The present Act is contained in article 1 of the Act of 25 March 2002 (BGBl. I p. 1193) on the re-organization of the regime of nature protection and care of landscape and on the adaptation of other provisions. In particular, the Act establishes that the conservation, preservation and development of nature and landscapes, both in populated and non-populated areas, shall be such as to effectively serve the following purposes: 1. to maintain the efficiency of the balance of nature, 2. to preserve