{"id":28340,"date":"2024-11-19T11:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=28340"},"modified":"2024-11-19T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:41:44","slug":"ecj-reprimands-germany-protection-for-meadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/ecj-reprimands-germany-protection-for-meadows\/","title":{"rendered":"ECJ reprimands Germany: More protection for flowering meadows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-3045a708f33449253e1b268ccbf6483d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-3045a708f33449253e1b268ccbf6483d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-3045a708f33449253e1b268ccbf6483d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-3045a708f33449253e1b268ccbf6483d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28348 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28348 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-scaled.jpg\" alt='View of a species-rich meadow' title='meadow on a golf course'  height=\"924\" width=\"1558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-scaled.jpg 1558w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-1030x611.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-2048x1215.jpg 1557w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-1500x890.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wiese-wadern-705x418.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1558px) 100vw, 1558px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-a33dc10b3f88839213192c23b8d36166\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-a33dc10b3f88839213192c23b8d36166{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-a33dc10b3f88839213192c23b8d36166 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-a33dc10b3f88839213192c23b8d36166 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-a33dc10b3f88839213192c23b8d36166 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >ECJ reprimands Germany: More protection for flowering meadows<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-krv1ul-605429d78254106c872e500cf4ba558e '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Meadows are valuable. But in Germany, more effort is needed to preserve them. This is the key message of a <strong>ruling by the European Court of Justice<\/strong> on November 14, which <strong>reprimanded the Federal Republic of Germany<\/strong>. In many regions with so-called lowland meadows or mountain meadows, there is too much fertilization and too much mowing. According to the highest European court for administrative law, the size of high-quality areas is decreasing. According to the ECJ, Germany is therefore in breach of EU law. The issue primarily affects agricultural regions where grassland is intensively farmed.<\/p>\n<p>The development of high-quality meadows has played an important role on Germany&#8217;s golf courses for several years. &#8220;At most golf courses, we see a fundamental willingness to manage the land in such a way that biodiversity can develop,&#8221; says <strong>Dr. Gunther Hardt, Chairman of the Biodiversity Working Group of the German Golf Association<\/strong>. &#8220;Of course, there must always be a lean, suitable soil for the development of a lowland meadow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m3od9951-1a24fa952e15bf7087ca4f077129b4e4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m3od9951-1a24fa952e15bf7087ca4f077129b4e4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m3od9951-1a24fa952e15bf7087ca4f077129b4e4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m3od9951-1a24fa952e15bf7087ca4f077129b4e4 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28351 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28351 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image7-300x225.jpeg\" alt='Mehrere Personen begutachten eine Bl\u00fchwiese im GC Freiburg.' title='image7'  height=\"225\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image7-1030x773.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image7.jpeg 1232w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image7-705x529.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m3ocvgrv-b944dd914431cb496ebfc14bd90bb979 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Two examples of the outstanding development of lowland meadows can be found at <strong>Freiburg Golf Course in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and Emstal Golf Course in Lower Saxony<\/strong>. In both cases, the development of high-quality lowland meadows was linked to the conversion or expansion of the golf course, as FFH areas were included.<\/p>\n<p>Since the redesign in 2019, the <strong>GC Freiburg<\/strong> has been systematically upgrading areas previously used for agriculture outside the grounds. With the help of seed taken from another high-quality meadow on the golf course and transferred, attractive meadows have already been created in the previously species-poor areas. Their development is regularly monitored by the local nature conservation authorities, who have set the guidelines for maintenance management.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>GC Emstal<\/strong>, a lowland meadow has been created along the Ems river at holes 6 and 7. NABU Lingen has identified species such as meadow alyssum, heath carnation and true bedstraw, of which the heath carnation is considered particularly worthy of protection.<\/p>\n<p>Lowland meadows require poor soils and, therefore, special care. Fertilization or too frequent mowing are taboo here. Mulching, in which the mown grass is left lying around, is also not recommended because the soil then automatically contains nutrients again.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3rldc3j-11671a159368b27c82b10f18283fd3a5\">\n@keyframes av_boxShadowEffect_av-3rldc3j-11671a159368b27c82b10f18283fd3a5-column {\n0%   { box-shadow:  0 0 0 0 #ededed; opacity: 1; }\n100% { box-shadow:  0 0 10px 0 #ededed; opacity: 1; }\n}\n#top .flex_column.av-3rldc3j-11671a159368b27c82b10f18283fd3a5{\nmargin-top:35px;\nmargin-bottom:35px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-3rldc3j-11671a159368b27c82b10f18283fd3a5{\nposition:relative;\nleft:1%;\nbox-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 #ededed;\nborder-width:2px;\nborder-color:#e1e1e1;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:30px 30px 15px 30px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-3rldc3j-11671a159368b27c82b10f18283fd3a5{\nanimation-duration:5s;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all 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The <strong>Bavarian Bird Protection<\/strong> Association, which advises participating golf courses on the development of high-quality areas as part of the<strong> Bavarian Flowering Pact<\/strong> with the <strong>Bavarian Golf Association<\/strong> and the <strong>Bavarian Ministry of the Environment<\/strong>, has found that there is often a lack of suitable mowing equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>German Greenkeeper Association<\/strong>, which recently surveyed on mulching, identified further obstacles: more than half of those surveyed who mulch their meadows did not know &#8220;what to do with the material&#8221;. Around 40 % lacked manpower. Nevertheless, 55.8 % of greenkeepers said they would remove the mown material. For more than 50 %, the main reason for this was the requirements of the golf course permit. However, 50 % also stated that they wanted to promote biodiversity. However, it should be noted that only 35 greenkeepers took part in the survey, and only 18 completed it in full.<\/p>\n<p>There is therefore no data on the vast majority of the more than 700 German golf courses.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/hedgehog-classified-as-potentially-endangered\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3CvXdWRi5M\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/hedgehog-classified-as-potentially-endangered\/\">Hedgehog classified as potentially endangered for the first time<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Hedgehog classified as potentially endangered for the first time&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/hedgehog-classified-as-potentially-endangered\/embed\/#?secret=YxbRHPqjMH#?secret=3CvXdWRi5M\" data-secret=\"3CvXdWRi5M\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So, how is it possible to systematically improve the areas? Hardt refers to two points at this point: &#8220;Many golf courses lack knowledge about their licensing requirements. These need to be checked first.&#8221; Golf courses participating in the German Golf Association&#8217;s <strong>Golf &amp; Nature<\/strong> program do this automatically. &#8220;The second factor is certainly an increase in basic knowledge,&#8221; says Hardt. Here, programs such as <strong>Lebensraum Golfplatz<\/strong> or <strong>Golf Biodivers<\/strong> are currently increasing awareness among managers, presidents and greenkeepers. The involvement of external scientists, such as in the Golf Biodivers program, cooperation with state-wide nature conservation associations or environmental ministries, such as in Bavaria, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony-Bremen and North Rhine-Westphalia, is also contributing to this.<\/p>\n<p>Another figure from the Greenkeepers Association survey shows just how great the potential is for golf courses to develop species-rich meadows: More than a third of greenkeepers have more than 20 hectares of grassland or hardrough areas at their disposal. They are not in play. In Hardt&#8217;s view, these are large areas where golf can score points regarding biodiversity. &#8220;We just need to make the whole thing more sustainable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/mulching-reduces-biodiversity\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uY6sSeppJR\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/mulching-reduces-biodiversity\/\">Mulching reduces biodiversity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Mulching reduces biodiversity&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/mulching-reduces-biodiversity\/embed\/#?secret=Eb21zN4ChG#?secret=uY6sSeppJR\" data-secret=\"uY6sSeppJR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" 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