03/20/2024Online portal elan! - How do companies get deforestation out of their supply chains?
OroVerde and Global Nature Fund help companies to implement the EU deforestation regulation. Leading companies and politicians met in Bonn to learn how to use the online portal elan!
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02/07/202433 new wild bee species discovered in Saarland as part of the "LIFE Insect-Responsible Sourcing Region" project
Wild bee specialists discover 33 new species of wild bees in the Bliesgau biosphere in Saarland. The discovery was made as part of the EU-funded LIFE project " Insect-Responsible Sourcing Region ".
Climate change, immigration and a lack of evaluation of previous findings are possible causes for the new bee discoveries in the UNESCO biosphere reserve.
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01/09/2024Fair Rubber: A visit to the rubber tappers in Sumatra
From bicycle tires to condoms - natural rubber is found in many everyday products. However, this rubber is often obtained under difficult social and ecological conditions. The Fair Rubber Association, run by Global Nature Fund, campaigns for fair prices and environmentally friendly conditions in the countries where the rubber is grown. On behalf of Fair Rubber, GNF Managing Director Stefan Hörmann traveled to Sumatra in December 2023 to visit the rubber tappers.
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11/09/2023One big family: lake conservationists celebrate 25 years of Living Lakes
Lakes and wetlands are among the world's most endangered ecosystems. The Living Lakes Network has been campaigning for the protection of lakes and wetlands worldwide for 25 years. At the 19th World Lakes Conference at Lake Balaton in Hungary, people active in lake protection from all over the world celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Living Lakes Network.
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09/27/2023Fighting microplastics in inland waters - EU project "LIFE Blue Lakes" presents results at final conference
After four years, the EU-funded project "LIFE Blue Lakes" to combat microplastics in inland waters presents its results at the final conference in Rome. 98 percent of the water samples taken as part of the project show microplastic pollution. The main polluters include plastic bags, cosmetics, packaging, clothing and tires. Microplastics enter the human body through the food chain, where adverse health effects are likely.
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07/11/2023Towards a strong EU Nature Restoration Law
Restoration of lakes and wetlands as a priority in Europe – Article 4 and Article 9.4
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05/31/2023Working together for more biodiversity: Food industry discusses ways to stop biodiversity loss
The major Food for Biodiversity conference has come to an end in Frankfurt. For two days, 100 stakeholders from the food industry discussed ways to preserve biodiversity. Worldwide, around one million species are acutely threatened with extinction, and the loss of biodiversity has a significant impact on the food sector.
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05/15/2023Together against microplastics: German water experts travel to Italy to learn about new technologies
- Lakes and rivers in Germany and other European countries are increasingly polluted with microplastics.
- Each person ingests one credit card worth of plastic particles per week.
- Exchange of European water experts within the EU project "LIFE Blue Lakes" on filter technologies to reduce microplastic pollution.
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03/22/2023Young natural paradise: Geiseltalsee is German "Living Lake of the Year 2023"
– The Global Nature Fund and the Living Lakes Network Germany nominate the Geiseltalsee in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt as "Living Lake of the Year 2023".
– The lake was created as part of recultivation measures in a former lignite mining area and has developed into a habitat for exceptional flora and fauna within 30 years.
– The protection of this young ecosystem requires close cooperation between all stakeholders at the lake and in the region in order to exclude any hazards from the very beginning.
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- 03/15/2023
Nature without barriers: Creative winners for inclusive nature experience
21 large and small nature conservation facilities from all over Germany applied for the "Experience nature barrier-free" ideas competition - now eight winners from the North Sea coast to the shores of Lake Chiemsee have been selected.
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