Video - 60 years of soil protection in Lower Austria (NÖ Wissen 10.09.2018)
Slides - 60 years of soil protection in Lower Austria

Here you will find up-to-date informations on the activities of the Department of Land Development of the Lower Austria Agricultural District Authority and the Energy and Environment Agency NÖ (eNu) on the topic of soil as well as the working group sustainability of the ARGE Danuebe Countries.

The soil protection in Lower Austria has planted and maintained 15 million shrubs and trees in the last 60 years. On 3000 hectares of agricultural landscape, there is a network of hedge row. The Lower Austria soil protection maintains 1,000 plants on 160 hectares in 150 municipalities in Lower Austria. Every year, 22 hectares of new plantings added over a length of 30 km and with 65,000 trees and shrubs made from regional seeds. >> Activities Lower Austria ABB (pdf)

The Energy and Environment Agency Lower Austria (eNu) advises the municipalities in public relations and on projects on the topics of energy, nature and the environment and thus also on soil protection.

Article in "NÖ Perspektiven", "Umwelt&Energie" and "Bio Forschung Austria":
Edition 02/2024: Protective hedges - hedges benefit and protect us
Edition 03/2023: Hedges - habitats and windbreaks in one; multi-use hedges - little effort and great benefit
Edition 02/2023: Soil go, soil health, fertility food
Edition 01/2023: Hedges connect habitats
Edition 03/2022: Sustainable management, Stronger together - DREIKLANG in Lower Austria
Edition 01/2022: Hedge landscape: playdoyer for soil conservation,biodiversity,quality of life
Edition 01/2021: Multi-use hedges: Fruits for the next generations, HARVEST HELPERS
Edition 02/2020: Pole position: Lower Austria is a pioneer when it comes to healthy soil
Edition 04/2019: Humus Landscape Hedge
Edition 01/2019: Down to earth

Caring for Soils

Soil Management, Monitoring and Awareness Approaches

• Challenges and Perspectives for Farmers, Land users, Scientists and Authorities.

• Best practices for EU Missions Soil &

Here you can find the Video Clips from the 31th Conference of the Danube Countries.

Copyright for the Videos: NÖ Agrarbezirksbehörde, Fachabteilung Landentwicklung

Opening of the Conference

01-Szlezak-welcome

Invitation to the webinar

Off to the hedgerow - Promotion of multi-use hedges in ÖPUL 2023

Time: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from 19:00 - 21:00
Location: Online (Zoom webinar)

Multi-use hedges are newly planted hedges directly adjacent to

Online workshop series 'Soil and Climate':
Flood events as a joint task - management and prevention

Online-workshop, 22. November 2024, 10 am to 12 noon

The increasing frequency of flood events requires joint action by

GIPRA - GIPRA - Living in the Alps

Soil - an important resource!
We need fertile, aerated, irrigated and species-rich soils to grow food, as well as for cooling purposes and to store.

The CIPRA project is looking for the most