Austria's floors under pressure: WWF demands immediate protective measures

Austria's floors under pressure: WWF demands immediate protective measures

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - World flooring day on December 5: alarm signs from Austria! On the occasion of this day, the environmental protection organization WWF calls for a strong soil protection package from the government negotiators: inside of the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS. Simon Pories, soil protection spokesman of the WWF, warns: "In Austria, more than 80 square meters of precious soils are lost in Austria." This is not only an ecological disaster, but also violate the promises of politics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect biodiversity. Experts urgently call for a soil protection contract to limit space consumption and to stop override construction on fertile land.

urgent need for action

The numbers are alarming! According to the WWF floor report, an average of 12.1 hectares have been consumed every day in the past ten years- five to six times the desired maximum limit of 2.5 hectares per day. Simon Pories emphasizes the urgency that the future federal government decides binding targets for securing space because the current course is no longer portable. "On average, 11.5 hectares of soil are consumed every day", as is emphasized in a report on the national holiday. This not only endangers national food supply, but also has a massive impact on the country's crisis safety.

The list of devastating major projects that endanger fertile floors is long. For example, new industrial areas are being built on the outskirts of Wiener Neustadt, where significant agricultural areas are also lost. The WWF has documented this in a comprehensive catalog of measures and asks both the federal government and the countries to finally hear the emergency call and to draw a clear line in soil protection before it is too late, as is wwf.at . A clear "soil protection contract" could be the key to preserve the valuable resources of our country for future generations.