German Court of Auditors criticizes forest conservation program: ‘No targets’

In its annual report, the German Court of Auditors also criticizes a climate protection measure of the German government. Over nine years, a good 88 million euros had flowed into the forest climate fund. But the projects funded from it had „hardly visibly improved forests and the climate,“ the Court criticized. Because measurable operational goals were lacking, the responsible ministries – the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of the Environment – could hardly assess the success of the fund.