The purpose of the present Law is to implement the Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds. The Law lays down provisions relating to the sustainable protection of nature and landscape in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt. To conserve the environment for future generations, nature and its landscape, being the living space of human beings, shall be protected in such a way as to secure in the long run its integrity, capability of regeneration and sustainable use, as