Natura 2000

Natura 2000 bases on two directives aimed at preserving the biological diversity in the member states.

The project „Floodplains of the river Rhine near Rastatt“ contains one SAC (according to the Habitats Directive) and two SPAs (according to the Wild Birds Directive). Its boundaries you find on our online maps:

• “Rhine valley between Wintersdorf and Karlsruhe“ (SAC)
• “Rhine valley between Rench and Murg outlet“ (SPA)
• “Rhine valley Elchesheim Karlsruhe“ (SPA)

Additionally, the project area is situated within the large cross-border Ramsar-Site „Oberrhein - Rhin supérieur“ comprising the Rhine floodplain between Basel and Karlsruhe in Germany and France. The Ramsar convention aims to protect wetlands with world-wide importance, and it is the oldest global nature conservation agreement. It aims to reach a sustainable and balance land-use, aptly escribed in english as “wise use”.