Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) – The state government does not want to force a second national park in North Rhine-Westphalia. “We are not pushing a national park into Düsseldorf from above,” said Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) on Tuesday.
The coalition agreement between the CDU and the Greens states: “We want to designate a second national park and will initiate a participation process for this purpose.” The nationwide application process has already begun. “We are making the offer,” Wüst clarified. “We’re not pushing anything in there.”
Such a project must also be advertised. Some of the municipalities brought into discussion have already signaled their rejection.
A month ago, the state government gave the starting signal for the search for a new national park in North Rhine-Westphalia. Although in principle any region can apply, the government had already listed six areas as particularly suitable: the Reichswald on the Lower Rhine, the Egge Mountains in East Westphalia, the Arnsberg Forest and the Ebbe Mountains in the Sauerland, the Rothaarkamm in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district and the Hürtgen Forest to the south from Aachen and Düren. There is currently a national park in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Eifel, which was founded in 2004 with an area of 110 square kilometers.
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2023-10-10 13:22:27
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