EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.3.2
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
I. Introduction
The management for the five German component parts Jasmund, Serrahn, Grumsin, Kellerwald,
and Hainich of the extension nomination of the existing Slovak-Ukrainian World Heritage
site “Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians” is outlined below.
The Coordinated Management is centred on coordinated guidelines, goals, and measures
targeted at the long-term protection and preservation of the outstanding universal value
(OUV) and the integrity of the nominated component parts while at the same time ensuring
these measures to be accepted by the local administrative bodies and population. The Coordinated
Management of the German nominated component parts forms an integral part of
the management system of the trilateral World Heritage site.
1.1.1.1 Management plan
Each component part has a dedicated, legally binding management plan in place that takes
into account the goals of preserving the outstanding universal value and the integrity of the
site. Any activities that would affect or even jeopardise the preservation of the OUV or integrity,
are prohibited and will not be allowed. The management plans of the four national parks
(NLP) are called National Park Plans, while the biosphere reserve plan is titled Maintenance
and Development Plan (PEP: Pflege- und Entwicklungsplan).
The guiding principle for the management of the nominated component parts is to safeguard
their spontaneous, self-regulating, undisturbed development without any human interference.
The designated buffer zones serve to protect the nominated component parts and, if need
be, cushion any compromising influences. No utilisation is allowed here that might jeopardise
the OUV or integrity of the World Heritage site.
The Coordinated Management is based on scientific insight from the subdisciplines involved
as well as on the long-standing protection, planning, and administrative practice.
1.1.1.2 Legal basis
Each component part is covered by a legally binding protection status based on a legally
binding ordinance or act. This status is guaranteed by the State departments involved. Consequently,
parts of this Coordinated Management are legally binding. Other parts contain
recommendations resulting from the coordination processes with local parties.
The Coordinated Management being effective also depends on the support afforded by those
parties. In order to ensure said support to be available in the long run, specific public relations
and educational work are crucial aspects of the Coordinated Management. Appropriate
measures have already been implemented in the component parts during the last few years
and are continued within the scope of the Coordinated Management.
The Coordinated Management on hand is not an exhaustive document. It will be evaluated
on an ongoing basis, matched to the current situation, and revised if necessary.
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