Lebensraumkorridore für Mensch und Natur in Deutschland Lebensraumkorridore für Mensch und Natur in Deutschland

The plan of the "German habitat corridor network" is an integrated approach to preserve, restore and develop ecological interrelationships that maintain species diversity and areas for human use, such as recreation. The article reviews aims and methods used in setting up a first coherent draft (working scale 1 : 1 000 000, for details see www.bfn.de/03/031301_korridore.htm). The draft should promote projects for establishing a network of interlinked biotopes. It should provide basic information for identifying priorities and areas to minimise ecological barriers and to mitigate, or compensate, the impact of future transportation infrastructure or building sites. Furthermore, it should provide essential information for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) procedures, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Habitat Impact Assessment (HIA) according to Article 6 of the EU Habitats Directive, and for impact regulation according to Article 18 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act. The plan appeals for improvements in the planning of interlinked biotopes on a more detailed scale and for improvements of landscape data.

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The plan of the "German habitat corridor network" is an integrated approach to preserve, restore and develop ecological interrelationships that maintain species diversity and areas for human use, such as recreation. The article reviews aims and methods used in setting up a first coherent draft (working scale 1 : 1 000 000, for details see www.bfn.de/03/031301_korridore.htm). The draft should promote projects for establishing a network of interlinked biotopes. It should provide basic information for identifying priorities and areas to minimise ecological barriers and to mitigate, or compensate, the impact of future transportation infrastructure or building sites. Furthermore, it should provide essential information for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) procedures, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Habitat Impact Assessment (HIA) according to Article 6 of the EU Habitats Directive, and for impact regulation according to Article 18 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act. The plan appeals for improvements in the planning of interlinked biotopes on a more detailed scale and for improvements of landscape data.