Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Nordwestmecklenburg
Eco-points from officially recognised eco-accounts, available immediately for projects in the Nordwestmecklenburg district. greeNature solutions supports your compensation under the ÖkoKtoVO M-V, from requirement analysis through to final acceptance.
The District of Nordwestmecklenburg at a glance
The district of Nordwestmecklenburg lies in the far north-west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the Baltic Sea and belongs to the Westmecklenburg planning region. The district seat is the Hanseatic town of Wismar on the Wismarbucht. As Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has no administrative regions, the district reports directly to the state administration. The district is defined by the Baltic coast with the island of Poel and the Klützer Winkel, as well as the wide ground-moraine plateaus of the hinterland.
Geologically the district was shaped by the Weichselian glaciation. Numerous Sölle (ice-age small water bodies) lie across the gently undulating ground-moraine plateaus with their fertile loam soils, while the coast between the mouths of the Trave and Warnow forms a coastline of erosion and deposition with steep banks, beach ridges, spits and lagoon waters. In the south-east, the Sternberger Seenlandschaft extends into the district as part of the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte.
Ecologically outstanding is the Wismarbucht and Salzhaff area, an EU bird protection area since 1993 and, since the 2000s, an FFH site within the European Natura 2000 network, covering a total area of around 42,500 hectares. Salt grassland, shallow-water zones and the offshore islands are resting, breeding and overwintering grounds of international importance for wading and water birds.
The economy is carried by the Wismar seaport, home to one of the largest timber handling clusters on the Baltic Sea, along with the timber and food industry, the former shipyard site, agriculture and coastal tourism. The Wismar motorway junction (A14/A20), wind power, photovoltaics and commercial development in the eastern hinterland of Lübeck regularly generate compensation requirements under sections 13 to 15 BNatSchG in conjunction with the ÖkoKtoVO M-V.
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🌿 Ecological features
- EU bird protection and FFH site Wismarbucht und Salzhaff (DE 1934-401, DE 1934-302), around 42,500 ha
- Baltic coast with the island of Poel, the Wustrow peninsula and the Klützer Winkel, with steep banks and beach ridges
- Salzhaff and coastal salt grassland, a resting ground for migratory and water birds of international importance
- Sternberger Seenlandschaft in the south-east, part of the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
- The Stepenitz, Radegast and Maurine watercourses, with sections that are partly near-natural
- Ground-moraine plateaus interspersed with Sölle serving as spawning waters for amphibians
- Landscape-defining avenues and manor parks, protected under the state's avenue protection law
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature solutions operates nationwide. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern we align compensation consistently with the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern eco-account ordinance (ÖkoKtoVO M-V) and the guidance on impact mitigation (HzE). We coordinate measures with the district's lower nature conservation authority in Grevesmühlen and with the StALU Westmecklenburg, and know the natural-region characteristics of the coast, lake district and ground moraine from project practice.
Typical measures in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg
Coastal salt grassland
Rewetting and extensive grazing of salt grassland on the Wismarbucht and Salzhaff, securing breeding and resting habitats for wading birds and restoring the natural influence of salt water.
Watercourse restoration
Removal of culverts, creation of riparian buffer strips, and restoration of continuous sections on the Stepenitz, Radegast and Maurine, providing habitat for kingfisher and migratory fish species.
Meadow-breeding bird protection
Extensification and rewetting of wet grassland, adapted mowing dates and predator management in favour of northern lapwing and other meadow-breeding birds in the coastal lowlands.
Sölle & small water bodies
Desilting and creation of Sölle in the arable landscape of the ground moraine, connecting spawning waters for fire-bellied toad, great crested newt and other amphibians as CEF measures.
Avenues, hedgerows & manor parks
Supplementing and managing landscape-defining avenues, field hedgerows and manor parks as a habitat network and roosting and foraging habitat for bats and hedgerow-breeding birds.
Fen rewetting
Raising water levels in drained fens to restore bog habitats, with compensation effect under the ÖkoKtoVO M-V and a positive climate effect.
Protected species in the Wismarbucht, Klützer Winkel and Westmecklenburg
Coastal and resting birds of the Wismarbucht
The Salzhaff and its shallow-water zones are resting and overwintering grounds of international importance for wading and water birds such as pied avocet, terns, pochard and sea ducks. Undisturbed coastal zones are a key protected asset for projects in the coastal area.
Northern lapwing & meadow-breeding birds
Wet grassland and coastal lowlands are home to northern lapwing and other meadow-breeding birds. Extensification, rewetting and adapted use are typical measures to secure breeding success under the species protection provisions of section 44 BNatSchG.
About this species ›Fire-bellied toad & amphibians
The ground moraine with its Sölle is a stronghold for the fire-bellied toad, alongside tree frog and common toad. Creating and connecting small water bodies is among the most effective CEF measures in the region.
About this species ›Great crested newt
The great crested newt (Annexes II and IV of the FFH Directive) inhabits fish-free Sölle and small water bodies. It is a frequent target species for impacts in the arable landscape and requires advance replacement waters.
About this species ›Bats in avenues & manor estates
Greater mouse-eared bat, serotine and Daubenton's bat use avenues, manor parks and old buildings as roosts and flight lines. Roost protection and preserving flight paths are regularly required for building and road projects.
About this species ›Kingfisher on the Stepenitz & Maurine
Near-natural bank sections of the watercourses provide the kingfisher with nesting walls and foraging territory. Modelling steep banks and restoring riverbanks are proven compensation measures on the district's watercourses.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Wismar seaport & timber industry
The Wismar seaport is one of the largest timber handling sites on the Baltic Sea. Port expansions, new timber and food industry sites, and the redevelopment of the former shipyard site trigger compensation and replacement obligations under the impact mitigation regulation.
Transport infrastructure
The Wismar motorway junction (A14/A20), the connection towards the A24, bypasses and the Bad Kleinen rail hub generate nature-conservation compensation requirements during upgrades and new construction, often with species protection measures for bats and amphibians.
Renewable energy
Onshore wind power and ground-mounted photovoltaic installations on ground-moraine sites require compensation and, where breeding and migratory bird populations are affected, FCS measures under species protection law.
Commerce & settlement in the Lübeck hinterland
Commercial development in Selmsdorf, Lüdersdorf, Dassow and Schönberg in the eastern catchment area of Lübeck, as well as residential development in Wismar and Grevesmühlen, give rise to impacts for which eco-points from recognised eco-accounts can be provided.
From enquiry to monitoring
Contact and enquiry
Tell us your compensation requirement and the natural region. We check availability.
Offer and advice
A transparent offer covering measure types, scope and availability.
Coordination with authorities
Full coordination with the lower nature conservation authority. We handle everything.
Long-term monitoring
Permanent securing of the land, management and documentation across the contract term.
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