Dresden (dpa / sn) – Saxony pays higher fixed amounts for the forest conversion and the first afforestation. The basic funding for natural regeneration was increased by ten percent, the fixed amounts for planted trees by up to 15 percent, as announced by the Ministry of Forestry on Tuesday. “In particular, the increased prices for plants and seeds are reflected in the new amounts,” said Forest Minister Wolfram Günther (Greens).
In particular, the forest areas damaged by bark beetle infestation should be reforested and converted as quickly as possible. “We need accelerated forest conversion towards climate-stable, structurally and species-rich and productive mixed forests with a high proportion of deciduous trees,” emphasized Günther.
