Elbe Habitat Foundation Law. País/Territorio Alemania Subdivisión territorial Hamburg Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2010 (2016) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoLaw on the establishment of the Elbe Habitat Foundation (ElbeLRStiftG HA). Materia Agua, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Institución Institución de cuenca Fauna silvestre Flora silvestre Protecíon de las especies Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Cuenca Elbe Resumen Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law specifies that the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg establishes under the name "Foundation Habitat Elbe" a Foundation of public law with its headquarter in Hamburg. The Foundation shall co-operate closely with the City of Hamburg, the port, and nature conservation bodies. It has been established with the purpose of creating new shallow-water areas, to preserve and develop tidal flats, to reconnect former branches and tributaries to the main course of the river which is open to the tide, and to improve flow conditions. Moreover, it is the long-term objective of the Foundation to provide for a natural dynamic of high water and low water as well as to promote the fauna and flora typical of the Elbe environment. The text consists of 13 articles. Texto completo Alemán Página web www.hamburg.de