EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

of Applied Sciences of Neubranden burg, the
universities of Rostock, Greifswald, Halle,
Lüneburg, and the Technical University of
Dresden.
Th e National Park Offi ce hosts 1 – 2 colloquia
annually to present the latest research
results from the National Park Offi ce.
Publications
Th ere is no periodically issued scientifi c
series for the publication of research results.
A research and monitoring magazine is
scheduled to be issued at irregular intervals
in the future to give a brief overview of
the fi ndings of the research work carried
out so far.
Staff training
An attempt is made to continuously qualify
all employees based on an internal training
programme. Training courses off ered by
the College of Natural Conservation and
Sustainable Development of Mecklenburg-
Western Pomerania and the University of
Applied Sciences of Public Administration,
Police and Administration of Justice of the
State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
are announced on the Offi ce's intranet.
Forest managers and wardens are off ered the
opportunity to undergo professional advanced
training for Certifi ed Nature and
Landscape Managers at the Agricultural
College of the State of Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania. Furthermore, the Offi ce off ers
employees advanced training courses held
by third-party host institutions.
Participation is decided by the head of offi ce
according to requirements.
Citizen involvement
• Eight appointed nature conservation
wardens, two of whom in the nominated
component part
• Four additional volunteers with special
jobs, one of whom partially in the World
Heritage area
5. PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY
• Th e Friends of the Müritz National Park
association, which has been in existence
since 1990, is in support of the Müritz
National Park in ways both non-material
and material, the latter in part through
projects the funds for which are raised by
the association. At present, the association
has approx. two hundred members.
Grumsin component part
Research cooperation and publications
Th e Grumsin component part ranks among
the best-researched woodlands in Brandenburg.
A host of studies in forest ecology were
– and are – carried out here, especially after
the territory having been designated as
part of the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere
Reserve.
• Two areas in Grumsin are under permanent
examination within the scope of
the ecosystemary environmental monitoring
done by the University of Applied
Sciences in Eberswalde since 1997.
Basically, an area that is part of a managed
distinctive forest ecosystem type is respectively
compared to an area of the same
type without management (total reserve),
with special attention being payed to
the development with regard to the aspect
of climate change. Both the character
of the ground vegetation and the forest
structures take centre stage here.
• New areas for the research project “Biodiversity
Exploratories” of the University
of Potsdam have been created in the
surroundings. Diff erent management
and maintenance activities are to be
assessed for their impact on biodiversity.
• Th e by now completed research project
NEWALNet (supported by the BMBF)
included the analysis of how forests aff ect
major landforms and the production and
the conduct of socio-economic studies
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