A person can only protect what hp knows and appreciates. Given the erosion of knowledge with regard to nature, the protection of our surface water can Succeed only by abroad education for sustainable development within the realms of Water knowledge. Especially at the Neckar, an area of tension between nature and culture, landscape and economy, it is essential to strengthen-through appropriate environmental education initiatives the willingness of the citizens to campaign actively for a green infrastructure. Due to a variety of initiatives and projects a downright competition for good ideas and concept originated at the whole 367 km long course of the Neckar. The Umweltakademie Baden-Wurttemberg has launched several initiatives in the field of environmental and sustainability education with the intention to convey the nature of the Neckar to the people. In doing so, the revalue of the heavily modified, from the middle reaches canalized river and the creation of nearby recreational areas, are major social duties and responsibilities. Many sites still wait for the new arise of a green ribbon in the form of floodplain forests; backwaters and other refuges at the Neckar.
