AKTION BAUM

Aktion Baum is non-profit organization that has set itself the goal of planting trees - sounds simple right, but it’s more complicated than that. The cost of planting trees is currently very expensive, too expensive. Due to this Aktion Baum has decided to take a more holistic approach with a complete proprietary value chain starting with the cultivation of seedlings, a basic regional concept (Heimat.Wald), and ending with planting. It is probably the most ambitious reforestation project in Germany.

We didn‘t have to be convinced about this project, instead finding ourselves enthusiastic about it from the first minute. Redecker is a corporate partner of Aktion Baum and has participated in this campaign since its founding year. What does this mean? With every sale / purchase of a Redecker product, we, through our valued customers, support the ecologically sensible and natural reforestation in Germany. Hopefully we have also aroused your interest! You can learn more at www.aktion-baum.org and of course help directly with your own personal contribution. We would be delighted! Thank you, as always, for your support.

www.aktion-baum.org

Turtle Foundation

The Turtle Foundation is working very specifically to save a wide ­variety of sea turtle species, almost all (!) of which are threatened with extinction. Above all, plastic waste in the world‘s oceans, but also fishing bycatch, poaching and the illegal nest robbery of the eggs, which are valued as a delicacy, are endangering the populations. The Turtle Foundation, through its local conservation programs, has been able to drastically reduce the number of turtles killed in the sanctuary in recent years.

www.turtle-foundation.org

Visiting the turtles

We are always on the lookout for good and meaningful projects that focus on sustainability and environmental protection. For some time now, we have been involved in a nature conservation project at the University of Malaysia, which we find convincing: We have taken over the sponsorship of two turtle nests on the island of Redang in Malaysia! Since the 1990s, a new population has been built up on the beach of the Chagar Hutang conservation area - from 200 to 300 nests to more than 1,000 today. The turtle species there grows to over one meter long and weighs up to 180 kg. The “green sea turtle” used to be called the “soup turtle” because it was hunted for the production of this specialty - which explains, among other things, why it was almost extinct at the end of the last century. The turtles lay 100 to 140 eggs in a clutch in the sand, after about 50 days the little offspring hatch and move towards the water. Many are killed in this way by predators (including human predators) - only very few survive the first two weeks of life. The costly protection and monitoring of the nests can only be maintained if financial help comes from outside. We are involved and are delighted to be able to help. We were able to combine a trip to Asia, where we also discovered new products, with a visit to “our” turtles. We were very impressed and enchanted.