Tipperne and Værneengene is a peninsula that is located in the southern end of Ringkøbing Fjord ( Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality , Region Midtjylland ), on the west coast of Jutland , Denmark . The area, an important stopover for migratory birds , was created by sand deposits and is only a few hundred years old. It has been publicly owned since the latter half of the 18th century, and in 1898 provisions on conservation were introduced to protect the rich bird life in the area. In 1928 a bird reservation was established and a groundskeeper was hired.
4-467: The reserve, which falls under the control of Denmark's Environmental Ministry and is managed by the Danish Forest and Nature Agency ( Danish : Skov- og Naturstyrelsen ) via Oxbøl Statsskovdistrikt , has a total area of about 2,200 ha , of which about 1,500 ha are shallow water areas around the peninsula. Tipperne is part of a larger conservation of Ringkøbing Fjord, which is also designated as
8-512: A Ramsar wetland , that is, an international area of importance for waterfowl in accordance with the Ramsar Convention and EF's bird protection directive . So that the birds may have peace and quiet, Tipperne is normally closed to the public. However, there are exceptions, usually on Sunday mornings. 55°52′0″N 8°13′48″E / 55.86667°N 8.23000°E / 55.86667; 8.23000 This article about
12-849: A location in the Central Denmark Region is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ministry of the Environment of Denmark Ministry of the Environment of Denmark ( Danish : Miljøministeriet ) is the Danish ministry in charge of almost all matters concerning environmental issues in Denmark. The head office is in Copenhagen . Created in 1971 as the Ministry of Pollution Combating (" Ministeriet for forureningsbekæmpelse "), it changed its name in 1973 to
16-770: The current Ministry of the Environment. However, from 1994 to 2005 it was known as the Ministry of Environment and Energy (" Miljø- og Energiministeriet "), as the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Energy . In 2005, the energy sector was detached again and the ministry reverted to the old name. In a press release on 21 March 2007, the ministry announced that it would be hosting the COP-15 summit in 2009. COP 15 took place in Copenhagen from 7 December to 18 December 2009. This article about politics in Denmark
#984015