FDP on the environment and animal welfare

The FDP wants to raise the state of Bremen's recycling rate in order to save raw materials. For public goods, raw material use should be disclosed and kept as low as possible.

The FDP wants Bremen to recycle more waste. This saves raw materials. The state should use little material when it builds. It should also show how much it uses.

The platform considers recyclable product design and consumer-friendly collection systems efficient and easy on the environment. For public goods, the FDP calls for lighter construction methods and more materials research. Sustainable bioenergy is meant to complement green electricity, especially in aviation and shipping. Where possible, residual and waste materials and industrial waste heat should be used for this instead of wood.

The FDP wants more greenery in both cities and plans a greening concept with medium- and long-term planning. It cites residents' well-being, better air, the urban climate and climate protection as reasons.

The FDP wants more trees and plants in Bremen and Bremerhaven. There should be a plan for this. The trees should cope well with heat. Roofs and walls of public buildings should also be able to go green. This should make the air better and cool the city.

Species that can cope with climate change are to be planted, such as trident maple, purple ash or Persian ironwood. The public sector is to lead by example and check where roofs and facades of its own buildings can be greened. In Bremerhaven, the FDP plans more greenery around the Große Kirche church with play areas, as well as mini-forests ("Tiny Forests") on plots of about 100 square meters. Private owners are to get incentives to green roofs and facades or fit them with solar panels.

The FDP wants more trees planted in Bremerhaven, including one for every newborn child. In both Bremen and Bremerhaven, small and densely planted mini forests, known as Tiny Forests, are to be created.

The FDP wants more trees in the city. Bremerhaven should plant one tree for every new baby. Both cities should get small forests. They are called Tiny Forests. These are very small areas with many trees.

Felled trees are to be replaced and additional ones planted. The FDP wants to green unused vacant lots, as long as this does not block later development of the land. Existing green spaces and roadside greenery should be maintained all year, including with low-maintenance plants. According to the platform, a mini forest needs only about 100 square meters. It is meant to absorb CO2, cool its surroundings and give animals a habitat.

The FDP wants a dog law that focuses on owners' responsibility rather than on banned breeds. Anyone who wants to get a dog should first provide proof of competence.

Some dog breeds are banned in Bremen. The FDP wants to change that. What matters should be the owner, not the breed. Anyone who wants a dog should first show they know how to handle one.

The platform argues that dogs of breeds currently banned in the state of Bremen can be raised to be reliable companions, while animals of supposedly harmless breeds can be made dangerous. The proof of competence is meant to show that owners can keep and handle dogs in a way suited to the animal, and it should be required before a first dog is acquired. The FDP expects this to improve both public safety and animal welfare.

The FDP commits to the United Nations' 2030 Agenda and calls for a binding sustainability strategy for the state and its two cities. It is meant to implement the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals locally and link all policy areas.

The United Nations has 17 goals for a good future. The FDP wants Bremen to make a firm plan for them. The plan should cover all areas of politics. People should be able to measure whether Bremen reaches the goals.

The strategy is to include a transparent system of targets and indicators. It should cover not only climate and the environment but also public finances, urban and neighborhood development, mobility, demographic change, fighting poverty especially among children, education, and the business location. The FDP sees sustainability not as doing without but as a measured use of resources that secures prosperity across generations. It notes that Bremen signed the German Association of Cities' model resolution on the 2030 Agenda in 2017.

The FDP wants to integrate green spaces better into urban planning, preserve existing ones, and designate new ones. If green space is lost to construction, it is to be replaced elsewhere; on nature conservation the party relies on voluntary action and cooperation.

The FDP wants more green in the city. Parks and meadows should stay. Anyone who builds on green space must create new green elsewhere. Bremen should get 2038 new trees.

New areas are to be planted with native, climate-resilient plants, and sealed surfaces are to be unsealed where possible. The FDP wants to plant 2038 trees in the city of Bremen. It welcomes green roofs and facades and light-colored paint on public buildings, also in combination with solar panels. Private homeowners are to be won over through information and financial incentives. The plans also include partnerships between schools and farms, teacher training on climate and nature, and private model districts such as the Überseeinsel.

The FDP wants to appoint a volunteer municipal animal welfare commissioner to act as a link between animal welfare groups, politicians, and the administration. In addition, the Bremerhaven animal shelter is to be paid enough to cover its costs, and more off-leash areas for dogs are to be examined.

The FDP wants to protect animals better. One person should look after animal welfare in the city as a volunteer. The animal shelter in Bremerhaven should get enough money for its tasks. Dogs should get more areas to run free.

The commissioner is to serve as a link to the Magistrat (Bremerhaven's city executive) or the Senate and to the state's animal welfare commissioner. For the Bremerhaven shelter, the FDP wants to press the Magistrat for contracts that fully reimburse mandatory tasks such as taking in stray animals. It welcomes the Bremerhaven animal welfare association's plan for a wildlife rescue station. An annual Bremerhaven animal welfare award is to honor committed people and institutions. The FDP wants to examine which natural areas in both cities could serve as dog runs, fenced if needed.

The FDP wants to preserve biodiversity in Bremen and Bremerhaven through protection and care, and calls for more wildflower meadows for bees and other insects. It adds research and joint restoration projects with Lower Saxony.

The FDP wants to protect bees and other insects. There should be more meadows with wild flowers. Researchers should get money from the federal government. Bremen should work with Lower Saxony on nature.

The wildflower meadows are meant to let insect numbers grow again over the long term. The FDP wants to seek federal money for research on insects and plants. It sees preserving and creating green spaces as a shared task of Bremen and Lower Saxony. The two states are therefore to cooperate on restoring natural habitats.

The FDP wants a wildlife management system that permits hunting species such as wolves, cormorants, and nutria. It considers hunting necessary to prevent disease, limit damage caused by wildlife, and obtain game meat.

The FDP wants hunters to be allowed to hunt more kinds of animals. These include wolves, cormorants, and nutria. The FDP says hunting protects against disease and damage. To the FDP, hunters are also protectors of nature.

According to the platform, hunting should also keep the balance between predators and prey. The FDP seeks a uniform rule across all German states that allows hunters to use suppressors and night-vision sights. It cites less noise and more accurate shots as reasons. It describes hunters as state-certified conservationists.

The FDP wants to continue conservation projects in the Fehrmoor while opening the bog for recreation and education. It also wants to prioritize measures that automate water management and improve water quality in the drainage ditches.

The Fehrmoor is the last raised bog in the state of Bremen. The FDP wants to protect it. People should still be able to visit it. The water in the ditches should also get cleaner.

The program aims to secure the valuable parts of the Fehrmoor as a habitat for rare species. For visitors, it plans an accessible bog discovery trail and a loop walk with a second footbridge. On water, automated control, better water quality, and site-appropriate use are to take priority. As compensation measures by Bremerhaven, the Spadener Marktfleth is to be made more natural and the Geeste side arm "Ackmann" reconnected to the Geeste east of the Ackmann area.