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== Information of German protected areas on Opencaching websites == | == Information of German protected areas on Opencaching websites == | ||
In January 2009 the [http://www.bfn.de Federal Agency for Nature Conservation] provided geodata of many German protected | In January 2009 the [http://www.bfn.de Federal Agency for Nature Conservation] provided geodata of many German protected areas to the Opencaching team. Based on these data, the Opencaching websites display an information if a geocache is located within a protected area. Cachers therefore know, that they have to respect special regulations in the vicinity of the geocache. | ||
It is important to Opencaching and the geocaching movement to obey nature protection regulations to prevent getting a bad reputation. Furthermore, it helps to have a trusting and collaborative relationship with those officials responsible for the protected areas. | It is important to Opencaching and the geocaching movement to obey nature protection regulations to prevent getting a bad reputation. Furthermore, it helps to have a trusting and collaborative relationship with those officials responsible for the protected areas. | ||