Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Black Forest has two nature parks,
which enjoy a lower degree of environmental
protection and are essentially outdoor play-
grounds. These are sprawling rural landscapes
criss-crossed by roads and dotted with villages.
Selective logging (no clear-cutting) and agri-
culture here is done in a controlled and envir-
Germany's 15 Unesco Biosphere Reserves include
the Bavarian Forest, the Berchtesgaden Alps and
the Swabian Alb. For the lowdown, visit
onmentally friendly fashion.
Sylvan wilderness though it may be, the Black Forest has no national parks, though
plans are in the pipeline to create the Nationalpark Nordschwarzwald
(
www.nationalparknordschwarzwald.de
)
, which environmentalists hope will be given the
green light in early 2013.
