EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

134 NOMINATION DOSSIER "ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
Tab. 5.5: Funds for personnel
and material costs in the year
2009 for the nominated parts
*1 Budgetary funds for the entire
Jasmund National Park in
the year 2009. Th e funds were
allocated from the state budget
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
*2 Budgetary funds for the entire
Müritz National Park in
the year 2009. Th e funds were
allocated from the state budget
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
*3 Th e personnel and material
funds for Grumsin in the year
2009 were computed on a
prorata basis from the budgetary
funds of the Schorfheide-Chorin
Biosphere Reserve. Th e material
costs include means for the maintenance
and development planning
on a prorata basis amounting to
EUR 10,000, and for monitoring
in the amount of EUR 26,000.
Th e funds are allocated from the
state budget of Brandenburg.
*4 Budgetary funds for the entire
Hainich National Park in
the year 2009. Th e funds were
allocated from the state budget
of Th uringia.
*5 Budgetary funds for the entire
Kellerwald-Edersee National
Park in the year 2009. Th e funds
were allocated from the state
budget of Hesse. Additional means
can be applied for within the
framework of the Hessian state
budget law.
In addition to the funds appropriated for
the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park listed
in tab. 5.5, provision is also made in
Hesse’s state budget for the projected
UNESCO World Natural Heritage Beech
Forests. Th ese funds are allotted to the following
sectors: Sponsoring measures within
the scope of nature conservation. Th ese
measures are planned to see a follow-up
provided the necessary resources are made
available by the Landtag. On the aforementioned
premise, Hesse also intends to
contribute its share to the trilateral cooperation.
Monitoring in the national parks and the
Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve
ranks among the primary tasks of the protected
area administrations and is scientifi
cally accompanied in all areas. Th e funds
necessary for monitoring are obtained
from the aforementioned sources, which
is secured on a long-term basis.
Furthermore, there are EU funds available
for selected projects as well as generally
available funds from the regular federal
budget. Further fi nancial means are available
from foundations, municipalities, nature
conservation organisations (e.g. for educational
projects, monitoring, land acquisitions)
and from donations.
Personnel
costs in €
1,000
Example for third party funding
Th e granted INTERREG project
“Parks & Benefi ts”, which involves the
Müritz National Park offi ce and the
Tourist Board Mecklenburg Lake
District, provides an example for EU
funding. It is intended to have the
Müritz Natio nal Park certifi ed by the
Europarc Federation within the
framework of the European Charta for
Sustainable Tourism. Th e focus will
be placed on enhancing the quality of
nature tourism products in the national
park region. Up-to-date infor ma tion
on the nomination and the possi bilities
that come with it is furnished within
the scope of the project measures such
as the planned training of certifi ed
nature and landscape guides.
Material
costs in €
1,000
Total in €
1,000
Area
size
in ha
Jasmund National Park*1 861 75 936 3,003
Müritz National Park*2 4,368 1,336 5,704 32,000
Grumsin component part*3 45.5 61 106.5 864
Hainich National Park*4 1,266 480 1,746 7,500
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park*5 2,167 1,430 3,597 5,738
TOTAL 8,707.5 3,382 12,089.5 49,105