EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.2.2
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
protection measures,
2. in Protected Zones II and III, the locally typical diversity of the native flora and
fauna must be maintained and encouraged primarily through specific maintenance
and renaturing measures,
3. the quiet nature of the area must be enhanced through suitable measures to divert
traffic and visitors,
4. the national park must be opened up to the public for education and relaxation, as
far as the protection aim allows, through suitable facilities and forms of public
relations work and direction of visitors,
5. scientific investigation must be facilitated and encouraged primarily in relation to
matters relating to the development of the national park,
6. 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 paragraph 1 and for the maintenance, care and
development of the national park.
Footnotes
*) § 5 para. 1 amended by the Decree of 20 November 1992.
§ 6 *)
Prohibitions
(1) In the national park, all actions are forbidden which could destroy, damage or change
the protected zone and its components or which could lead to any long-term damage or
destruction. In particular, it is forbidden
1. to remove any components of the soil, to carry out explosions or excavations, to
change the relief of the land in any other way or to search for, extract or acquire
minerals and other resources,
2. to change the lake banks, natural water courses and areas of water, their banks,
the groundwater level and the water supply or drains or to remove water beyond
what is used locally for drinking and common consumption,
3. to disturb or change the habitats of plants and animals,
4. to allow dogs to run freely,
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