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Biodiversity Report 2008

District Marzahn-Hellersdorf in Berlin

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Biodiversity Report 2008:

District Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin

Prepared by:

Department of Nature and Environment Marzahn-Hellersdorf Lower Administration of Nature Conservation Premnitzer Straße 4 12681 Berlin Germany Tel.: (030) 90293-6700 Fax: (030) 90293-6705 Internet: www.berlin.de/ba-marzahn-hellersdorf/verwaltung/natur/umweltamt.html

Author:

Ute Stenkewitz, Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Supported by:

Department Lower Administration of Nature Conservation Landscape planning Klaus Brockmann, Sven Behrend, Sylvia Sievert Nature conservation Liane Nabrowsky, Ilka Maria Menzel, Frank Sporzecki

Department Green Spaces Sabine Phenn

Front page pictures:

Sven Behrend and Sylvia Sievert: Sequence left side, picture 2 Susanna Wilhelm: Sequence left side, pictures 1, 3, 5 Department of Nature and Environment: Sequence left side, picture 4 Angele and Bernhard Schonert: large picture (male sand lizard)


Info Box The current species extinction rate since human dispersion is estimated to be 100 to 1,000 times greater than the original natural one. To date c. 15,500 species are endangered and human activity has lead to the extinc-tion of c. 840 species in the past 500 years.

Example of animals: Today every fourth mammal, every eighth bird, every third amphibian and almost half of all tortoises and turtles are endangered. From 129 of all known extinct bird species, at least 100 died after 1800. And since 1996 the total number of endangered animal species increased from c. 5,000 to 7,260.

Content

Page

1 INTRODUCTION 4

2 THE DISTRICT MARZAHN-HELLERSDORF IN BERLIN 5

2.1 Geography 5

2.2 Climate 5

2.3 Macrochore 5

2.4 Land use 7

3 BIODIVERSITY IN MARZAHN-HELLERSDORF 9

3.1 Protected Areas and Objects 9

3.1.1 Protected Areas, Green Spaces and Natural Monuments 9

3.1.2 Habitat Network 9

3.2 Flora 10

3.3 Fauna 10

3.4 Countdown 2010 Target Species 12

4 COUNTDOWN 2010: GOALS AND ACTORS 13

4.1 Announcement of Countdown 2010 13

4.2 Involved Partners 13

4.3 Supporting Measures for Target Species 14

4.3.1 Protection of Amphibians 14

4.3.2 Protection of Bats 15

4.3.3 Contract Nature Conservation Scheme 16

4.3.4 Support Programmes 16

4.3.5 Urban Agriculture 16

4.4 Sustainable Management of District Areas 18

4.5 Public Relations 19

5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 21

6 REFERENCES 22


1 Introduction

Biological diversity is the diversity of all life and natural processes on earth, including both the diversity within as well as between species and the diversity of ecosystems. The conservation of biodi-versity, sustainable use of its compo-nents as well as fair compensation of its utilisation is the goal of many countries on earth. In 1992, these goals were first defined on the UN Convention on Biologi-cal Diversity (CBD) in Rio de Janeiro and approved by 190 countries. Since that time, various meetings took place and further countries affiliated to the biodi-versity goals and agreements. One of those agreements is Countdown 2010, in which countries all over the world made it their business to find ways of saving biodiversity until 2010. This is a great responsibility and challenge for all coun-tries and many stakeholders are needed to reach that goal or get closer to it. Countdown 2010 is a powerful network of active partners working together towards the 2010 biodiversity target. Each partner commits additional efforts to tackle the causes of biodiversity loss. The secretariat – hosted by the IUCN – facilitates and encourages action, pro-motes the importance of the 2010 biodi-versity target and assesses progress towards 2010. Saving biodiversity begins on the smallest level; first at an individ-ual’s own behaviour, then on a local scale. Marzahn-Hellersdorf and other districts in Berlin signed the Countdown 2010 declaration. The district decided to work on the 2010 biodiversity goal in collaboration with honorary nature con-servationists, clubs and so-called em-ployment projects. The 2010 biodiversity goals of the district are:

1. Countdown 2010 will be introduced to the district board.

2. Nature conservation aassociations and the Local Agenda 21 group will be involved in the projects.

3. Supporting measures for the target species and habitat network will be conducted (target species: Fire-bellied toad and Noctule bat).

