Eco-points and compensation areas
City of Koblenz
Eco-points immediately available from officially recognised eco-accounts for projects in the independent city of Koblenz. greeNature solutions is your nationwide full-service partner for compensation under the Rhineland-Palatinate Landeskompensationsverordnung (LKompVO) at the Deutsches Eck between the Mittelrhein, Mosel and Westerwald.
The City of Koblenz at a glance
Koblenz is an independent city in northern Rhineland-Palatinate and lies at the Deutsches Eck, the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel. Around 113,000 people live across some 105 square kilometres, spread across 30 districts grouped on both sides of the Rhine and Mosel. The city area is surrounded by the Mayen-Koblenz district and borders the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis to the east. As an independent city, Koblenz performs the duties of the lower nature conservation authority itself.
In terms of landscape, the city has a share in three BfN natural regions: the Mittelrheingebiet (D44) with the widening of the Neuwieder Becken, the Moseltal (D43) on the lower Mosel, and the western edge of the Westerwald (D39) on the heights east of the Rhine around Ehrenbreitstein and Arenberg. The UNESCO World Heritage Oberes Mittelrheintal begins at the Deutsches Eck. Above the valley lies the Koblenzer Stadtwald, one of the largest municipal forests in Germany.
Ecologically significant is the interlocking of warm, dry valley slopes, the watercourses of the Rhine and Mosel, and the wooded heights. The city area has a share in the Mittelrhein FFH site (5510-301) and the Mittelrheintal EU bird sanctuary (5711-401), as well as the Moselhänge und Nebentäler der unteren Mosel FFH site (5809-301). Rock slopes, vineyard sites, dry stone walls and Rhine floodplains form habitats for numerous warmth-loving and protected species.
As a regional centre with dense development, administrative seats and transport hubs, Koblenz is under sustained pressure from settlement and infrastructure development. Densification, the conversion of former military sites, commercial and transport projects, and flood protection measures regularly trigger compensation requirements under the Landeskompensationsverordnung Rheinland-Pfalz (LKompVO).
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Deutsches Eck at the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel, the starting point of the UNESCO World Heritage Oberes Mittelrheintal (since 2002)
- Mittelrhein FFH site (5510-301) with warm rock slopes, dry biotopes and floodplain habitats on the Rhine
- Mittelrheintal EU bird sanctuary (5711-401), one of the significant breeding areas for cliff and slope-nesting birds in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Moselhänge und Nebentäler der unteren Mosel FFH site (5809-301) at the mouth of the Mosel
- Koblenzer Stadtwald, one of the largest municipal forests in Germany, on the heights above the Rhine valley
- Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and historic adit structures as winter roosts for bats
- Warm vineyard sites and dry stone walls on the valley slopes of the Rhine and Mosel as habitat for warmth-loving species
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature solutions operates nationwide and is familiar with the requirements of the Landeskompensationsverordnung (LKompVO) and the statewide biotope value procedure in Rhineland-Palatinate. As Koblenz is an independent city, we coordinate directly with the environment office as the lower nature conservation authority. We know the natural-region particularities at the Deutsches Eck between the Mittelrhein, Mosel and Westerwald and identify suitable compensation areas in the city area and the nearby surroundings for your project.
Typical measures in the city of Koblenz
Desealing & soil enhancement
Removal of sealed surfaces on inner-city brownfield and former military sites, restoration of rootable, biologically active soils, and enhancement under the biotope value procedure of the LKompVO. An effective measure in the densely built-up city area.
Watercourse restoration
Revitalisation of urban streams and tributaries of the Mosel and Rhine with near-natural bank structures and steep faces. Such sections create breeding habitats for the kingfisher and connect floodplain habitats along the rivers.
Dry stone walls & vineyard fallows
Restoration of dry stone walls and vineyard fallows on the warm valley slopes of the Rhine and Mosel. These sites are habitat for sand lizard, wall lizard and warmth-loving insects and help conserve the cultural landscape.
Securing bat roosts
Conservation and optimisation of adits, cellars, fortress structures and building roosts as winter and summer habitats, supplemented by roost trees and hunting habitats for species under Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.
Grassland extensification in the surrounding area
Conversion of intensively used land in the city-adjacent surrounding area into species-rich meadows and pastures with adapted mowing and no fertilisation. The enhancement is assessed using the biotope value procedure of the LKompVO.
Woodland edges, traditional orchards & hedgerows
Development of structurally rich woodland edges in the Koblenzer Stadtwald, and creation of traditional orchards and hedgerow structures as stepping-stone habitats in the semi-open cultural landscape of the valley slopes and heights.
Protected species in the Deutsches Eck between Mittelrhein, Mosel and Westerwald
Bats
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, historic adits and cellars provide significant winter roosts for bats. Species affected can include the greater mouse-eared bat and Bechstein's bat. CEF measures secure roosts and hunting habitats under section 44 BNatSchG.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Sun-exposed valley slopes, railway embankments, walls and disused vineyards provide habitat for the sand lizard. It is a common target species in construction and infrastructure projects, for which CEF measures such as stone piles and fringe structures are created.
About this species ›Kingfisher
The kingfisher breeds in near-natural eroding banks along the Rhein, Mosel and their tributaries. Restored watercourse sections and modelled steep banks create permanently suitable breeding habitats in the city and surrounding area.
About this species ›Great crested newt & amphibians
Small water bodies in the Koblenz municipal forest as well as ponds and floodplain waters along the rivers are home to the great crested newt and other amphibians. Newly created spawning waters and the connection of habitats are proven compensation measures.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse
Structurally rich woody vegetation, woodland edges and hedgerows on the valley slopes are habitat for the hazel dormouse, a species listed in Annex IV of the FFH Directive. The preservation and connection of scrub and fringe structures are typical species protection measures here.
About this species ›Black stork
In the low-disturbance forest areas of the Koblenz municipal forest and the adjoining Westerwald, the black stork can find foraging habitats. The protection of forest waters and low-disturbance areas is among the FCS-oriented measures here.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Housing & conversion
Densification within the urban area and the conversion of former military sites generate a compensation requirement. Desealing and greening can often be combined with compensation under nature conservation law in accordance with the LKompVO.
Commerce & logistics
Commercial and industrial sites as well as port- and river-adjacent logistics areas along the Rhein and Mosel trigger compensation and replacement obligations, often combined with watercourse and floodplain measures.
Transport infrastructure
Federal and state roads, the Koblenz rail hub and bridges over the Rhein and Mosel generate a compensation requirement when expanded or refurbished, often involving habitat network measures and species protection measures for reptiles and bats.
Flood & riverbank protection
Flood protection and bank development measures on the Rhein and Mosel intervene in floodplain habitats. Restoration, floodplain development and watercourse structuring are suitable here as compensation under the LKompVO.
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