Protecting nature and biodiversity

Planting heritage fruit orchard trees in the “Green Band” near Duderstadt in the county of Göttingen

"Vielfalt ist unsere Natur“: Unter dieser Maxime verfolgt die 1994 gegründete Stiftung des bekannten Tierfilmers unter anderem das Ziel, die letzten Refugien für seltene Tier- und Pflanzenarten durch praktische Naturschutzmaßnahmen zu erhalten. Unter der Federführung der Heinz-Sielmann-Stiftung unterstützt Aeroxon® aktuelle Projekte zum Schutz von Streuobstwiesen.

The first fruit tree was planted on 2 October 2019 together with Aeroxon Insect Control GmbH from Waiblingen.

At the end of November 2019 the orchard already boasted 100 professionally planted trees. Fitted with supporting posts and trunk covers they are well protected against storms and browsing by wild animals.

Saving heritage fruit trees in the district of Orsingen-Nenzingen in the county of Bodensee

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The association’s land, in total an area of around 20,000 m², is predominantly located on steep slopes near the Urbach Landslide. The orchards are organically managed by the association’s members and provide a home for countless insects, protected bird and plant species as well as rare animals. For this work the association was granted the Landesnaturschutzpreis country conservation award in 2015.

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The association Zeitlupe e.V. is a non-profit society for the preservation of perishing cultural assets. This includes the preservation of cultural landscapes such as meadow orchards. Of particular concern is the preservation of old fruit varieties and their documentation. The society also advises on the selection of varieties, grafting and nursery of trees. Robben Wulfsdorf is an outpatient service providing integration assistance and care management for so-called mentally and multiply disabled people. Tree care offers these people meaningful integrative work.

mlgreen is a business division of miteinanderleben service gGmbH, a recognised inclusion company of the KVJS (Local Government Association for Youth and Social Affairs) Baden-Württemberg. The aim of the non-profit enterprise and subsidiary of the miteinanderleben association is to enable people with disabilities to find permanent employment in diverse fields of work. Appreciating the value of people takes top priority here. True to the motto “As much help as necessary, as little help as possible”, mlgreen promotes self-responsibility and the greatest possible independence.

The association Streuobst-Pädagogen e.V. aims to promote environmental education for children, young people and adults in connection with the ecosystem and cultural asset of the meadow orchard. The association wishes to create an awareness for the ecosystem of the meadow orchard, while imparting and retaining knowledge of the interrelationships in nature to the population. The active meadow orchard educators transform orchards into places that can be understood and experienced in age-specific events.

Excursions and projects are primarily aimed at school classes, children’s and youth groups, but also at adults. In addition, the certified orchard educators offer programmes for families, clubs, groups and associations.

The association promotes landscape conservation in the sense of the German Nature Conservation Act and the nature conservation laws of the federal states as well as the long-term preservation and protection of meadow orchards as threatened cultural landscapes.