Hamburg is characterized by a high diversity of habitats for wild plant species and wild animal species. Almost 10% of Hamburg's land area is under nature protection.
If you want to carry out a project that changes the use or shape of the surrounding area and that can significantly affect the natural environment or the landscape, you usually need an intervention permit.
All flowering and fern plants as well as the mosses, stoneworts and red algae occurring here were mapped to check their occurrence and their risk situation. Red lists and species support programs exist for all of these plant groups.
Are you interested in the occurrence of certain animal species in the Hamburg city area? Numerous observation data are collected in a database in the Hamburg species register.
The Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park has existed since 1990 and is the smallest of the three Wadden Sea National Parks. However, it has the largest 'wilderness' portion of its area (over 90%).
If you keep vertebrates of specially protected species, you must report the start of keeping them, the termination of keeping them or changes to the population to the responsible authority.
Hamburg Learns Sustainability (HLN) is an association of Hamburg authorities, institutions, associations, networks and people who are active in educational work for sustainable development.
You want to carry out an action that harms protected wild animals, plants or nature and landscapes. You may need a special permit or exemption from nature conservation prohibitions.
If you want to sell animals, plants or products of a strictly protected species or use them commercially, you must first apply for a marketing permit from the responsible authority.
The aim and task of species protection is the preservation of all wild plant and animal species, including their naturally occurring communities, here in Hamburg and worldwide.
