortheUnteresOdertalnationalpark attendance numberof20. every conductedtourorpresentationhadan reach considerablenumbersofpeople.In2006, State OfficeforEnvironment,itwaspossibleagainto NaTour“ nature rangers’Website.Togetherwiththe people oneventsdescribedingreaterdetailthe 062592617.116 19.061 20.921 9.216 21.921 7.606 21.474 7.596 295 28.022 8.416 245 11.827 9.623 298 9.989 355 6.255 485 4.983 399 7.349 2006 345 5.420 2005 243 9.154 2004 348 6.243 2003 268 6.301 2002 397 4.380 2001 1.905 304 2000 292 1999 198 1998 87 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 the UnteresOdertalnationalparkinperiod Visitors receivinginformationandsupportin (As ofAugust) (Keen onNature)brochure,issuedbythe (Photos: StateOfficeforEnvironment,H.-J.Wilke) The AlteOderrivernearSchwedt-on-Oder

Numbers of visitors between 1991to2006 ubro Participant Number of vnsnumbers events 0508 30 Numbers ofvisitorstolargeprotectedareas2006 park centre Spring floods National “Lust auf Visitor centres ot ap 4 2 20 120 140 829 8 167 165 21 2006 total 994 youth camps 188 working camps/ Assistance for 11 at schools 3 Project days Other events Presentations the public tours opento Conducted Tours Events andvisitorgroups2006intheStechlin- Ruppiner Landnaturepark ubr Numberofparticipants Number vnsTotal events of 1163 126 30 156 11 8216541.592 544 2.136 78 418 49 467 36 9 5 32 159 191 9 hlrnAdults Children /adoles- cents which 49

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