MAP
UNESCO biosphere reserves and national parks in Germany
Western Pomeranian
Boddenlandschaft
Jasmund
Wadden Sea mudflats and Hallig
islands of Schleswig-Holstein
Hamburg mudflats
Southeast Rügen
Lower Saxon mudflats
Lake Schaalsee
Müritz
Lower Oder Valley
Elbe River Landscape
Schorfheide-Chorin
Spree Forest
Harz
Kellerwald-Edersee
Eifel
Rhön
Upper Lusatian
Moorland
South Harz Karst
Landscape
Hainich
Saxon Switzerland
VessertalThuringian Forest
Hunsrück-Hochwald
Bliesgau
Palatinate Forest-North Vosges
Black Forest
Bavarian Forest
Swabian Alb
National Park
Land Biosphere Reserve
Berchtesgadener Land
Berchtesgaden
Increasing attention is being paid to the pro-
than doubled since the 1980s. At the 2015 G7
tection of the marine environment. Seas are
Summit in Elmau the heads of state and gov-
rich in biological diversity, and a source of
ernment discussed ways of better preserving
raw materials, energy, and food. The ecosys-
the maritime ecosystem. In future living
tem is highly contaminated through oil pro-
wild animals from Asia, Africa, and Latin
duction, shipping, over-fishing, the influx of
America that have been caught in the wild
poorly degradable substances (plastic waste)
and are offered for sale on the German mar-
and acidification through carbon dioxide.
ket will also be afforded greater protection.
Data compiled by the UN Food and Agricul-
The import into the EU of animals caught in
ture Organization (FAO) reveal that global
the wild as well as commercial wild animal
fish and aquaculture production has more
exchanges in Germany are to be banned.