Für eine zukunftsfähige Naturschutz-verwaltung im 21. Jahrhundert

Teil 1: Grundprobleme auf den drei Verwaltungsebenen in den Bundesländern

authored by

Von Eckhard Jedicke, Stefan Brunzel, Marianne Darbi, Christina von Haaren, Alexandra Maria Klein, Werner Konold, Rainer Luick, Ilke Marschall, Kai Niebert, Konrad Ott, Tobias Plieninger, Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider, Markus Reinke, Josef Settele, Sabine Tischew

Abstract

A nationwide survey of opinions, with the participation of scientists and practitioners as well as evaluation of scientific work, shows that nature conservation administration is less and less able to fulfil its mandate. This initially becomes clear when politically set biodiversity targets are missed. Behind this is a bundle of complex challenges, which are outlined here in six thematic clusters: (1) work intensification and excessive demands on time; (2) technical limitations with sectoral tasks instead of necessary holistic goals at the landscape level; (3) bureaucratic requirements and structures in administrative action; (4) financial, regulatory, and funding limits; (5) methodological obstacles due to a lack of further training programmes on future skills for employees; and (6) a fundamental dissatisfaction of many actors in administration due to limited opportunities for influence and low effectiveness. In a follow-up article, conclusions will be drawn from this analysis for the design of a sustainable nature conservation administration.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Environmental Planning

External Organisation(s)

Hochschule Geisenheim University
Erfurt University of Applied Sciences
University of Freiburg
Universität Zürich (UZH)
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Kiel University
University of Kassel
University of Göttingen
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU)
University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
German Research Foundation (DFG)
German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU)
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

Type

Article

Journal

Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung

Volume

56

No. of pages

12

ISSN

0940-6808

Publication date

18.04.2024

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, General Environmental Science

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1399/NuL.31333 (Access: Open)