EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.2.7
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
B NATIONAL PARK PLAN 2008 -– STATUS ANALYSIS E
4. the development of a concept for scientific documentation and research under §5 paragraph 1 and the coordination of
research project under §5 paragraph 2,
5. the implementation of the Route Plan under §7 paragraph 5, and
6. the perception of the educational work and public relations.
(3) The National Park Authority is to listen to public law measures, planning and other plans which are carried out beyond the
National Park, and which affect the traffic and visitor control system in the National Park.
(4) The National Park Authority arranges a National Park rangers.
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National Park Advisory Board
(1) An advisory board is formed to consult and support the National Park in all technical affairs.
(2) Sience the minister responsible for forest and environmental or one of their nominated representatives the advisory board.
Beside the chairpersons, members come from:
1. Federal Ministry of environment, nature conservation and reactor security,
2. Hesse state office,
3. Administrative district of Waldeck-Frankenberg,
4. town of Bad Wildungen,
5. town of Frankenau,
6. town of Gemünden,
7. municipality of Vöhl,
8. municipality of Edertal,
9. municipality of Bad Zwesten,
10. municipality of Gilserberg,
11. municipality of Haina,
12. municipality of Jesberg,
13. municipality of Waldeck,
14. regional developing group Kellerwald-Edersee e. V. and
15. Naturpark Kellerwald- Edersee Association,
16. Regional Council Kassel and
17. State Company HESSEN FORST.
In addition, organizations of local tourism, local agriculture and regional trade in the administrative district send a member to the
Advisory Board, from the field of Forestry sience, biology two members and under §29 of the federal nature conservation law in
the version valid to the 3rd April, 2002 to approved federations a total of four members to the Advisory Board. For every member
a substitution is to be named. Participation on the advisory board is in an honorary capacity.
(3) The National Park Advisory Board gives itself an agenda. It can furnish committees of experts.
(4) The buisiness attends to the National Park Authority. The Minister responsible for forests and nature conservation calls a
meeting at least once a year or at the request of at least eight members of the Advisory Board. Other experts can be invited.
(5) The minister responsible for forest and environmental protection can appoint further members after voting with other
members of the Advisory Board.
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Regulatory offence
(1) Against the regulations for the purposes of §57 paragraph 3 No. 9 letter a of the Hesse nature conservation law trades,
anyone who in the National Park deliberately or negligently:
1. against §8 paragraph 2 produces No. 1 physical structures for the purposes of §2 paragraph 1 of the Hesse building
code, extends, changes, even if the measure does not require approval according to building regulations or if a
licensing was given after other statutory regulations,
2. against §8 paragraph 2 diminishes No. 2 mineral resources or other soil components or exploits, carries out spraying
or drilling or, otherwise changes the ground structure,
3. against §8 paragraph 2 attaches or puts up No. 3 inscriptions, posters, picture boards or written boards,
4. against §8 paragraph 2 creates No. 4 body of water, drains changed or removed, in particular watercourses, water
surfaces or pools including their banks as well as the in and outflow of water or changed the ground water level or
marshes or other wet areas or extracts water,
5. against §8 paragraph 2 No. 5 plants or plant parts including trees and shrubs, damages or removes,
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