4. The 2010 biodiversity goal will be integrated in the sustainable man-agement of the district areas.

5. The Countdown 2010 declaration and biodiversity goal will be accompanied by intensive public relations (PR).

In the following report, an update of the district’s progress in achieving the men-tioned goals since its participation in May 2008 will be presented.


2 The District Marzahn-Hellersdorf in Berlin

2.1 Geography

The district Marzahn-Hellersdorf is situ-ated in the Eastern part of Berlin. Its neighbouring districts in the South and West are Lichtenberg and Treptow-Köpenick. In the North and East it ad-joins to the federal state Brandenburg (counties Barnim and Märkisch-Oderland). It covers an area of 61.8 km² equalling about one eighth of Berlin. The maximum East West extension is c. 9 km and North South extension 12 km. There are five subdivions in Marzahn-Hellersdorf: Marzahn, Hellersdorf, Bies-dorf, Kaulsdorf und Mahlsdorf. The dis-trict has c. 250,000 inhabitants with a population density of 4,000 people per km².

Berlin district Marzahn-Hellersdorf and its subdivi-sions

2.2 Climate

In general, the climate of urban centres in comparison to the surrounding areas is affected by changes in heat balance due to strong housing, sealing, lack of vegetation covered areas, etc. Marzahn-Hellersdorf is located in the city climate zones 1 to 3. That means, there are moderate (close to city centre, zone 3) to very low (close to periphery, zone 1)

climatic changes compared to those from uninfluenced open land. The mean air temperature in Marzahn-Hellersdorf between 1961 and 1990 was between 7.6 and 10.1°C. Especially in zone 3, there were amongst others less frost days and increased mean temperatures compared to the surrounding areas of Berlin.

2.3 Macrochore

The northern part of Marzahn-Hellersdorf is part of a wavy plane on a ground moraine being remnants of the last glacial drift called the Barnim plateau. The southern part is situated in the depression of the Berlin glacial valley. There is an altitude difference between

Barnim plateau and glacial valley of c. 20 m. Between these two zones, along the overlap slope (Barnim slope) is the so called “Berlin Balcony”, a well-known attraction for inhabitants as well as tourists.

Berlin


The Green City Map of the district Marzahn-Hellersdorf in Berlin.


2.4 Land use

Today, the Barnim plateau consists of the densely populated large suburban housing estate in the North of Marzahn-Hellersdorf - the largest of its kind in Germany. Two thirds of the district’s inhabitants live there. This high density housing area encompassing more than 100,000 flats and was built between 1977 and 1990 to solve the housing problem in the former German Democ-ratic Republic (GDR). It covers about one third of the district. Beside flats, also social facilities such as schools or kinder-gartens were created there. Opposite, the southern part of Marzahn-Hellersdorf consists of small house estates, which cover about two-thirds of the district.

The landscape of the Barnim plateau is formed by the Wuhle River – the so called green middle of the district – various puddles and remnants of sewage fields, while it is the Kaulsdorfer lakes and the Barnim slope in the glacial val-ley. The Barnim slope and Wuhle valley are significant areas for both local rec-reation as well as the formation of cool-ing air zones, which are important for the inner city climate, habitat and species conservation.

The largest part beside living and traffic areas and industrial real estates are recreational areas such as gardens, green spaces and parks. In total, 15 % of the district comprises green and open spaces putting Marzahn-Hellersdorf on the third place of all Berlin districts. Various sights offer attractive and all-round activities for inhabitants as well as visitors. Just to mention a few:

the recreational park Gardens of the world

the windmill Marzahn

the castle Biesdorf

the manor Mahlsdorf with museum from the period of promoterism

the ORWO house

the animal farmyard Alt-Marzahn

the tower museum in the Kaulsdorf church

the hiking trails through the district (e. g. Wuhle-Hönow-Trail, Wuhletal- Hiking Trail, Barnim Slope or New Ur-banity) Map section from the area of former sewage

fields in Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin.


