Danish Municipalities to share responsibility for endangered species
1 January 2007, Kopenhagen, Denmark. Didn’t get a pet for christmas? 98 Danish mayors did – at least symbolically. In a New Years Greeting sent out to all mayors, the Danish Environmental Minister Connie Hedegaard presented each of them with a species endangered in their district and asked them to take assume responsibility to save this species by 2010 and beyond.
An administrative reform has recently reorganized Danish municipalities and their responsibilities. In connection to this, nearly 75 mio EUR will be invested in the restoration of nature over the coming three years. This money – and the enthusiasm of all municipalities involved – is expected to contribute to the challenge of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 and beyond.
