{"id":88359,"date":"2022-06-09T21:26:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T19:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=88359"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:33:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T13:33:37","slug":"biodiversity-who-cares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/responsibility\/commitment\/biodiversity-who-cares\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity? Who cares?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"88359\" class=\"elementor elementor-88359 elementor-86750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682d88eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"682d88eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3edbfad4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3edbfad4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e898bc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e898bc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618f5696 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"618f5696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Commitment<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c523879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c523879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biodiversity? Who cares?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb47e5b elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"5bb47e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/658aaa1cb222764631d1806651a1719f2be5e13e7c9eb4fba543d3264646fc4e?s=120&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Kristin Oldenburg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M440.667 182.109l7.143-40c1.313-7.355-4.342-14.109-11.813-14.109h-74.81l14.623-81.891C377.123 38.754 371.468 32 363.997 32h-40.632a12 12 0 0 0-11.813 9.891L296.175 128H197.54l14.623-81.891C213.477 38.754 207.822 32 200.35 32h-40.632a12 12 0 0 0-11.813 9.891L132.528 128H53.432a12 12 0 0 0-11.813 9.891l-7.143 40C33.163 185.246 38.818 192 46.289 192h74.81L98.242 320H19.146a12 12 0 0 0-11.813 9.891l-7.143 40C-1.123 377.246 4.532 384 12.003 384h74.81L72.19 465.891C70.877 473.246 76.532 480 84.003 480h40.632a12 12 0 0 0 11.813-9.891L151.826 384h98.634l-14.623 81.891C234.523 473.246 240.178 480 247.65 480h40.632a12 12 0 0 0 11.813-9.891L315.472 384h79.096a12 12 0 0 0 11.813-9.891l7.143-40c1.313-7.355-4.342-14.109-11.813-14.109h-74.81l22.857-128h79.096a12 12 0 0 0 11.813-9.891zM261.889 320h-98.634l22.857-128h98.634l-22.857 128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/tags\/courage\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Courage<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af1b885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af1b885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfoto: eduardo gorghetto on unsplash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a5dfbe2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a5dfbe2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6012d3cd\" data-id=\"6012d3cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b21f44b\" data-id=\"2b21f44b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b1f4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b1f4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>When I was recently driving my car <em>(which rarely happens)<\/em> on the highway, I could see it with my own eyes:<em> Insects on the windshield? Hardy visible!<\/em><\/strong> And I can well remember the times I used to drive with my parents to Denmark or other vacation spots, when the whole windshield was covered with them after not more than 200 miles of driving. Today, the occurrence of flight insects in Germany hast increased by 75% <em>(!)<\/em>. Until now, no one really seemed to care. <em>But at least some participants of \u201cthe economy\u201d have slowly started to address the topic.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5543624c\" data-id=\"5543624c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d9239d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d9239d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-191e649\" data-id=\"191e649\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c034e13\" data-id=\"c034e13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c32bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36c32bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The performance of insects is worth one trillion dollars per year. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dddfa88\" data-id=\"7dddfa88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5342f8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5342f8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b073f7\" data-id=\"0b073f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f07f57\" data-id=\"4f07f57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce1aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fce1aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>If it was not so sad one could laugh about it:<\/strong> <\/em>All the sudden, bees and other insects are not only a topic for <em>\u201ceco freaks\u201d,<\/em> but also for investors, consultancies, and financial experts. One of the leading auditing companies recently published an article on their website describing the following:<\/p><p><em>Investors become more and more aware, that the loss of biodiversity has major consequences. Economists can quantify some of the ecosystem services (ESS). According to them, the performance of insects, that pollinate three quarters of all crop plants worldwide, is worth 1 trillion US dollars per year. All in all, 55% of the economic performance worldwide depends on functioning eco systems and the related ESS (\u2248 42 trillion US dollars). Accordingly, the danger of the loss of diversity is considered the third largest risk worldwide (\u2026)<\/em><\/p><p><em>Companies and investors will have to face a variety of risks due to the loss of biodiversity \u2013 and these are already quite tangible today. There are for example insurance risks: When the loss of an ecosystem of, for example, a coastal landscape causes damage to the natural buffer against flooding and potential damages are not covered anymore. The major loss of ecosystems also involves substantial market risks. The transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans as a result of destroyed habitats are one example of the effects and costs. The loss or the shortage of natural recourses can cause significant risks for investments. Credit and reputation risks are further consequences.* (Translated from German)<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Okay. Perhaps, people start to realize that money cannot be eaten. And that one cannot make use of the ecosystem at any time and free of cost.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>And now?