EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

124 NOMINATION DOSSIER "ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
regarding all topics relevant for biodiversity.
It represents a comprehensive and sophisticated
strategy to ensure the imple men ta tion
of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD) in Germany. It has been designed to
cover a minimum of four legislative periods
and is a binding strategy for the entire
Federal Government the success of which
can be regularly assessed based on a set
of indicators and statements. Particular
mention deserves the integration and embedding
in existing national and inter national
agreements such as the national sus tainability
strategy, the biodiversity strategy of
the EU, and the decisions of the CBD.
Th e concrete goals and actions to be implemented
for forest biodiversity explicitly
point out the increase in the portion of natural
and subnatural forests: 5% of the
woodland in Germany is to be surrendered
to natural forest development by 2020.
(http://www.bmu.de/ naturschutz_biologische_vielfalt/downloads/doc/40333.
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Biosphere reserves in the UNESCO
programme “Man and the Biosphere”
15 German biosphere reserves have as of
yet been designated by the UNESCO and
hence integrated into the global network
of UNESCO biosphere reserves. Th ese
representative model regions contribute to
the implementation and advancement of
the MAB programme “Man and the Biosphere"
the objective of which is to reconcile
eco logical, economical, and socio-
cultural aspects in a sustainable fashion.
Th e Grumsin component part is part of the
UNESCO biosphere reserve of Schorfheide-Chorin
and has been designated as
a nature conser vation area (see above, national
protection status: biosphere reserves).
Protective designation of the component
parts
Jasmund component part in the Jasmund
National Park (Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania)
On 01 October 1990, the national park
was designated through the “Ordinance
on the Designation of the Jasmund National
Park” (Law Gazette of the GDR, reprint
no. 1467 of 01 October 1990). In 2004, a
declaration was fi led according to the
Habitats Directive (3,622 ha, DE 1447-302
“Jasmund”).
Serrahn component part in the Müritz
National Park (Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania)
On 01 October 1990, the Müritz National
Park was designated through the “Ordinance
on the Designation of the “Müritz
National Park” (Law Gazette of the GDR,
reprint no. 1468). Th e area was declared
as an special area of conservation (SAC)
and special protection area for the conservation
of wild birds (Birds Directive) (SPA)
(SAC 2645-301 “Ser rahn” 6,464 ha,
SPA area 2645-402 “Wood and Lakeland
Lieps-Serrahn” 21,315 ha).
Grumsin component part in the
Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve
(Brandenburg)
With the Ordinance on the Designation of
Nature Conservation Areas and Landscape
Protection Area of Prime Importance,
the Grumsiner Forst was designated as a
nature conservation area (protection zones
I and II) under the designation of “Schorfheide-Chorin
Biosphere Reserve” on
12 September 1990. Th e area was declared
as an special area of conservation (SAC)
and special protection area for the conservation
of wild birds (Birds Directive)
(SPA) (SAC 6,106 ha, DE 2949-302 ha,
SPA 64,610 ha DE 2948-401).