On 07.09.2022, the IfLS started its work on the socio-economic study, which is carried out within the framework of the large-scale nature conservation project streams, moors and mountain meadows in the Thuringian Forest. For this purpose, a kick-off meeting took place between the Nature Foundation David as the client and the IfLS.
The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Thuringian Forest is home to a diverse mosaic of beech and mixed mountain forests, mountain streams, interspersed moors and mountain meadows with rich biotic communities. In order to preserve and promote these, the Nature Foundation David is carrying out the large-scale nature conservation project, which will begin with a planning phase from 2021 to 2024. The project focuses on the species-rich water, meadow and moor ecosystems of the Thuringian Forest in order to secure and strengthen their ecological quality.
The IfLS is conducting the socio-economic study as part of this first project phase. This is intended to provide information about the key players, their interests, the acceptance situation, the conflict potential and realistic solution options. Structural data, qualitative concepts and surveys will be used. The first step in the coming months will be to evaluate data and prepare the first rounds of interviews with regional experts.
Another component of the planning phase is a maintenance and development plan (PEPL), which focuses on the goals and measures and ecological inventory in the project areas. This is supervised by another office.
The project phase I (planning and moderation) of the large-scale nature conservation project "Streams, moors and mountain meadows in the Thuringian Forest" is funded in the program chance.natur by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with funds from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection and the Thuringian Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation. Further information on the large-scale nature conservation project can be obtained here.
Contact persons at IfLS: Bettina Spengler (spengler[at]ifls.de), Hanna Kramer (kramer[at]ifls.de) and Jörg Schramek (schramek[at]ifls.de)
