Restoration of the Bernrieder Filz

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    Description of solution
    Summary (Challenges; Objectives)

    The nature reserve Bernrieder Filz with a size of almost 43 ha is owned by the Bund Naturschutz and thus represents about 2/3 of the entire raised bog "Bernrieder Filz". It was one of the first land purchases of the Bund Naturschutz, which it made in 1935. Although it was already drained at the edges around 1900, it still belongs to the well preserved raised bogs in Bavaria. Only about 5% of all raised bogs in Germany are still in a natural state. Nevertheless, action is needed to stop the destruction of the peripheral areas. Since the early 1980s, ditches have been closed by hand and areas already overgrown by pine and spruce trees have been cleared.From 2008 to 2010, with the help of state subsidies, a complete restoration could be carried out, and the neighbor also made his areas available. Around 100 dams were built using a light, all-terrain excavator, so that the now approx. 70 ha large bog area can naturally continue to develop. The dwarf birch occurrence there, probably the second largest in Central Europe, is thus also secured for the future.

    Technical characteristics

    70 ha of natural development of the bog

    Location Latitude
    47.8508000000
    Location Longitude
    11.2525000000
    Keywords
    Ecosystem (s) impacted
    Wetlands
    Other challenges
    Biodiversity
    Exposition
    Exposed assets
    I don’t know
    Is there population exposed?
    I don’t know
    Activity
    Are there jobs created in the nature-based sector?
    Don't know
    Are there new employments in tourism sector, sport activities or recreational activites ?
    Don't know
    Are there new activities in the tourism sector , sport activities or recreational activites?
    Don't know
    Are there new/traditional activities that increased?
    I don't know
    International classification
    Sustainable development goals addressed
    SDG 13 – Climate action
    Actors
    Organizations involved in the implementation of the action

    BUND Naturschutz

    Temporal aspects
    Design life time of the action
    More than 10 years
    Implementation time of the action
    More than 10 years
    Others
    Participatory process
    No
    Is it possible to transpose this action in a different context?
    Yes, but difficult to transpose
    Risk reduction
    Hazard
    ?
    Exposure
    ?
    Vulnerability
    ?
    Feasibility
    Technical Feasibility
    +/-
    Economic Feasibility
    +/-
    Environment
    Water
    0
    Soil
    0
    Vegetation
    +
    Landscape
    0
    Biodiversity
    +
    Society
    Quality of Life
    0
    Community involvement
    0
    Landscape Heritage
    0
    Economy
    Revitalization
    ?
    Local Economy
    ?