FJP has been awarded the contract to work on the model projects for landscape planning guidance in the field of natural climate protection. The research and development project, led by Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, examines how landscape framework planning can make more effective contributions to climate protection, climate adaptation and biodiversity in the future.
The project focuses on natural ecosystems such as peatlands, forests, water bodies, soils and agricultural landscapes, as well as their importance for carbon storage, water retention, biotope connectivity and climate-resilient landscapes.
FJP is supporting the project with a GIS-based planning approach. The aim is to generate exemplary planning statements for climate protection and climate adaptation measures in landscape framework plans. As a first step, geospatial data, existing plans and regional specialist information will be systematically evaluated in three model regions. Based on this work, analyses of environmental assets and conflicts will be prepared in order to identify particularly sensitive areas and areas at risk from climate change.
For selected focus areas, guiding principles, development objectives and spatially defined measures for natural climate protection will be developed. These include approaches to strengthening the landscape water balance, safeguarding carbon-rich soils, promoting resilient habitats and improving the integration of such measures into regional planning and local land-use planning.
With this project, FJP is making a practice-oriented contribution to translating scientific findings into applicable planning principles and to developing transferable solutions for climate-adapted, functional landscape development. The results are intended to serve as a model nationwide and to support future planning processes at regional and municipal level.