Picture shows Economy Chamber (WKO) President Harald Mahrer, undated. The situation of endangered species could become even more precarious in Austria as industry representatives want lawmakers to act in favour of the challenged construction industry. (NewsX/Bee)
Dr Dominique Zimmermann poses in undated photo. She was part of a group of researchers who investigated the fauna at the Sandberge Oberweiden conservation area in Lower Austria's Marchfeld region. (Minitta Kandlbauer, NewsX/Bee)
A solar-pollinator habitat, dominated by purple prairie clover and black-eyed susan flowering plants, undated photo. (Argonne National Laboratory, Lee Walston, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of a construction site, undated. An ecologist has criticised the ongoing sealing of soils in Austria and called for a "general planning concept" to protect local ecosystems. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Under-Secretary of State for Nature Rebecca Pow, undated. She claimed the project called Biodiversity Net Gain was the first of its kind in the world. (NewsX/Bee)