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Saxony's environment minister believes the time for "green exuberance" is over. (Archive photo) / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Von Breitenbuch: The days of extras are over

Saxony is forced to make savings. This applies to all departments. For the new Minister of the Environment and Agriculture, however, the glass is not half empty, but half full. He also sees the coming period as an opportunity.

The water level of the Elbe is currently significantly lower than usual / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Elbe carries less water than normal

Hardly any rain has fallen in recent weeks. This also has consequences for the water level in the largest river in Saxony. Does this also have to do with climate change?

The city cycling campaign is not yet as widespread in Saxony as in other federal states. (Symbolic photo) / Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

Saxony lags behind in city cycling

Cycling as many distances as possible for 21 days - that's what the city cycling campaign is all about. In Saxony, participation is comparatively low. The organizers see one reason for this.

Trees growing on an island in Großteich See (photo taken with a drone). / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Three million euros for nature conservation-friendly pond management

The Free State of Saxony will continue to support nature conservation-friendly pond farming in Saxony in 2024 with three million euros from EU and state funds. The money will go to 84 farms and a pond area of 7859 hectares as well as nature conservation associations - mainly in ponds with fish produ ..

Numerous people plant 300 oak trees on Karlshügel / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Reforestation in Saxony: 700,000 new trees planted

Thanks to many volunteers, more than 700,000 new trees have been planted in Saxony since 2022. A good 5,000 people have taken part in the Forest Championship campaign so far, the initiators announced on Sunday. The initiative of the Forest for Saxony Foundation, the image campaign of the Free State ..

Twelve-toothed pine bark beetles crawl through feeding tunnels on a trunk / Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

Perfect conditions for bark beetles after storm depression

After a storm at the end of last year left damage in the forests of the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains, experts fear further negative effects from the bark beetle. The district announced in Pirna on Wednesday that the dead wood that had been felled served as a suitable breeding ..