German Capital of Biodiversity 2011 - Hannover Event

Wettbewerb „Bundeshauptstadt der Biodiversität“ wurde von der Deutschen Umwelthilfe e.V. organisiert und startete im Juli 2010. Alle Kommunen, von kleinen Gemeinden bis hin zu großen Städten (kreisangehörig oder kreisfrei), konnten am Wettbewerb teilnehmen. Insgesamt 124 Städte und Gemeinden hatten sich am Wettbewerb beteiligt. Die Landeshauptstadt Hannover gewann den Titel im Wettbewerb und bekam den Titel am 6. April 2011 im Historischen Rathaus zu Köln verliehen.

The competition “German Capital of Biodiversity” was organised by Deutsche Umwelthilfe and started in July 2010. All municipalities were invited to participate. To ensure a fair competition, all towns and cities were grouped according to their size: Towns below 10,000 inhabitants, between 10,000 and 30,000, 30,000 to 100,000 as well as cities above 100,000 inhabitants.

124 municipalities, over one third of which were large cities of over 100,000 inhabitants, filled out the comprehensive questionnaire and submitted altogether nearly 900 biodiversity projects. The award ceremony took place on 6 April 2011 in Cologne. The city of Hannover, capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony, was the clear winner of the competition „German Capital of Biodiversity 2010/2011“ and received a prize money of 25.000 Euros donated by the Vibrant Cities Foundation.