This project has been funded by

the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)

with funds of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment,

Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and by the

German Federal Foundation for Environment Protection (DBU).

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Kilometer0 12.5 25 50 75 100

Information about maps‘ projectionProjection: UTM Zone 33NEllipsoid: GRS 1980Reference system: ETRS 1989

Country labels based on:ISO 3166-1, Newsletter No. V-12Date: 2006-09-26ISO International Organization for Standardization Maintainance Agency

Major waters

Countries in Europe

Green Belt Search Area 25 km(methodological buffer zone)

Core area

Cluster of stepping stones

Linear corridor

Satellites of core areas

Other protected sites

1,000.000 and greater

500,000 to 1,000.000

250,000 to 500,000

100,000 to 250,000

Less than 100,000

Urban Areas – Cities (population)

LEGENDSelected Green Belt Areas

This series of posters is one output of a project carried out from 2005 to 2007: „Development of a Common Geo Database as a Professional Basis for Conservation and Development of the European Green Belt“.

The Green Belt initiative aims to conserve valuable habitats along the former „Iron Curtain” and adjoining areas and to enable a pan-European ecological network.

To achieve this besides the coordination, initiation and realisation of conservation efforts and projects on all levels, the creation of a common geo-database as a professional basis for conservation and development is required.

• provide information on and links to protected areas• identify priority areas for future projects• state preconditions for Green Belt projects• publish results scientifically as well as in marketing• form regional identities based on natural values• gain influence on spatial planning in border areas

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The GIS data used within this Green Belt project were kindly provided by the respective state authori-ties and/or national NGOs, or extracted from EU-databases. IUCN does not hold responsibility for the current status of the displayed protected areas.

IUCN and the Green Belt Coordination Office accept no liability for any errors, misprints or omissions herein concerning the le-gal status of any country, territory or area, or its authorities, or concerning the definition of its frontiers or boundaries.

As at June 2007

The vision of the European Green Belt Initiative is to

create the backbone of an ecological network, running

from the Barents to the Black Sea that is a global symbol

for transboundary co-operation in nature conservation

and sustainable development.

www.europeangreenbelt.org

Kilometer0 150 300 600

Germanyand Czech Republic

DE025 Cluster of BR VessertalDE031 Linear corridor Fränk. Saale und Bachsystem der StreuDE032 Linear corridor Muschwitz, Selbitz, SaaletalDE036 Linear corridor protected areas at the border triangleDE039 Linear corridor Werra und AueDE041 Satellites of Bayerischer WaldDE050 Satellites of RhönDE055 Satellites of VessertalDE059 Cluster of GRP RegentalaueDE060 Cluster of GRP Waldnaab-AueHungary (HU)HU001 Core area PSCI and SPA Fertö tóHU003 Core area PSCI and SPA HanságHU008 Core area SPA MosoniHU009 Cluster of PSCI Köszegi-hegység and Gyöngyös-patak és a köszegi Alsó-rétHU010 Cluster of PSCI Soproni-hegység, Fertömelléki dombsor and Dudlesz-erdöHU013 Linear corridor SPA and PSCI DravaHU018 Linear corridor Szigetközi TKSlovakia (SK)SK001 Core area SPA Malé Karpaty and covered protected areasSK002 Core area SPA Záhorské Pomoravie, SCI Moravy and

protected landscape area ZáhorieSK003 Linear corridor Dunajské luhySK004 Satellites of Core area (SK) SPA Zahorsku Pomoravie,

SCI Moravy and protected landscape area ZahorieSK005 Satellites of Core area Malé Karpaty and covered protected areas

Austria (AT)AT001 Linear corridor Oberes Donau- and AschachtalAT002 Cluster of Böhmerwald and MühltälerAT004 Cluster of Wiesengebiete in FreiwaldAT005 Linear corridor Waldaist NaarnAT006 Core area Waldviertler Teich-, Heide- and MoorlandschaftAT007 Core area Truppenübungsplatz AllentsteigAT008 Core area Kamp- and KremstalAT009 Core area National Park Thayatal near HardeggAT010 Cluster Westliches WeinviertelAT011 Core area National Park Donau-Auen east of Vienna and

pSCI March-Thaya-AuenAT012 Satellites of Core area SPA Sandboden and Praterterrasse,

Pannonische SanddünenAT013 Core area SPA Sandboden and Praterinsel, Pannonische Sanddünen,AT014 Satellites of Core area (SK) SPA Zahorsku Pomoravie, SCI Moravy

and protected landscape area ZahorieAT015 Cluster of Vogelschutzgebiet Parndorfer PlatteAT016 Linear corridor Feuchte Ebene - LeithaauenAT017 Satellites of Core area Neusiedler See - SeewinkelAT018 Core area National Park Neusiedler See - SeewinkelAT019 Cluster SteinfeldAT020 Cluster of Vogelschutzgebiet Mattersburger HügellandAT021 Core area Teile des Steirischen Jogl- and WechsellandesAT022 Core area Bernstein-Lockenhaus-RechnitzAT023 Linear corridor Lafnitztal - Neudauer TeicheAT024 Core area Südburgenländisches Hügell- and TerrassenlandAT031 Satellites of Core area Teile des Südöststeirischen Hügellandes

including Höll and GrabenlandbächeAT032 Satellites of Core area Kamp- and KremstalCzech Republic (CZ)CZ001 Core area pSCI Blansky lesCZ002 Core area pSCI/SPA Sumava and BoleticeCZ003 Core area SPA TrebonskoCZ004 Core area WHS Lednice-Valtice Cultural LandscapeCZ005 Cluster of Cerchovsky lesCZ006 Cluster of BR Dolní MoravaCZ007 Cluster of Kladské raselinyCZ008 Cluster of Podyjí and Údolí DyjeCZ009 Satellites of Core area Sumava and BoleticeCZ010 Satellites of Core area SPA TrebonskoCZ011 Satellites of Core area WHS Lednice-Valtice Cultural LandscapeCZ012 Cluster of BR SumavaCZ013 Cluster of BR TrebonskoCZ014 Cluster of SPA Novohradske HoryCZ015 Satellites of Core area pSCI Blansky lesCZ016 Cluster of Hodonínská doubravaCZ017 Satellites of Core area (AT) Waldviertler Teich-, Heide- und MoorlandschaftGermany (DE)DE007 Core area NLP Bayerischer WaldDE013 Core area RhönDE018 Core area VessertalDE020 Cluster of BR Bayerischer WaldDE022 Cluster of BR Rhön

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