Eco-points and compensation areas
City of Kaiserslautern
Compensation and compensation areas under the Landeskompensationsverordnung Rheinland-Pfalz (LKompVO). greeNature is your nationwide full-service partner for compensation under nature conservation law in the independent city of Kaiserslautern on the north-western edge of the Pfälzerwald.
The City of Kaiserslautern at a glance
Kaiserslautern is an independent city and the higher-order centre of the Western Palatinate. Around 101,000 people live across roughly 139.7 km². The city lies on the north-western edge of the Pfälzerwald in the Kaiserslauterer Becken and is ringed by the Landkreis Kaiserslautern, whose district administration is based here, although the city itself does not belong to the district. Rhineland-Palatinate is not divided into administrative regions. As an independent city, Kaiserslautern performs the duties of the lower nature conservation authority itself.
In terms of natural regions, the southern city area extends into the Pfälzerwald (natural region D51), the largest contiguous forest area in Germany, situated on Bunter sandstone. The city centre lies in the Kaiserslauterer Becken, which belongs to the St. Ingbert-Kaiserslauterer Senke and thus to the Saar-Nahe-Berg- und Hügelland (natural region D52). To the west, the city area extends into the Landstuhler Bruch, and in the north-west it reaches, via the Reichswald, to the Nordpfälzer Bergland.
Ecologically, the extensive municipal forest and the Reichswald shape the city area. The south has a share in the Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve and the Pfälzerwald EU bird protection area. On the western edge, the Landstuhler Bruch, with reed beds, wet woodland and wet meadows, is among the most significant fen and wetland areas of the Palatinate and is part of the Natura 2000 network as an FFH area. Wooge and ponds such as the Gelterswoog, as well as the Lauter, complete the mosaic of water bodies.
Economically, Kaiserslautern is a university and technology location with the RPTU, several Fraunhofer institutes, the DFKI and the Max Planck Institute, complemented by industry (including the Opel plant), the PRE-Park technology park and land used by US forces. Housing, commerce, the conversion of former military and industrial areas, and transport projects on the A6 and A63 motorways and at the rail hub, regularly trigger impacts whose compensation must be provided under §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG and the LKompVO.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Share in the Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve and the Pfälzerwald EU bird protection area in the south of the city area
- Landstuhler Bruch on the western edge, one of the most significant fen and wetland areas of the Palatinate, an FFH area with reed beds, wet woodland and wet meadows
- Täler- und Verlandungszone am Gelterswoog nature reserve, with near-natural silting-up zones
- Aschbachtal-Jagdhausweiher nature reserve in the woodland areas of the Pfälzerwald
- Extensive municipal forest and Reichswald on Bunter sandstone as a large-scale woodland habitat
- Wooge and chains of ponds, as well as the Lauter, as aquatic habitats in and around the city area
- Sunny railway installations, embankments and brownfield sites as secondary habitats for heat-loving species
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature solutions operates nationwide and manages compensation in Kaiserslautern and the Western Palatinate. From project practice, we know the Landeskompensationsverordnung (LKompVO) of Rhineland-Palatinate, the habitat value procedure, and coordination with the lower nature conservation authority of the Kaiserslautern city administration (Environmental Protection Division). From land search through recognition as an eco-account to implementation, management and monitoring, we handle the complete process.
Typical measures in the city of Kaiserslautern
Restoration of the Lauter and urban streams
Near-natural watercourse development, removal of bank reinforcements and reactivation of floodplains along the Lauter and its tributaries. Such measures combine watercourse ecology with habitat for kingfisher, fish and amphibians within the city area.
Desealing and demolition in built-up areas
Removal of sealed surfaces on conversion and brownfield sites and their conversion into green space, woody vegetation and habitat areas. Desealing is an effective compensation measure in densely built-up urban areas and also improves the urban climate.
Rewetting in the Landstuhler Bruch
Raising water levels, extensifying land use, and developing reed beds, wet meadows and wet woodland on the western edge of the city. These measures support the fens of the Landstuhler Bruch and benefit amphibians and meadow-breeding birds.
Forest conversion and habitat trees in the municipal forest
Conversion of structurally poor stands into site-appropriate mixed deciduous woodland, along with the promotion of old and dead wood and habitat trees in the municipal forest and Reichswald. Such woodland enhances habitats for bats, the hazel dormouse and cavity-dwelling species.
Species protection, CEF and FCS
Roosts for bats and nesting sites for building-dwelling birds on structures, nest boxes, and replacement habitats for the sand lizard on embankments and railway installations, each as an advance CEF measure or population-supporting FCS measure under § 44 BNatSchG.
Traditional orchards, hedgerows and grassland on the edge of the city
Establishment and management of traditional orchards, hedgerows and extensively used grassland in the area close to the city as stepping-stone habitats. These elements connect woodland edges and open land, providing food and cover for birds, insects and small mammals.
Protected species in the Pfälzerwald, Kaiserslauterer Becken and Landstuhler Bruch
Bats
The municipal forest and Reichswald serve numerous bat species as hunting grounds, and buildings and old trees as roosts. Roost protection and replacement roosts are common species protection measures during refurbishment, demolition and new construction.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Railway installations, embankments and sunny fringes within the city area are habitat for the sand lizard. In residential and infrastructure projects, it is a common target species for advance CEF measures.
About this species ›Kingfisher
On the Lauter, the Wooge and the Gelterswoog, the kingfisher breeds in natural eroding banks. Measures to support the species include modelling steep banks, allowing bank dynamics, and structurally rich watercourse sections.
About this species ›Great crested newt
The great crested newt occurs in the ponds, Wooge and wetlands of the Landstuhler Bruch. The creation and connection of sunny small water bodies is a proven compensation measure for the species.
About this species ›European wildcat
The contiguous woodland areas of the Pfälzerwald on the edge of the city are part of the range of the European wildcat. Structurally rich deciduous woodland, old and dead wood, and connected woody structures are decisive.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse
Scrub-rich woodland edges and hedgerows in the transition to the Pfälzerwald provide habitat for the hazel dormouse. A continuous network of woody vegetation and the preservation of berry-bearing shrubs are important for the species.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Housing and conversion
New residential development areas, densification and the conversion of former military and industrial sites, including the Pfaff site, trigger impacts. Compensation must be provided under the LKompVO. greeNature supports project developers with assessment and land provision.
Commerce and technology
Commercial and industrial sites, the PRE-Park technology park and research institutions require compensation under nature conservation law. Owners of suitable land in the surrounding area can benefit as land providers.
Transport and infrastructure
Expansion and refurbishment on the A6 and A63, on federal roads and at the Kaiserslautern rail hub, as well as noise protection and cycle path projects, generate compensation and replacement obligations. greeNature provides suitable compensation areas and handles liaison with the authorities.
Renewable energy and networks
Ground-mounted photovoltaic installations in the area close to the city, as well as the expansion of networks and supply and disposal infrastructure, require compensation and species protection CEF and FCS measures.
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