Der Auwaldkran. Foto: Steffen Schellhorn
Der Auwaldkran. Foto: Steffen Schellhorn Zu "News Portal" Environmental Ministry of Saxony and City of Leipzig agree an measures to improve state of Leipzig's floodplain forest Leipzig. Die floodplain forest of Leipzig is one of the largest of its kind in Central Europe. But the floodplain is put under huge pressure - not only by draught and climate change but also by human intervention. These stressors as well as revitalization measures for the large urban forest were discussed during a visit to Leipzig's canopy crane. Among the participants were Prof Beate Jessel from the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Wolfram Günther from the Environmental Ministry of Saxony, Rüdiger Dittmar from the City of Leipzig and Christian Wirth from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University (UL). Intact floodplains and floodplain forests are hotspots of biodiversity and the basis of important ecosystem services: They provide habitat for a large number of plants and animals, offer recreational spaces and regulate our climate.
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