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The German Association for Landscape Management (DVL) has currently awarded two projects and two persons with the German Landscape Management Award 2021 for their outstanding achievements in the preservation and development of cultural landscapes.

Two of the projects or persons are located in Bavaria...

Pflanzaktion der Fortbildungsreihe LANDSCHAFT ANPACKEN des LPV Mittelfranken im Bürgerwald Herrieden. © Mark Walter

LANDSCHAFT ANPACKEN - 1st prize "Innovative Projects" category

In order to ensure the preservation and maintenance of species-rich habitats through traditional working techniques, the Landschaftspflegeverband Mittelfranken (LPV) has launched the LANDSCHAFT ANPACKEN training series. In cooperation with the Fachzentrum für Energie und Landtechnik Triesdorf and experienced farmers, the LPV has been qualifying volunteers since 2018 to create new biotopes and maintain regional expertise. Participants learn to plant meadow orchards, to clear rough grassland of shrubs and bushes, to maintain hedges professionally, to mow wet meadows and to handle agricultural equipment professionally. In addition, the training series enables agricultural businesses to establish a second foothold in landscape management. In 2021, LANDSCHAFT ANPACKEN was also recognized as an official project of the UN Decade of Biological Diversity.

Sibylle Tschunko - 1st Prize Category "Committed Individuals

Sibylle Tschunko has rendered outstanding services to our cultural landscape as the first full-time employee of a landscape conservation association and long-time managing director of the Central Franconia Landscape Conservation Association. With her high level of expertise and experience, she has made a significant contribution to establishing the successful model of landscape conservation associations nationwide. As deputy state spokesperson, she has represented the concerns of the Bavarian landscape conservation associations to politicians and administrators for decades. Thanks to her professional work, the Central Franconia landscape conservation association has developed into a full service provider for landscape conservation, species protection, extensive land management, regional marketing and environmental education, which today successfully cooperates with over 800 farmers and 150 municipalities.

All information about the award can be found here.

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