Large cities often boast a particularly high level of biodiversity. This is due to the variety of different habitats concentrated within a small area. For example, Frankfurt am Main—with an area of 248 square kilometers and 1,434 plant species—is home to significantly more wild species than similarly sized areas in rural regions, such as the neighboring Taunus. Although the urban environment is predominantly home to widespread plant and animal species, our urban flora and fauna also include numerous rare, threatened, and protected species. At the same time, human pressure on the environment—and consequently the coming and going of species in urban areas—is particularly high. At our booth, you can discover how urban nature in Frankfurt is changing as a result and how we are researching these changes as part of biotope mapping.