Details from the large suburban housing estate in the North.

The small housing estates in the South of Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin. (Pictures by Behrend und Sievert)


Railroad remains serve as habitats. (Pictures by Behrend und Sievert)

3 Biodiversity in Marzahn-Hellersdorf

3.1 Protected Areas and Objects

3.1.1 Protected Areas, Green Spaces and Natural Monuments

The most important areas for flora and fauna in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf are urban waste land and horticulturally formed biotopes that open the housing structures and offer space for recreation and nature protection. There are one

nature reserve, two landscape conserva-tion areas, three protected landscape components and many protected bio-topes, green spaces and natural monu-ments.

3.1.2 Habitat Network

Habitat networks such as protected areas are an important issue in nature conser-vation of the district. According to the Federal Nature Conservation Act, net-work axes are to provide genetic inter-change of species, space for animal migration as well as natural dispersion and recolonisation processes. Especially in conurbations there are many problems such as lack of adequate habitats, high levels of disturbance, habitat fragmenta-tion, unsurmountable obstacles, reduced or missing food bases or pollution.

Due to its location at the edge of town, Marzahn-Hellersdorf presents a bridge between the hinterland of Berlin and the city centre. Green spaces and waters (e. g. protected areas, parks, cemeteries, gardens, puddles), but also line-like biotope structures (e. g. railroad beds, streaming waters) serve as links be-tween the city centre and hinterland.

Old railroad beds connect habitats.


3.2 Flora

Despite Marzahn-Hellersdorf’s intense housing density, there are numerous green spaces (e. g. parks, allotment sites, waste lands) being used for recreational activi-ties. There are only a few agricultural and forestry opera-tions in the district. The vegetation in the housing areas mainly consists of flowering lawns, bush plantations and park-like tree populations, whereas the vegetation in the open spaces consists of park lawns, park trees, shrubs, bush plantations or ruderal plant communities.

Neophytes are non-native plants often introduced by humans. They can lead to

conflicts in nature and biodiversity conservation when they are invasive, dominant and dis-place vegetation species that natu-rally occur in the area (e. g. Boxelder Acer negundo, Giant hogweed Heracleum

mantegazzianum, Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japon-ica). The goal of conservation meas-

ures is to encourage the growth of vege-tation species naturally occurring in the area by using maintenance measures.

3.3 Fauna

In Marzahn-Hellersdorf, many animal species can find adequate habitats. Various bird, mammal, amphibian, rep-tile and insect species occur in the dis-trict. Many of those species are protected by the Federal Nature Conservation Act and Federal Species Conservation Regu-lation, i. e., animals can neither be caught, killed nor can their means of existence be destroyed. Especially am-phibians and bats - the Countdown 2010 target species - are strongly endangered animal groups in the district and are protected on a local, national as well as European level (see figure on p. 12). Nine amphibian species (e. g. Firebellied

toad Bombina bombina, Warty newd Triturus cristatus) and seven bat species (e. g. Common noctule bat Nyctalus noctula, Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis) were confirmed in the district. Furthermore, there are at least four reptile species (e. g. Grass snake Natrix natrix, Sand lizard Lacerta agilis) and more than 40 breeding bird species (e. g. Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis, Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius).

