"Not just a bogeywoman"

Renaturation: All the facts about the Gewessler uproar

The Enns Valley with the imposing Grimming(Bild: Jürgen Radspieler)

The renaturation law almost became an explosive device for the Viennese coalition. But the discussions in Styrian politics are not dying down either. We asked the parties about the prima case and asked the head of the Styrian nature conservation department: "How will the law now be implemented?"

Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler's (Greens) approval of the EU renaturation law is also causing heated discussions at Styrian level. The ÖVP in particular is clearly against it because of its farmers. But what does renaturation mean? How can this law be implemented and what costs will Styrians have to bear? We asked Gerhard Rupp, Head of the Nature Conservation Department of the Province of Styria, for answers to this bone of contention.