EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.2.1
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
(3) Protected Zone II (development and maintenance zone) is divided into Zones IIa and
IIb:
1. Protected Zone IIa (development zone) covers the following areas:
a. all areas situated outside the former NCA with the exception of those listed under
Zone I, IIb and III,
b. all forest areas of the former NCA covered with softwood and other timber species
not native to the area,
c. fenlands with anthropogenically disturbed water balance,
d. all meadows and grassland enclosed by forests
2. Protected Zone IIb (maintenance zone) covers the abandoned chalk quarries at
Quoltitz and Buddenhagen.
(4) Protected Zone III (relaxation zone) covers the residential areas within the national
park of Stubbenkammer, Baumhaus Schwierenz, Baumhaus Hagen, Werder, Waldhalle,
Buddenhagen.
(5) The borders of the protected zones are shown in the map, scale 1:10000 mentioned in
§ 2 Para. 4.
(1) In the national park,
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Instructions
1. the undisturbed development of the natural symbiotic communities must be
ensured,
2. Protected Zone I must be left to develop completely naturally,
3. commercial use of the hardwood forests in Protected Zone IIa must be ended so
that they can be transferred to Protected Zone I at the earliest possible date,
4. the softwood forests in Protected Zone IIa must be developed into Protected Zone I
using suitable forestry measures,
5. the fenlands with a disturbed water balance must be returned to their natural state,
6. the biotope-typical diversity of the flora and fauna in Protected Zone IIb must be
maintained and encouraged through suitable maintenance measures,
7. the residential areas in Protected Zone III must be developed in a way that is in
accordance with the protection aim of the national park,
8. the quiet nature of the area must be enhanced through suitable measures to divert
traffic and visitors; in particular, motor vehicle traffic must be limited considerably,
9. scientific investigation must be encouraged primarily in relation to matters relating
to the development of the national park,
10. stocks of wild animals must be regulated according to the objectives for the
national park in Protected Zones I and II as defined and in Protected Zone III in
agreement with the National Parks Office.
(2) A maintenance and development plan must be prepared in a reasonable time in order
to implement the instructions listed in paragraphs 1 to 3 and for the maintenance, care and
development of the national park.
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