It is a great challenge to save habitats for endangered species particularly in cities. That does not only mean to keep undeveloped open spaces as refuges for

Wild plant community in the subdivision Biesdorf. (Picture by Behrend und Sievert)


animals, but also to conserve individual habitat requirements for each species. The conservation of as many species as possible requires a varied mosaic from many different habi-tats. For instance, the very adaptable Euro-pean green toad Bufo viridis needs habitats that is free of vegeta-tion, sunny and has shallow water. The Wechselkröte in the district was wide-spread during the development of the large housing estate area in Hellersdorf. The species used the rain water puddles from the ruts of construction vehicles as spawn deposit. Today, these types of areas are created on purpose using similar methods. An-other example is the Crested lark Galerida cristata, a bird species depend-ent on waste and pioneer land that used to be widespread on the changing areas in the district. Opposite, the Common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus, for

instance, needs soft sand soil to dig itself in and permanent water for spawn de-posits. Also the different woodpecker species in the district need quite different

wood and tree struc-tures. While the Black woodpecker prefers old wood stocks, the Eurasian green wood-pecker Picus viridis finds suitable habitats in the woods of parks.

Animals that colonize an area, but naturally do not occur there are called neozoes. Neo-zoes are mostly intro-

duced or abandoned by men or escape from captivity. They can turn into conflict species when they affect native species by reducing their numbers or displacing them from their habitats. Common neo-zoes in Marzahn-Hellersdorf are for example Raccoon Procyon lotor, Raccoon dog Nyctereutes proconoides, Red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans or Gold fish Carassius auratus auratus.

Saving biodiversity – and rightly so…

Local Level Red Lists of German Federal Land

Nature Conservation Acts of German Federal Land

National Level Federal Red List

Federal Nature Conservation Act

Federal Species Conservation Regulation

European Level FFH Directive

EU Conservation of Wild Birds Directive

EU Species Conservation Regulation, No. 338/97

Red List: List of endangered animal and plant species on regional and national level

FFH-Directive: FFH stands for Flora- Fauna- Habitat; directive for the conservation of the natural habitats of wild animals and plants

NATURA 2000: Ecologoical network of certain protected areas (FFH and Conservation of Wild Birds Directives) for the conservation of biodiversity

Well camouflaged and yet discovered - the sand lizard female. (Picture by Schonert)


3.4 Countdown 2010 Target Species

Countdown 2010 target species in Mar-zahn-Hellersdorf are the Firebellied toad Bombina bombina and the Common noctule bat Nyctalus noctula. Both spe-cies represent the strongly endangered

groups of amphibians and bats. The species, their habitats and habitat net-works are conserved through special supporting measures.

The Common Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula

… is an endangered animal species accord-ing to the Berlin and Federal Red Lists. Additionally, the species is strictly protected according to the Federal Species Conserva-tion Regulation and Federal Nature Conser-vation Act. Finally, it is listed in Appendix IV of the FFH Directive. (Picture by König, www.koenig-naturfotografie.de.vu)

The Firebellied Toad Bombina bombina

… belongs to the animal species that are in danger of extinction according to the Berlin and Federal Red Lists. Additionally, the species is strictly protected according to the Federal Species Conservation Regulation and Federal Nature Conservation Act. Finally, it is listed in Appendix II and IV of the FFH Directive. (Pic-ture by Schonert)


4 Countdown 2010: Goals and Actors

4.1 Announcement of Countdown 2010

The Department of Nature and Environ-ment of Marzahn-Hellersdorf supports and enhances projects and networks for the conservation of biodiversity in the frame of Countdown 2010. During the past months, the Countdown 2010 pro-ject and its goals was introduced to the political board of the district such as the

Environment Committee and the District Decree Convention, delegates from the Local Agenda 21, staff of the Department of Nature and Environment and the local group of the German Society for Nature Conservation (NABU). Further an-nouncement is promoted.

