Bavarian Forest Biosphere Reserve

In the area of the Bavarian Forest should Bavarian Forest and Bavarian Forest National Park together the concept of a biosphere reserve fulfilled. Only part of the national park, an area around Rachel and Lusen, has been formally recognized as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO . Together with the National Park and Biosphere Reserve Šumava (Bohemian Forest) in the Czech Republic , they formed the “Green Roof of Europe”.

The protected area no longer has the status of a biosphere reserve since 2007, as it was not possible to designate a development zone for the Bavarian Forest due to considerable resistance from the population.

Individual evidence

↑ Speech by State Secretary Otmar Bernhard ( Memento from February 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (manuscript version) - Website of the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection (accessed November 5, 2007)

Web links

Bavarian Forest National Park

[1] Speech by State Secretary Otmar Bernhard ( Memento from February 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (manuscript version) - Website of the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection (accessed November 5, 2007)