BioEnergyNet (BEN)

Name / TitleBioEnergyNet (BEN), BioEnergyNet3 (BEN3)Case Study RegionDresden region (Direktionsbezirk Dresden), Upper Lusatia and Lower Silesia (Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien)Geographical coverage The transborder action space covers the districts Bautzen and Görlitz in Germany and the districts Liberec (Liberecky kraj) and north-eastern parts of the district Ústí (Ustecky kraj) in the Czech Republic.TypeAdvice service; project; partnership Main activity / focus BEN: […]

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Bürger-Energie Zittau-Görlitz eG

Name / TitleBürger-Energie Zittau-Görlitz eG(Citizens’ energy cooperative in Zittau and Görlitz)Case Study RegionDresden region (Direktionsbezirk Dresden), Upper Lusatia and Lower Silesia (Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien) Geographical coverage The citizens’ energy cooperative is active in the district Görlitz. However, the spatial focus of their activities lies on the city of Löbau in the southern part of the district.TypeBusiness; partnership Main activity […]

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Nachhaltiges Bergwiesenmanagement im Zittauer und Lausitzer Gebirge

Name / TitleNachhaltiges Bergwiesenmanagement im Zittauer und Lausitzer Gebirge(Sustainable management of mountain meadows in Zittau Mountains and Lausitzer Mountains)Case Study RegionDresden region (Direktionsbezirk Dresden), Upper Lusatia and Lower Silesia (Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien) Geographical coverage The Lausitzer Mountains (Lausitzer Gebirge/Křížová hora) are located at the German-Czech border (nearby the D-PL-CZ border triangle) in the south-eastern part of Saxony (district […]

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LEDSaxony: Beleuchtungskonzept im Landkreis Görlitz

Name / Title„LEDSaxony“: Beleuchtungskonzept im Landkreis Görlitz („LEDSaxony“: lightning concept in the district Görlitz)Case Study Region Dresden region (Direktionsbezirk Dresden), Upper Lusatia and Lower Silesia (Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien)Geographical coverage The lightning concept is implemented in two cities of the district Görlitz – namely in Görlitz and Löbau.TypeFunding scheme; project Main activity / focus The concept “LEDSaxony” – initiated by the […]

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Energie Agentur Neiße

Name / TitleEnergie Agentur Neiße(Energy Agency Neiße)Case Study RegionDresden region (Direktionsbezirk Dresden), Upper Lusatia and Lower Silesia (Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien) Geographical coverage The Energie Agentur Neiße (Energy Agency Neiße) is located in facilities of the Internationales Begegnungszentrum St. Marienthal (IBZ) (international meeting centre monastery St. Marienthal) in Ostritz-Marienthal, which is in the south of Görlitz directly at the […]

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Clusterinitiative Forst & Holz Oberlausitz (CFH)

Name / TitleClusterinitiative Forst & Holz Oberlausitz (CFH)(Initiative Forestry & Timber Cluster in Upper Lusatia)Case Study RegionDresden region (Direktionsbezirk Dresden), Upper Lusatia and Lower Silesia (Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien) Geographical coverage The model region of the Clusterinitiative Forst & Holz Oberlausitz (CFH) includes the districts Bautzen and Görlitz. A share of 34.5percent of the total area of both districts […]

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The Forest Management Institute (FMI)

Name / TitleThe Forest Management Institute (FMI)Case Study RegionJihomoravský kraj (South Moravia Region)Geographical coverage Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravia Region), Branch BrnoTypeGovernment; advice service Main activity / focus To ensure that forest owners understand all the information about how to maximize profits from forest management, while respecting the laws affecting forestry, another activities are consultation, methodological and edification […]

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Renewal of windbreaks in South Moravia

Name / TitleRenewal of windbreaks in South MoraviaCase Study RegionJihomoravský kraj (South Moravia Region)Geographical coverage Znojmo district(2008 – cadastre of 6 communities, 2010 –  cadastre of 14 communities) TypeRegional forest management; projectMain activity / focus Renewed windbreaks in the future provide, in addition to the priority of anti-deflation function, another yet undervalued benefits, such as a refuge […]

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Forest Pedagogy

Name / TitleForest PedagogyCase Study RegionJihomoravský kraj (South Moravia Region)Geographical coverage Brno city and town districtsTypeMunicipal forest management; training scheme Main activity / focus Visitors to forests should be informed about the sense of sustainable forestry as well as about all benefits provided and roles played by the forests. They should know more about the functioning of […]

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