4.2 Involved Partners

The involved conservationists in Mar-zahn-Hellersdorf come from very differ-ent backgrounds. Small groups meet on a regular basis to work together and find new ways and possibilities of implement-ing their shared goal - the protection and conservation of biodiversity. The involved persons know that they can even achieve something on a small scale when one really wants, is strong, patient and open for compromise. However, it still is a great challenge to elate the general public for nature conservation issues and make them aware of dealing carefully with nature. Creativity and empathy is needed since every being is different with different interests and motivations. The network of actors in Marzahn-Hellersdorf consists of:

Honorary conservationists (e. g. from Local Agenda 21, local group of the NABU, Naturschutz Malchow Associa-tion, Naturschutzwacht)

Holding companies of employment projects (e. g. Agrarbörse Deutsch-land-Ost Association, Association for Environment and Technology, Initia-tive Umweltanalytik Association, Naturschutz Malchow Association, Öko

2000 Association, Technisches Hilf-swerk Association)

Free-lance biologists

Delegates from Local Agenda 21

Staff from Department of Nature and Environment (e. g. maintenance beats, Lower Administration of Nature Conservation)

Staff from other departments (e. g. Department of Public Affair’s, Depart-ment of Urban Planning)

Staff from Senat Department for Urban Development

Police.


4.3 Supporting Measures for Target Species

The Countdown 2010 target species in the district, the Redbellied toad and the Common noctule bat, represent the groups of amphibians and bats. Their populations are strongly endangered. Supporting measures for these species are based on strengthening habitat networks because small populations of

Redbellied toads and Common noctule bats also exist in the neighbouring dis-tricts and hinterland. Strengthening the species in habitat networks includes protecting and conserving their habitats as well. Since the animals do not know political borders, cross-border collabora-tions are very important.

4.3.1 Protection of Amphibians

In the landscape conservation area Hönower Weiherkette several amphibian species such as the Firebellied toad and Warty newt are protected. The Hönower Weiherkette is a part of a long chain of ponds continuing in the state Branden-

burg. Directly at the border there is an intensely used highway, which splits the chain. Annually, the amphibians migrate between breeding and hibernation areas. While doing so, they have to cross the highway. Thus, toad fences are set along

Valuable temporary small water body for amphibians, reptiles and insects with adjacent allotments. (Picture by Sporzecki)


Crested newts in one of the many ponds in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. (Picture by Schonert)

Common noctule bat (Picture by König,

the highway twice a year - for migrations in the spring and autumn - to keep the amphibians from crossing the highway. At the fences there are buckets embed-ded in the soil in 10 m distance. This way, amphibians fall into the buckets when they do not manage to jump over the fence. Employees from the Agrarbörse Deutsch-land-Ost Association, honorary workers and volunteers come twice a day during that time to carry the amphibians from one road side to the other.

In similar situations, where road barriers disturb the migration of amhibians, projects like the Hönower Weiherkette are initialized (e. g. Schleipfuhl).

In some areas (e. g. Schleipfuhl, Unkenpfuhl) honorary nature lovers from the NABU and local agenda 21 regularly

carry out spawn clump counts. Thus, they can find out the amphibian popula-tions in different areas, which is very useful in respect to long-term population dynamics, numbers of species in an area or evidence of species in an area.

Further measures in the conservation of amphibians and reptiles are to distribute wooden or hard rubber plates along water bodies (e. g. Weiher Friedrichsfelde, Lehmgrube Bürk-nersfelde, Wuhle), under which the animals can hide or find habitats. Addi-tionally, one can easily check if species occur in the area.

4.3.2 Protection of Bats

Free-lance biologists, staff from employ-ment associations or the Department of Nature and Environment also survey and map the bat species in the district. They found out that bats reside in the more or less hidden caves and niches of garden trees, in parks, on cemeteries or along roads. Also roof niches of buildings are favoured. Bat habitats are at risk when trees die, are cut or torn down. The strict protection of bat species requires a careful examination of hazardous areas for the public (e. g. traffic areas) and the necessity of conserving bat habitats. In

the case of decision processes, high coop-eration of the partici-pants (e. g. Green Space Department and Lower Administration of Nature Conservation in the Department of Nature and Environ-ment, Department of Urban Planning, dele-gates from Local Agenda 21, honorary conservationists, private

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stakeholders) is needed. Sometimes bat houses are created artificially to e. g. replace broken ones by attaching them to trees or buildings such as in the Bies-dorfer Schlosspark or at the building of

the Nature and Environment Depart-ment. The department is in charge of those activities and puts staff from the employment agencies and the Natur-schutzwacht into execution.

