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Wildflower meadows and flower strips are particularly valuable ecosystems
... they are the species-richest habitats in our homeland ...
... and food base for bees, butterflies, birds and wildlife.
... for us humans they are places of joie de vivre and relaxation.
we act actively and successfully against the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity
Flower strips and wildflower meadows are also important CO2 sinks.
They store up to 500 to CO2/hectare in their soil.
In this way, they make a significant contribution to global climate protection.
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"The climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis are inextricably linked. They are just two symptoms of the overexploitation of our planet's resources. The climate crisis has reached the public consciousness, the biodiversity crisis has not yet."
(Franz Essl, ecologist at the University of Vienna and spokesman for the Austrian Biodiversity Council)
PRO-NATUR is committed to maintaining it's native flower meadows and flowering areas
as (super)vital habitats for insects, birds and small animals.
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... another 20,000 m² wildflower meadows are converted to fertilizer and pesticides contaminated, agricultural monocultures per day.
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Species-rich ecosystems are degenerated to lifeless agricultural deserts.
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