Awarded: Nature Park Jauerling-Wachau awarded for sustainable project!

Awarded: Nature Park Jauerling-Wachau awarded for sustainable project!

Haus der Natur, St. Pölten, Österreich - As part of the "Nature Conservation Award 2024", outstanding services for the protection of domestic nature were awarded. The ceremony took place in House of nature in St. Pölten , where the Jauerling-Wachau nature park for its innovative leader project "Our meadows, our value" was rewarded. Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner and State Councilor Susanne Rosenkranz underlined the importance of cooperation and cooperation in nature conservation. "Especially in challenging times," says Mikl-Leitner, "you need cooperation to get our nature and climate protection in the best possible way."

innovative approaches to nature conservation

The prize was awarded this year to a total of ten projects, including the Blockheide association and Lasselsberger GmbH. In addition to the special price of 2,500 euros for the project of the Kulturlandsverein Lainitztal , numerous other initiatives for their innovative support for nature conservation funding. The governor emphasized how important it was to protect natural habitats and maintain biodiversity: "We have to create awareness of what we have so that we can also protect it," added State Councilor Rosenkranz.

The Jauerling-Wachau nature park stands out through its close cooperation with regional farmers, whereby the specialties of the park make both nature tangible and support the local economy. In their speeches, both politicians emphasized the importance of nature for tourism in Lower Austria, where 94 percent of the area consists of meadows, fields and rivers.