Eco-points in natural region D08
Spreewald und Lausitzer Becken- und Heideland
Anyone who needs to compensate for impacts on nature and landscape in the Niederlausitz plans their compensation within the framework of the impact mitigation regulation under §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG. greeNature develops compensation and replacement measures nationwide and is familiar with the verbal-argumentative assessment under the Brandenburg HVE as well as the eco-account procedure in the Saxon part of the natural region.
Natural region D08 at a glance
Natural region D08, the Spreewald und Lausitzer Becken- und Heideland, lies in southern Brandenburg and extends with partial areas into Saxony. It is commonly known as the Niederlausitz. It belongs to the North German Plain and was largely shaped by the Saalian glaciation. Characteristic features are gently undulating ground and terminal moraine plateaus, extensive sandy areas and the Lausitzer Grenzwall, where the Niederlausitzer Randhügel reach heights of around 90 to 167 metres. The Spree borders the natural region to the north, the Schwarze Elster to the south.
The landscape is characterised by large pine plantations on nutrient-poor sands, extensive sand and dwarf shrub heaths, alder carrs and wet lowlands, as well as the branching watercourse system of the Spreewald. The Niederlausitz is one of the driest regions in Germany. Over decades, open-cast lignite mining has profoundly altered the landscape and water balance, so that today one of Germany's largest post-mining landscapes exists here, with the emerging Lausitzer Seenland.
The natural region is of high conservation value. According to BfN figures, the proportion of FFH sites is around 7.5 percent, and the proportion of bird sanctuary sites around 10 percent. Significant protected areas include the NSG Forsthaus Prösa, the NSG Der Loben and the Peitzer Teiche, an internationally important wetland bird area. For impact projects, alongside the impact mitigation regulation under §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG, the species protection prohibitions under § 44 BNatSchG regularly need to be considered as well.
In the main state of Brandenburg, impact and compensation are assessed on a verbal-argumentative basis under the Hinweise zum Vollzug der Eingriffsregelung (HVE). Advance measures can be secured via eco-accounts and land pools under the BbgNatSchAG. In the Saxon part of the natural region, a biotope-value-based eco-account procedure applies. greeNature plans measures so that they are technically sound, coordinated with the relevant nature conservation authority, and, where species are affected, ensured through advance CEF measures that maintain continuous ecological functionality.
📍 Districts covered
🌿 Ecological features
- One of Germany's largest post-mining landscapes, with the emerging Lausitzer Seenland formed from flooded open-cast mines
- The Spreewald as a UNESCO biosphere reserve with a branching system of channels, alder carrs and wet meadows
- Peitzer Teiche as an internationally important resting and breeding area for water birds
- The return of the wolf, whose recolonisation of Germany began in the Lausitz
- One of the driest regions in Germany, with a high proportion of dry sandy sites and pine plantations
- Significant heath, bog and forest complexes with populations of western capercaillie and black grouse (for example NSG Forsthaus Prösa, NSG Der Loben)
✅ greeNature in this region
greeNature operates nationwide and is familiar with the responsibilities of the Brandenburg and Saxon nature conservation authorities in the Niederlausitz. We work with the verbal-argumentative assessment under the Brandenburg HVE and with the eco-account and land pool regulations under the BbgNatSchAG, and take into account the biotope-value-based procedure applicable in the Saxon part.
Typical measures in natural region D08
Restoring post-mining land
Developing near-natural habitats on former open-cast mining sites, for example by initiating succession, securing bare-soil sites and developing water bodies.
Converting non-native pine plantations
Converting structurally poor pine stands into site-appropriate mixed woodland with oak, birch and beech to increase ecological value.
Restoring wet meadows and fens
Rewetting drained lowlands and extensive grassland use in the Spreewald and Elster lowlands to stabilise the water balance.
Managing and creating sandy heaths
Preserving and developing open dwarf shrub and sandy heaths through scrub clearance, grazing and turf stripping on nutrient-poor sites.
Restoring watercourses and ponds
Removing bank reinforcement, establishing riparian buffer strips and near-natural pond management to benefit fish, amphibian and bird species.
Extensifying the agricultural landscape
Establishing field margins, fallow land and skylark plots to benefit farmland birds and open-land species in the basin areas with better soils.
Protected species in the Spreewald und Lausitzer Becken- und Heideland
Sand lizard
Inhabits sunny sandy heaths, railway embankments and post-mining land, and often needs to be secured through advance CEF measures where impacts occur.
About this species ›Black stork
Breeds in undisturbed alder carrs and wet woodland and uses the natural region's watercourses and ponds for foraging.
About this species ›Kingfisher
Lives on near-natural watercourses with steep banks, such as the Spree and the channels of the Spreewald.
About this species ›Northern lapwing
Breeds in open wet meadows and lowlands and is sensitive to drainage and the intensification of land use.
About this species ›Bats
Use old woodland stands, hollow trees and buildings as roosts; collision risks and roost losses must be examined under species protection law.
About this species ›Skylark
A characteristic species of the open arable landscape in the basin areas, supported by skylark plots and extensive management.
About this species ›Your route to eco-points in D08
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.
Eco-points in neighbouring natural regions
All about natural region D08
Request eco-points in natural region D08
We will promptly prepare a transparent offer with matching eco-points held in stock in the Spreewald und Lausitzer Becken- und Heideland.