EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.3.2
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
IV. Structure of the management
The structure of the management comprises three levels:
1. Component part level: the existing management of the existing component parts
2. National level: the Coordinated Management on hand
3. Trilateral level: the Integrated Management System (IMS)
The trilateral management structure pertaining to the nominated site is composed of the following
bodies:
Steering group (national)
Joint Management Committee (JMC) (trilateral) with appurtenant subject-specific
(temporary) working groups
Support organisations and advisory boards (for the respective component parts) 1
German financing of the upcoming steering group activities and participation in the JMC
meetings is guaranteed based on funds appropriated in the budgets of the involved institutions
at the federal and state level.
IV.1 Management coordination
The steering group will coordinate the management of the German component parts as well
as the required reporting. Moreover, the Coordinated Management guarantees the protected
area management of the individual component parts to be incorporated into the integrated
management system:
Fig. 1: Structure of the Coordinated management of the German nominated component parts
1 These are designated as “Joint Management Panels" at the international level.
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