Biosphere Reserve Administration
Responsibility
The Biosphere Reserve Administration is under the responsibility of the Office for Major Nature Reserves of the Sachsenforst public enterprise under the Ministry of the Environment and Regional Development of the State of Saxony.
Ministry of the Environment and Regional Development of the State of Saxony
Sachsenforst Public Enterprise
Office for Major Nature Reserves of the Sachsenforst Public Enterprise
Responsibilities
Management of the Biosphere Reserve Administration
Director: Peter Heyne
Deputy Director: Dr. Astrid Mrosko
Administrative Office
Director: Gabriele Schnabel
Accounting/HR/Filing: Manuela Nowotny
Administration/Marketing: Ruth Bosse, Klaudius Kunz
PR/Customer Service Department
Media and Public Relations, Ombudsman: Oliver Harig
Park Ranger Service
Director of Rangers & West Zone Rangers: Herbert Schnabel
Central Zone Rangers: Maik Rogel, Mirko Hahn
East Zone Rangers: Birgitt Kieschnick, Peter Ulbrich
Area Development Department
The purpose of the area development department is to provide expert support for cooperation between humans and nature in the biosphere reserve.
With its areas of concern encompassing species and biotope protection, biotope preservation, environmentally friendly agriculture, aquatic ecosystems, environmentally friendly fish farming, human settlement ecology and integrating the numerous projects implemented in these areas under project monitoring, this department handles both specific nature reserve issues and general development issues.
The department’s area of responsibility includes both intensive support and consultation for land users and inhabitants on environmentally friendly usage as well as planning, in particular, specialised nature reserve planning and development planning, such as tourism, settlement development and traffic designs for the entire area, as well as their oversight and implementation.
Organising institution of Education for sustainable development Fördervereins für die Natur der Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft e.V.
