EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

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Contents
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Nature Data 2008
Foreword 1
Table of Contents 2
BfN Online Information Systems on Nature Conservation 6
Political Boundaries 7
Contents
Part 1
State and Utilisation of Nature
1 Natural Classification 10
1.1 Physiographic Units 10
1.2 Potential Natural Vegetation 11
2 Fauna, Flora and Vegetation: Numbers of Species and Conservation Status 15
2.1 Numbers of Species 15
2.1.1 Fauna 15
2.1.2 Flora and Vegetation 18
2.2 Threat Status 25
2.2.1 Fauna 25
2.2.2 Flora 34
2.3 Alien Species 39
2.3.1 Neozoans 40
2.3.2 Neophytes 41
3 Habitat Types and Landscapes: Status and Threats 44
3.1 Habitat Types 44
3.2 Threats to Habitat Types 45
3.3 Landscapes 48
4 Genetic Diversity: Status and Threats 51
4.1 Species and Populations in the Wild 51
4.2 Crop Plants and Livestock 52
5 Land and Resource Use 55
5.1 Structure of Land Use 55
5.2 Agriculture 57
5.2.1 Agricultural Land Use 57
5.2.2 Organic Farming 61
5.3 Forests and Forestry 63
5.3.1 Forest 63
5.3.2 Near-Natural Forest Management and Certification 65
5.4 Agricultural Genetic Engineering 67
5.5 Rivers and Lakes: Condition and Use 72
5.5.1 Rivers 72
5.5.2 Lakes 75
5.6 Fisheries 76
5.6.1 Inland Fisheries 76
5.6.2 Marine Fisheries 77
5.7 Hunting 81
5.8 Human Settlements and Transportation 83
5.8.1 Land Take 83
5.8.2 Populated Areas 85
5.8.3 Transport 88
5.9 Exploitation of Mineral Resources 95
5.10 Renewable Energy 99
5.10.1 Biomass 100