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ÖBf BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME SAFEGUARDING THE ELEMENTS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

ÖBf BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME SAFEGUARDING THE ELEMENTS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. TARGETS: (Semi-)natural developments in the forest Promoting species and habitat diversity Increasing numbers of ecologically valuable tree species. FOCUSES:

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ÖBf BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME SAFEGUARDING THE ELEMENTS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

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  1. ÖBf BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMMESAFEGUARDING THE ELEMENTS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TARGETS: • (Semi-)natural developmentsin the forest • Promoting species and habitat diversity • Increasing numbers ofecologically valuable tree species • FOCUSES: • Protection of species, habitatsand cultivated landscapes • Climate change • Dead wood • Raising awareness • Mountains • Waters ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  2. PROTECTION OF SPECIES, HABITATS AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPESPROJECTS • SPECIES PROTECTION CAMPAIGN überLEBEN; “survival” (Naturschutzbund): safeguarding of biodiversity; 111 plant and animal species can be registered at www.naturbeobachtung.at • URAL OWL REINTRODUCTION in Austria (Research Institute of WildlifeEcology, Lower Austrian Countryside-Fund and ERDF) • HAZEL DORMOUSE MONITORING(Research Institute of WildlifeEcologyand Wienerwald Biosphere Park) ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  3. CLIMATE CHANGEPROJECTS • STUDY ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY (WWF)awarded the Austrian Climate Protection Prize in 2007 • ALPINE-CARPATHIANCORRIDOR(Province Lower Austria, WWF, National Park Donau-Auen): feasibility study, contributing expertise ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  4. DEAD WOOD AND DEPENDING SPECIESPROJECTS Aktiv für Totholz im Wald Anregungen für Forstleute und Landwirte • DEAD WOOD BROCHUREadvices for foresters and farmers in order to amplify their knowledge about the value of dead wood and show how to perform protection measures • COURSES biodiversity and dead wood • FOREST & TIMBER DAYS • PILOT PROJECT DEAD WOOD MONITORING • BIRD PROTECTION IN FORESTS (BirdLife): adapted forest management & important new platform for bird protection in Austria; workshops with experts. Targets: dead wood, forest edges, temporary and permanent insular biotopes in the forest ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  5. MOUNTAINSPROJECTS • ÖBf MOUNTAIN POLICIESsupport to the Alpine Convention • MOUNTAIN FOREST PROJECT(Alpine Club)afforestation of mountain forests and biodiversity-monitoring by volunteers ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  6. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESSPROJECTS • FOREST EDUCATION TOURSfor pupils and adults • NATURA TRAIL PROJECTtogether with Friends of Nature International • “AUSTRIAN COMMITMENT FOR SPECIES PROTECTION” signed by the ÖBf (2007) ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  7. WATERS AND WETLANDSPROJECTS • PILOT PROJECT “OBERE TRAUN”revitalisation; implementation of “More Nature for the Rivers” - Water Guidelines together with WWF and Federal Water Engineering Administration • GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HYDROPOWER together with WWF • 20th RAMSAR WETLAND AREA IN AUSTRIA, development of a reserve concept for the “Wilder Kaiser” as an INTERREG project (Province of Tyrol, University of Vienna, Ministry of Life, tourist associations, local communities) ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  8. ÖBf BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMMESREVIEW • 707 NATURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN 2007(439 projects in 2006; 180 in 2005) ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

  9. THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL FORESTS... ...where nature is at home ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG / Staff unit WND – Natural areas management, nature conservation and environmental protection / Gerald Plattner

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