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Safeguarding the Heathlands of Europe.
Case study: Lüneburger Heide nature reserve, North-West Germany
"Safeguarding the Heathlands of Europe" (HEATHGURARD), is an EU-financed project within the "Culture 2000 Framework Programme in Support of Culture". It aims to compare heathland conservation methods and management practices in different regions of Europe, in order to develop recommendations for Pan-European Guidelines for heathland preservation.
The heaths of the Lüneburger Heide nature reserve, lying in northwest Germany, are characterestic of the former extensively distributed heathlands of the Central European lowlands.
Table of Contents:
- Summary
- Introduction
- Definition of the area
- Description of the area as part of the Atlantic European heathland system
(Natural conditions, Landscape development, Traditional farming systems, Cultural heritage, monuments and architecture, Biodiversity, Population and settlements)
- Current objectives for safeguarding heathlands
- Threats to heathlands
- Conservation and management
(Development of ownership and legislation, Concepts, strategies and management planning, Responsibilieties, Management parctices, Current land us systems, Research, education and communication, Economicy of conservation and mangement)
- Visions and perspectives
- Concluding assessments and recommendations
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