4.3.3 Contract Nature Conservation Scheme

Endangered plant and animal species can also be protected by contract nature conservation schemes. They are a strat-egy of nature conservation authorities to conserve natural and cultural landscapes in colaboration with property owners on a voluntarily base. Contracts are made between authorities and property owners and lessees concerning maintenance measures on properties. Contract nature conservation schemes in Marzahn-

Hellersdorf take place by rent out pro-tected areas (e. g. Rohrpfuhl Mahlsdorf, Hönower Weiherkette) to nonprofit or-ganizations. The organizations in turn carry out agreed maintenance measures for the protection and conservation of the protected area such as the mainte-nance of grassland with fruit trees, mow-ing, monitoring of amphibians, water maintenance or waste disposal.

4.3.4 Support Programmes

In the frame of environmental support programmes, financial aids for measures such as the protection of biodiversity are provided. Currently, there are two sup-port programmes in Berlin that the dis-trict can apply for: the Environment Release Programme ll (UEP ll) and the EU supprt programme LIFE+. The UEP is being financed from 2007 to 2013 by means of the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE) and the state Ber-lin. The main focuses of interests are the support of NATURA 2000 areas, the Wild Birds Directive, species conservation,

habitat networks as well as protected areas. LIFE+ is financially supported by the European Union (EU) from 2007 to 2013. Its main focuses of interests are innovative environment and nature conservation projects, in specific nature conservation and biodiversity projects. Public and nonprofit institutions, public and private research centres as well as small and medium sized companies can apply for LIFE+. In Marzahn-Hellersdorf, applications for financial support of biodiversity conservation related projects are planned.

4.3.5 Urban Agriculture

A contemporary issue in the district - also regarding the protection of biodiver-

sity - is urban agriculture. The goal of urban agriculture is to meet the interests


Allotments (below) and the neature education centre at Schleipfuhl (above) in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. (Pictures by Behrend und Sievert)

of species and biotope conservation, the nature-orientated development of land-scape as well as to reach the public. Urban agricultural areas are not only for production purposes, but also for estab-lishing multifunctional relationships such as income earning and employment, whereas the pedagogic aspect is still more important than the business orien-tated one. Urban agriculture is very suitable for Marzahn-Hellersdorf because the district is located at the edge of Berlin. Currently, employees from the Department of Nature and Environment are designing an urban agricultural concept for the district. For this, all wasteland and deconstruction areas are mapped. Subsequent uses are to inte-grate agriculture in the broader sense: allotments, meadows, grassland with fruit trees, animal yards, school gardens, environmental education centres etc.

Subsequent uses offer the possibility to mediate between the densely populated edge of cities and the hinterland.


4.4 Sustainable Management of District Areas

The sustainable management of areas is the reasonable development and utiliza-tion of buildings or areas on a long term basis. In Marzahn-Hellersdorf, the sus-tainable management of areas is empha-sized concerning the support of the conservation of species and biotopes. The Department of Nature and Environ-ment and Civil Engineering Office are the responsible institutions. When construc-tion or maintenance procedures take place in the district, plant and animal habitats are saved. Especially areas containing strictly endangered species are kept as they are. When this is not possible, areas are replaced or compen-sated. For instance, in 2008 archeologi-cal excavations took place in the district. Surprisingly, the Sand martin Riparia riparia colonized and found breeding sites in the excavation area. Since the

end of the breeding season and shut-down of the excavation area, replace-ment measures are being carried out. That means, places are being created

where the martins can nest.

