Natura 2000 - The "European Natural Heritage" in Chemnitz
Lecture on 14 November, 5 p.m., Chemnitz Nature Conservation Station, Adelsbergstraße 192
On Tuesday, 14 November at 5 pm, interested parties are invited to the lecture "Natura 2000 - the European natural heritage in Chemnitz" at the Chemnitz Nature Conservation Station, Adelsbergstraße 192. The event will last approximately one and a half hours. Admission is free of charge.
Natura 2000 is nature conservation across national borders: a Europe-wide network of protected areas in which all member states of the European Union participate. The aim is to protect endangered animals and plants and their habitats regardless of political borders and to preserve them for future generations. To this end, numerous bird sanctuaries and fauna-flora-habitat areas have been placed under protection since 1992.
Around one sixth of Saxony is protected by the Natura 2000 network of protected areas. Numerous endangered animals and plants, such as the beaver, the great crested newt and the greater mouse-eared bat, find a home here. The city of Chemnitz also has a share in the European network of protected areas with four fauna-flora-habitat areas.
The presentation will provide an overview of the core objectives and measures of a Europe-wide, borderless network of protected areas. Natura 2000 areas in Saxony and in Chemnitz in particular and their unique flora and fauna will also be presented.