The Allgaeu Moor Alliance
Die Allgäuer Moorallianz
This climate response measure was researched by the project team as part of the cc.alps project in 2009.
East Allgaeu
de (Germany)
ongoing
Mr Dieter Frisch
Landratsamt Ostallgäu
Dieter.Frisch@lra-oal.bayern.de
:
The moor landscape of the Allgaeu Moor Alliance ranks among the most comprehensive and most diverse moor areas of Germany. The Allgaeu moors are home to over 90 highly endangered or almost extinct species. In the core project area there are 1.830 ha of nature protection areas and a further 10.254 ha of FFH territories. Nevertheless 90% of the moors in Allgaeu have been damaged and only 1% at maximum can be called natural.
The moor landscape of the Allgaeu Moor Alliance ranks among the most comprehensive and most diverse moor areas of Germany. The Allgaeu moors are home to over 90 highly endangered or almost extinct species. In the core project area there are 1.830 ha of nature protection areas and a further 10.254 ha of FFH territories. Nevertheless 90% of the moors in Allgaeu have been damaged and only 1% at maximum can be called natural.
Mitigation measure
- Nature conservation
- Natural hazards management
regional, small-scale (association of municipalities, valley region, etc.)
- renaturation of moors
The measures wants to develop and to secure the invaluable core areas of the Allgaeu moors by establishing a sound water balance and an environmentally frienldy use. This is to be achieved by deconstruction of drainage and a near-natural remodelling of streams and creeks. The grassland belt around the moors shall be cultivated in an environmentally sound way. Grazing should help to keep the moor areas open.
Current developments like the biogas-boom lead to an increased demand for agricultural areas. As a result the acquisition of farm land and extensification are becoming unattractive.
the renaturation of large moor areas
Administration (local, regional, national)
Online information on the measure
Description of the planning and realisation of the measure at the Bundesamt für Naturschutz homepage.http://www.bfn.de/allgaeu1.html#
One website of the initiative
http://www.allgaeuer-moorallianz.de