Environmental protection and shaping in Thuringia with special regard to the green belt

Thuringia is one of the leading countries in Germany in the range of eco-development principles implementation and proecological changes.The paper outlines the chosen elements of present sozological problematics of Thuringia - protected areas, wildcat protection and the Green Belt.Various forms of nature and landscape protection comprise together 71% of total country area.In the range of the protection of disappearing population of the wildcat - the special ecological corridors are being built between the Thuringian Forest and larger forest complexes. The Green Belt of Thuringia (constituting part of the European Green Belt) comprising a boarder belt 763 km long - is the subject of maintenance measures shaping its natural, historical and utilisation values. In this Belt numerous local projects concerning biotopes shaping, protected areas making, matching the requirements of agriculture, recreation and nature are being intro-duced - with spatial planning, rural land management and village renewal. ...

Renewal of villages in Thuringia as an element of integrated element of rural areas development

The paper outlines the history of village renewal in Thuringia, its up to date directions, institutions involved in the integrated development of rural areas and tasks to be realised, scale and effects. The highest cost is paid for revitalisation of road network, water melioration, and reconstruction of building structure. Imposing achievements of Thuringia in the range of village renewal are conditioned by proper level of financial support of activities, existance of highly specialized in-stitutions and active social support. ...