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72b13b6\" data-id=\"72b13b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e61fbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e61fbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6b89c7\" data-id=\"b6b89c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d4860a\" data-id=\"0d4860a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149d354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"149d354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every seed counts.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80d8a26\" data-id=\"80d8a26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af5ffba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af5ffba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18864ad\" data-id=\"18864ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0395689\" data-id=\"0395689\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827f189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827f189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>When looking for solutions, the first step is the most important one at the same time:<\/strong><\/em> The integration of biodiversity into the sustainingly strategy. That way it is guaranteed that a company has responsibility and also accepts it <em>(even if \u201conly\u201d in its very own interest).<\/em> That is the foundation of everything. And then you start searching \u2013 for example for the reasons of the extinction of insects:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39019a1\" data-id=\"39019a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce5df4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce5df4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d369b1\" data-id=\"1d369b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6faf454\" data-id=\"6faf454\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a00ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>According to the BUND** <em>(organization for environmental protection and nature preservation)<\/em> the main reasons are:<\/h4><ul><li>the impoverishment of agriculture caused by the industrial agriculture<\/li><li>agricultural poison like Glyphosate<\/li><li>overfertilization through artificial fertilizers and manure<\/li><li>intense forestry<\/li><li>soil sealing due to housing development, commercial construction etc.<\/li><li>light pollution <em>(night lighting)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>\u00a0<br \/>Additionally:<\/strong><\/em> In Germany alone 600 tons of pesticides are used in private gardens per year. <em>That is a field in which all of us can become active and change something. All it takes is a little courage to accept chaos.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0575dc\" data-id=\"d0575dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16efc14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16efc14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a628318\" data-id=\"a628318\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07ed25c\" data-id=\"07ed25c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cdfd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9cdfd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>If you are interested in finding out how that works, we recommend reading the article <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/mount-hagen-and\/greenlifestyle\/the-courage-to-be-chaotic\/\">The courage to be chaotic<\/a><\/em>.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d572e\" data-id=\"33d572e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-448605d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"448605d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2c7694\" data-id=\"f2c7694\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a559e2a\" data-id=\"a559e2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536f93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"536f93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The highest leverage. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-017d804\" data-id=\"017d804\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd309af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd309af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3309bd\" data-id=\"d3309bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d544d21\" data-id=\"d544d21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b44aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b44aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>In the early days of Mount Hagen in the mid-80s we made the fundamental decision to solely cultivate organic and biodynamic coffee.<\/strong><\/em> No matter if on Papua New Guinea. In Ethiopia. Or in Peru, where we actively support the expansion of Demeter cultivation with prefinancing. That way, we can not only ensure the preservation of biodiversity. The ecological cultivation in so called coffee gardens under shade trees significantly safes water and builds a layer of humus on the soil, which then again functions as a CO2 reservoir <em>(not to mention the plant nutrients).<\/em> On our blog you find a series of articles on how that works, for example here: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/organic-coffees\/organic-fair\/rooted-in-respect\/\">Rooted in respect<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><p><em><strong>By the way:<\/strong><\/em> A study by geographers of the University College London reveals that the <em>(CO2)<\/em> emissions from the sustainable cultivation of coffee are at best only a quarter of the emissions from conventional cultivation.***<\/p><p><em><strong>Strategic consumption, the power of the consumers, was underrated for a long time \u2013 especially by the consumers themselves. But the good news is:<\/strong><\/em> With everyday grocery shopping, the decisions for or against organic products, Demeter, and Fair trade, every one of us makes politics. Makes an impact on companies and our surrounding \u2013 even if you do not consider yourself an eco-missionary. Only the recognition, that the famous sustainability does not mean sacrifice but<em> \u201conly\u201d<\/em> to consciously chose another path, helps already.<\/p><p><em><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>*<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.com\/de_de\/decarbonization\/der-einfluss-auf-artenvielfalt-und-oekosysteme-wird-teil-des-reportings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.ey.com\/de_de\/decarbonization\/der-einfluss-auf-artenvielfalt-und-oekosysteme-wird-teil-des-reportings<\/a><\/em><br \/>**If you want to lean more: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bund.net\/bund-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.bund.net\/bund-in-english\/<\/a><\/em><br \/>***<em><a href=\"https:\/\/rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/geo2.96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/geo2.96<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aa2e37\" data-id=\"8aa2e37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Did you know that already in 1988, the UN urgently recommended to tackle the topic biodiversity?<\/b> And today, only 30 years later, it slooooowly arrives in economic enterprises and their sustainability strategies. Which is good. 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