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The German Green Belt ("Grünes Band Deutschland" in German) is a project of Bund Naturschutz, one of Germany's largest environmental groups. The project was begun in 1989.

Occasion
On the former inner-German border, there is a strip of land approximately 1400 kms long (with an area of more than 100 km²) that remained nearly untouched since the construction of the Berlin Wall. It streches from Travemünde at the Baltic Sea to the Dreiländereck near Hof in Bavaria. A number of endangered species can be found there.

Planning
The Bund Naturschutz wants to exact pressure on the Bundesländer to mark several areas as natural reserve. The public is called upon to donate money to enable Bund Naturschutz to acquire properties along the Green Belt.

Implementation
2001 and 2002, the areas and the different species living there were catalouged, with financial support from the Bundesumweltministerium (Federal Ministry for Environmental Protection).

Species
There are a number of precious habitats in the Green Belt.The Whinchat, the red-backed Shrike, the Black Stork, the Kingfisher and the European Otter, among others, can be found there.

Weblinks
www.bund.net - Bund Naturschutz webpage about the Green Belt