Günther takes stock of the state's riparian forest projects

Nature conservation as a national task

Since 2020, work has been underway to preserve Leipzig's alluvial forest as a valuable ecosystem, explained Günther. An important milestone has been reached with the floodplain development concept for the north-west floodplain.

In addition, measures such as floodplains have proven to be cost-effective, quick to implement and very effective. Saving the floodplain forest is a national task, which is why the federal government was also involved. Nevertheless, much remains to be done. "My expectation of the future state government is that it will continue to resolutely support this approach and the planned large-scale Leipzig floodplain forest nature conservation project."

The head of the Leipzig Office for Urban Greenery and Water, Rüdiger Dittmar, also hopes that the successful cooperation with the new state government will continue. "We are currently working on a floodplain development concept for the entire floodplain landscape in the Leipzig city area and have applied for a large-scale nature conservation project together with Schkeuditz." The aim of the project is to sustainably protect and preserve the valuable ecosystem.