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It all started in year 2002, when west-east gate was inaugurated on carriage mountain in Harz. With a memorial of two oak trees, Bund for Environment and nature Conservation (Bund) wanted to remember paradoxical genius loci: until collapse of Soviet rule, Germany was also divided re on Eichsfeld by a cruelly fortified green border, and With him two hostile global power blocks east and west. At same time, however, this military restricted area, which had remained untouched for decades, offered refuge to a multitude of rare plants and animals.
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One of speakers, Bund chairman Hubert refusing, spoke about how fullness of life survived in death strip and could be preserved after turn from Baltic to Bavaria and Saxony. His appreciation of this nature conservation work resulted in a bold proposal. The idea had come to him shortly before on train journey and refore was not agreed with any ministry or board: let us extend this green band to whole of Europe! If he did not want to become a patron, he also spontaneously asked former Russian president, who was standing next to him at ceremony in Harz. Mikhail Gorbachev had enabled 1989 peaceful fall of wall. Looking at interpreter. Short answer: “Yes.”
12,500 km, 24 countries, 6 national parks
At one time was a great vision in world. Today, 15 years later, it is largely realized. Over gigantic 12,500 kilometers, cross-border green belt of Europe is now extending. This largest, especially longest conservation project, runs along former Iron Curtain in north-south direction from Arctic Ocean and Fennoscandian Peninsula over wetlands, wild rivers, mountain and coastal landscapes of Balkans down to Black Sea. In north, seals and whales, Renwild, moose, otters and wolverines, in central European cultural landscapes, survive a multitude of birds, from Hungary to Macedonia European lynx or Dalmatian pelican; There are countless rare species of plants, amphibians or insects everywhere. 24 countries join green band. Authorities cooperate with each or as well as countless local groups. Six of 40 national parks were created across borders.
For his visionary courage, Hubert refuse is awarded German Environmental Award this Sunday. This is highest award for green commitment in Germany. In addition to success of forestry scientist in conservation of species, German Federal Environmental Foundation awards a symbol for overcoming of east-West conflict, for a Europe of regions – and for hope that cross-border, peaceful Interaction of nature conservationists can also be a role model for or parts of world.
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The line of European green Belt runs for more than 12,000 kilometres from Barents Sea in north to Adriatic and Black Seas in south.
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And something else symbolizes green band: Stamina. Because actually his story began much earlier. Already at beginning of 1970s, a 14-year-old at “n best guarded border of world” is driving around in Upper Franconian Hassenberg. The armed American patrols and federal Grenzschützer know him already: “The son of Doctor is looking again for rare birds,” y say, when Kai Frobel shows up again with his binoculars. From west he can approach barbed wire quite close. For example, hobby ornithologist “over re” on GDR side is watching an Eldorado for birds: Robbers, goat-milkers, grey-nurses and brown stonechats, who are courting on border. From meadows, fields and forests of old Federal Republic, area cleanup has driven m.
Toger with five or nature conservation buddies from Bund youth, “Orni” Frobel by: 90 percent of se rare bird species are only present in boundary strip. Similarly to krefelders, with ir bitter record of butterfly dying se days, even lay researchers began to prove: Nature was a cold-war winner. Today’s Geoökologe Kai Frobel is project manager of Green Belt in Nuremberg – and second prize winner of DBU. Because of his knowledge, toger with Hubert Refuse, he was able to take initiative and organize original section of green belt in his own country.
