On Tuesday 27 October at 5.00 pm, the City of Chemnitz’s Environmental Agency invites anyone interested to a film screening at the Chemnitz Nature Conservation Centre, Adelsbergstraße 192. Andreas Winkler from NABU Erzgebirgsvorland/Limbach-Oberfrohna will be presenting the nature film ‘Endlich(e) Vielfalt’. Admission is free.
The film showcases the impressive diversity of nature in the Ore Mountains and the dramatic decline of many animal species in ‘open’ habitats. In the Chemnitz area, this affects the agricultural land, which has been farmed increasingly intensively for a good 150 years. This involves the use of large machinery on monocultures, pesticides and agrochemicals, amongst other things.
For this reason, the partridge was named Bird of the Year by NABU in 2026. It is emblematic of bird species found in open landscapes, whose populations have declined sharply over the past 30 years and which are considered ‘extinct’ in some regions. Since the 1980s, the partridge population in Germany has fallen by almost 90 per cent. In Saxony, only remnant populations remain. In Chemnitz, the partridge has been classified as ‘extinct’ for over 20 years.
This nature film explores these issues using several animal species as examples, highlights the impact on people and suggests approaches for urgently needed action.
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