EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

B NATIONAL PARK PLAN 2008 – STATUS ANALYSIS
Table of Contents
1. Volume ‘Status Analysis’ B
Preface
A. Introduction
1. Introduction to the Plan. How to use the
Plan
2. Introduction to the National Park Area
3. Historical Development of the National
Park
B. General Data about the National Park and
its Area
1. Boundaries and Location
2. General Structural Data
3. History of Settlement and Land Use
C. Legal and Planning Foundation
1. State Development Planning
and Regional Planning
2. Laws for Nature Conservancy
3. The National Park Edict
4. Landscape Planning
5. International Edicts/Agreements
D. Inventory, Vulation and Development
Trends
1. Physiographic Units
2. Natural Scenery
3. Abiotic Environment
3.1 Geology
3.2 Soils
3.3 Climate
3.4 Water Balance and Waters
4. Biotic Environment
4.1 Ecosystems and Habitats
a) Near- and Semi-Natural Forests
b) Forests strongly influenced by Man
c) Shrubs
d) Rock and Boulder Piles
e) Springs and Streams
f) Fresh Meadows and Pastures
g) Wet Grassland and Marsh
h) Acidic Oligotrophic Grassland and
Heathland
4.2 Flora and Vegetation
a) Vegetation
b) Ferns and flowering Plants
c) Fungi
d) Lichens
4.3 Fauna
a) Bats
b) Other Mammals
c) Birds
d) Amphibians and Reptiles
e) Spring and flowing Water-Biota
f) Beetles
g) Butterflies and Moths
h) Grasshoppers and Crickets
i) Other Insect Groups
4.4 Habitats Directive – Habitat Types and
Appendix species
5. Categories of protection
6. Infrastructure and Utilization
6.1 Roads, Paths, Traffic
6.2 Buildings/Settlements
6.3 Agriculture
6.4 Silviculture
a) Previous Silvicultural Utilization
b) Current Forest Management Planning
(Forest Inventory)
6.5 Hunting and Fishing
6.6 Energy Generation and Electricity Alignments
6.7 Generation of Drinking Water
6.8 Other technical Facilities and Utilizations
6.9 Recreation and Tourism
7. Public Relations
8. Education
8.1 Educational Work
8.2 Information Facilities
8.3 Edersee Wildlife Park
9. Previous/Current Research
E. Appendix
Edict of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park