Protecting nature and biodiversity

Cooperation with the Heinz Sielmann Foundation for the protection and preservation of orchards

Aeroxon has donated a total of 200 different fruit trees, including apples, cherries, plums and mirabelles – these having been planted in 2019 and 2020 by the Heinz Sielmann Foundation in Fuhrbach (Göttingen district, Lower Saxony) in the “Green Belt of Germany”. Besides this, Aeroxon supports the foundation in saving old fruit trees in meadow orchards within the Orsingen-Nenzingen district (Constance district, Baden-Württemberg). Thanks to this support, trees in need of care could be identified and preserved through necessary care pruning. This year too, Aeroxon will again support the planting of 30 new fruit trees – while participating in an insect monitoring project (counting insect species) within a meadow orchard.

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"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.

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

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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Hochstamm e.V.

Supporting Hochstamm e.V.

Hochstamm e.V. from Urbach is devoted to the protection of orchard habitats. Aeroxon® supports the work of the association, whose members invest a great deal of time and energy in nurturing heritage fruit trees and planting old and new fruit tree varieties.

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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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Supporting Schwäbisches Streuobstparadies e.V.

The association Schwäbisches Streuobstparadies e.V. aims to preserve the largest continuous orchard landscape in Central Europe in the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve. Aeroxon® supports the association in the information area of the Mössingen Orchard Centre and in maintaining and preserving orchards.

Support for miteinanderleben service gGmbH

Aeroxon supports the non-profit organisation miteinanderleben service gGmbH in preserving and conserving native flora and fauna. One project involves enhancing the orchard meadows between Neuhausen and Steinegg (Enzkreis, Baden Württemberg) with regional seeds, which are obtained in a complex process. People with special needs are involved in the production and distribution of the seeds.

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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.

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Support for Streuobst-Pädagogen e.V.

Meadow orchards are not only important ecosystems, but also provide valuable fruit for harvesting and processing. This is one of the core messages that the orchard educators enjoy communicating in their events. Aeroxon supports this commitment with donations in kind – such as a fruit mill and automatic dehydrators, which help to process the many varieties of fruit.

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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.

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Chameleon animal sponsorships

Since 2018, Aeroxon® has been sponsoring the logo animal – a chameleon – in zoos in Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Nuremberg. Aeroxon® also supports the Fondation Helga Heidrich SOS Animaux, based in Marrakech (Morocco), with a sponsorship for the chameleon Samy.