Our global heritage.
The Ancient Beech Forest on Jasmund is of such significant that UNESCO declared it as part of a World Heritage Site together with several other European beech forest relicts. As a whole, they make a invaluable contribution to our European heritage.
The "Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage” was adopted in 1972 by UNESCO. It is the most important international instrument for the protection of ...
Beech forests are characterised by their perseverance.
Beeches have recolonized much of Europe from small isolated
refugia at the end of
the last ice age. ...
Well-protected within Jasmund National Park lies a tiny fragment of pristine Ancient Beech Forest. The forest is centuries old and has the complex structure ...
There are few places in which one can experience the seasons as intensely as in the Ancient Beech Forest. Each season has its unique colours, patterns, moods ...