Another relevant topic in Marzahn-Hellersdorf is the protection of species at buildings. The Berlin District Office of Marzahn-Hellersdorf and NABU work together intensely to avoid disturbing animals. The NABU has created a centre which is just responsible for threatened species at buildings. Covered subject areas are the integration of examination of buildings before the start of construc-tion measures concerning the coloniza-tion of birds and bats, the voluntary installation of bat and bird houses and the integration of ecologically valuable standards into construction and renova-tion activities. The NABU could prove its importance in the course of the compre-hensive renovation measurements of the large estate area in Marzahn-Hellersdorf.

Sand martins found nesting possibilities in an archeological excavation area. (Picture by Menzel)

Freshly planted trees in the Wedding Garden in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. (Picture by Wilhelm)


4.5 Public Relations

Public relations (PR) are an important instrument to broaden people’s under-standing of biodiversity and sensitize them. That is the reason for various projects going on in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Subject areas do not necessarily fit biodiversity subjects, but they get close to complying with the concerns of the Countdown 2010 project and contribute to thinking further. The following PR projects are carried out in the district:

Activities

Informative presentations: talks, guided tours and the like (honoraries from NABU)

Environmental education: by urban agriculture on rented properties (e. g. aurochs grazing, managed grassland with fruit trees), events in nature con-servation house Schleipfuhl, demon-stration of chosen environmental themes on annual environment festi-val for sensitizing people (by Depart-

ment of Nature and Environment; see below)

Annual environment festival: local companies and stakeholders for envi-ronment issues in district meet and present themselves (e. g. stands, huts); environmental education (see above)

Planting activities: planting of tree in Wedding Park at ceremonial festivities (Division for Ecological Urban Devel-opment)

Facilities

Adventure playground

Weekly citizen office hours (Depart-ment of Nature and Environment)

Feel path in the nature education centre Schleip-fuhl. (Picture by Behrend und Sievert)

The Wuhle Hiking Trail - good for a walk through the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district at any time. (Picture by Wilhelm)


Research

Spawn clump counts of amphibians (honorary workers at NABU)

Supply of initial confirmations (honor-ary workers from NABU, employees from Department of Nature and Envi-ronment)

Internet

Informative internet presentations of nature and environment organisa-tions, institutions etc.

Public announcements of activities, competitions etc.

Tourism

Local and regional tourism: nature sights (e. g. Gardens of the world, Kaulsdorf lakes, Wuhle valley, animal

yard Alt-Marzahn), district hiking and biking trails, guiding tours

Supraregional tourism: connection with other districts of Berlin and coun-ties Barnim and Märkisch-Oderland (e. g. supraregional biking and hiking trails, Regional Park Barnimer Feld-mark)

Publications

Public announcement of activities, tourist attractions in local newspapers

Green City Map of Wuhle valley dis-trict Marzahn-Hellersdorf (Department of Nature and Environment)

Books, articles in trade journals, leaflets, calendars, maps, mappings etc. (e. g. by NABU, Department of Nature and Environment)

Quite a few things are worth exploring and con-serving in Marzahn-Hellersdorf; for instance, a mute swan. (Picture by Sporzecki)

Diversity in the district also for children and young at heart; an adventure playground in a large housing estate. (Picture by Wilhelm)


5 Acknowledgements

Many thanks to all those who have contributed to developing this report - through talks and giving information, corrections, long lasting honorary dedication, pictures, realization of environmental issues on the administrational level, informative internet and literature presentations, research and much more. Especially:

Department of Nature and Environment

Division Lower Administration of Nature Conservation

Landscape planning Klaus Brockmann, Sven Behrend, Sylvia Sievert Nature conservation Liane Nabrowsky, Marion Gießke, Brunhilde Jordan, Ilka

Maria Menzel, Heike Möhler, Frank Sporzecki

Division Green Spaces Sabine Phenn Construction management Susanna Wilhelm Cemeteries Dietmar Klahr, Monika Priebe Processing Kerstin Reinhold, Elke Schubert

Inner Service Processing Barbara Kuhnt Honorary workers of the NABU local group

Angele Schonert Bernhard Schonert Nature photographer

Marko König, http://www.koenig-naturfotografie.de.vu


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