Responsibility
The Biosphere Reserve Administration is under the responsibility of the Office for Major Nature Reserves of the Sachsenforst public enterprise under the Ministry of the Environment and Regional Development of the State of Saxony.
Ministry of the Environment and Regional Development of the State of Saxony
Sachsenforst Public Enterprise
Office for Major Nature Reserves of the Sachsenforst Public Enterprise
Responsibilities
Management of the Biosphere Reserve Administration
Director: Torsten Roch
Deputy Director: Jan Prignitz
Administrative Office
Head of Office: Maria Adam
Awarding authority: Aaron Schmidt
Accounting/HR/Filing: Karin Burghardt
Administration/Marketing: Susann Werner, Heike Pietschmann
PR / Education / Tourism Department
Head of Division: Susanne Bärisch
Public Relations/Marketing/Tourism: Christina Goldstein
Education for Sustainable Development/Public Relations/Ombudsmen: Meike Biskop
Environmental education: Verena Müller
Public relations/visitor information: Christine Schubert
Federal Volunteer Service: Ragnar-Erik Laukat
Executive Department WildNaTour
Consultant: Christine Goldberg
Assistant: Maik Metze
Area development and nature conservation Department
Head of Division: Sebastian Heynen
Secretary: Johann Kotkamp
Forest management/species protection: Dirk Weis
Waters/fishing: Karl Lorenz Richter
Land management: Eva Lehmann
Construction/tree protection/hunting: Bodo Hering
Amendment of the Biosphere Reserve Ordinance: Sandro Tenne
Ranger Service
Head of Operations: Yannik Otto
West Zone: Yannik Otto
Central Zone: Maik Rogel, Mario Trampenau
East Zone: Peter Ulbrich, Felix Höhne
Department Operations/Services
Head of Operations: Jan Prignitz
District manager Hermsdorf: Kathrin Riemer
District manager Klitten: Steffen Krausche
District manager Kreba: André Klingenberger
District manager Milkel: Holm Berger
Area Development Department
The purpose of the area development department is to provide expert support for cooperation between humans and nature in the biosphere reserve.
With its areas of concern encompassing species and biotope protection, biotope preservation, environmentally friendly agriculture, aquatic ecosystems, environmentally friendly fish farming, human settlement ecology and integrating the numerous projects implemented in these areas under project monitoring, this department handles both specific nature reserve issues and general development issues.
The department’s area of responsibility includes both intensive support and consultation for land users and inhabitants on environmentally friendly usage as well as planning, in particular, specialised nature reserve planning and development planning, such as tourism, settlement development and traffic designs for the entire area, as well as their oversight and implementation.
Organising institution of Education for sustainable development Fördervereins für die Natur der Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft e.V.
