Eco-points and compensation areas
City of Stuttgart
Eco-points immediately available from officially recognised eco-accounts under the Baden-Württemberg Ökokonto-Verordnung (ÖKVO). greeNature solutions, your full-service partner for compensation under nature conservation law in the state capital Stuttgart and the wider region.
The City of Stuttgart at a glance
The state capital Stuttgart is an independent city and, with around 609,000 residents, the largest city in Baden-Württemberg. Covering just over 207 km², it is divided into 23 city districts and 152 neighbourhoods. Characteristic is its basin location in the mid-Neckar area, with steep vineyard slopes, the heights of the Glemswald in the west and the open plateau of the Filder in the south.
In natural-region terms, the city area lies at the transition of two BfN major natural regions. The valley areas and the city centre itself belong to the Neckarbecken in natural region D57 (Neckar- und Tauber-Gäuplatten), while the wooded heights and the Filder belong to the Schwäbisches Keuper-Liasland (natural region D58). This division shapes soils, climate and the nature-conservation assessment of impacts.
Ecologically significant are the FFH site Glemswald und Stuttgarter Bucht with the large Rotwildpark nature reserve, the traditional orchard and woodland areas of the Filder, and the Neckar valley as a continuous habitat network axis. Stuttgart has seven nature reserves covering around 1,360 hectares, making it one of the greenest large cities in Germany.
Economically, Stuttgart is one of the strongest industrial locations in Europe, shaped by Mercedes-Benz in Untertürkheim, Porsche in Zuffenhausen, and numerous suppliers and technology companies around Bosch. The high pressure from settlement and infrastructure, for example through Stuttgart 21 and the subsequent neighbourhood development, creates a significant and lasting need for compensation under nature conservation law.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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📍 City districts
🌿 Ecological features
- FFH site Glemswald und Stuttgarter Bucht (7220-311), the city's largest connected woodland protection area
- Rotwildpark nature reserve near Stuttgart, with around 830 hectares of old broadleaf and mixed woodland
- FFH site Filder, with plateau landscape, traditional orchard belts and farmland
- Vineyard terraces on the Neckar with dry stone walls, habitat for wall lizard and sand lizard
- Neckar valley as a watercourse and habitat network axis running across the city
- FFH site Unteres Remstal und Backnanger Bucht in the north-east of the city
- Seven nature reserves covering around 1,360 hectares within the city boundaries
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature operates nationwide and knows Baden-Württemberg's compensation law from practice. For projects in Stuttgart, we handle assessment in eco-points under the Ökokonto-Verordnung (ÖKVO), coordinate every step with the Amt für Umweltschutz as lower nature conservation authority, and provide compensation areas and eco-account measures for the Stuttgart region.
Typical measures in the city of Stuttgart
Watercourse restoration
Daylighting and near-natural redevelopment of streams such as the Feuerbach, Nesenbach and Neckar tributaries, creating riparian woodland and retention areas as high-value compensation in a densely built-up urban area.
Desealing and restoration
Removal of sealed surfaces on former commercial, rail and transport sites, restoring root-penetrable soils and site-appropriate vegetation, a central approach for inner-city impacts.
Traditional orchards
Creating and managing traditional orchards on the slopes and on the Filder, habitat for little owl, wryneck, bats and rare wild bees.
Dry stone walls and disused vineyards
Restoring dry stone walls and reactivating abandoned vineyard terraces on the Neckar, habitat for wall lizard, sand lizard and warmth-loving insects.
Grassland extensification in the surrounding area
Converting intensively farmed arable land on the Filder into species-rich meadows and field margin strips, enhancing open farmland for farmland birds and brown hare.
Woodland conversion and woodland refuges
Developing structurally rich, deadwood-rich mixed broadleaf woodland in the Glemswald and Schurwald, designating habitat tree groups and woodland refuges for bats and the hazel dormouse.
Protected species in the State capital in the Neckar basin between the Filder and the Schurwald
Sand lizard and wall lizard in the vineyards
The south-facing vineyard slopes and dry stone walls on the Neckar are core habitat for the sand lizard and wall lizard. For building and rail projects, CEF measures such as stone ridges, loose stone piles and sunny margin structures are typical.
About this species ›Skylark on the Filder
The open arable landscape of the Filder is home to the skylark and other farmland birds. For settlement and commercial extensions in the south of the city, skylark plots and extensive field margin strips are proven CEF measures.
About this species ›Bats in parks and woodland
Rotwildpark, Glemswald and the old park grounds provide roosts for the greater mouse-eared bat, common pipistrelle and brown long-eared bat. Where buildings are demolished and woody vegetation cleared, replacement roosts and habitat tree protection are required.
About this species ›Great crested newt in woodland ponds
The near-natural standing waters in the Glemswald and at woodland edges are spawning habitats for the great crested newt (Annex II of the FFH Directive). Creating and connecting new small water bodies are typical compensation measures.
About this species ›Kingfisher on the Neckar
The Neckar and its restored tributaries provide the kingfisher with food and breeding opportunities. Bank scarps, steep faces and structurally rich watercourse margins are effective enhancement measures within the city area.
About this species ›Building-nesting birds in the city centre
Peregrine falcon, common swift and house martin use tall buildings and façades as breeding sites. During refurbishment and new construction, nest boxes and integrated nest stones secure the survival of these specially protected species.
Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Stuttgart 21 and the Rosenstein quarter
On the freed-up rail land, the new Stuttgart Rosenstein city quarter is being created on around 85 hectares, with roughly 10,000 homes. Avoidance, species protection and compensation here are provided through the development plan and urban development agreements.
Housing and IBA'27 quarters
New residential and mixed-use quarters under the International Building Exhibition IBA'27 and infill development create impacts on soil, green structures and protected species, which must be compensated in eco-points under the ÖKVO.
Commerce and industry
Expansions and modernisations of the major industrial sites (Mercedes-Benz in Untertürkheim, Porsche in Zuffenhausen, suppliers around Bosch) as well as new commercial areas regularly trigger compensation obligations.
Transport and infrastructure
Expansion of the S-Bahn and light rail, road and bridge projects, and technical infrastructure installations lead to impacts requiring compensation and replacement measures as well as CEF measures under § 44 BNatSchG.
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