BiodiWert

Holistic biodiversity management in the building materials industry: strategies and measures to protect biodiversity in the context of raw material extraction

The project focuses on the conservation and promotion of biodiversity in extraction sites of the building materials industry. The central objective is the development of systematic biodiversity monitoring based on local conditions. It provides the basis for developing and improving the biodiversity management of companies and their business practices.

The project aims to preserve and promote biodiversity in the quarrying sites of the building materials industry. The extraction of raw materials necessary for the manufacture of their products is associated with considerable encroachments in the ecosystem. Nevertheless, the extraction sites can also provide valuable habitats for animals and plants once the extraction of raw materials is complete. In order for companies to take suitable measures to exploit this potential, they first need a thorough understanding of the changes and development of biodiversity in their extraction areas.

The central goal is therefore the development of systematic biodiversity monitoring based on local conditions. It provides the basis for developing and improving the biodiversity management of companies and their business practices.

With the involvement of industry associations and nature conservation organizations as key stakeholder groups, a sector-specific management concept is to be developed through comparative site studies of the partner companies’ extraction sites and the transfer potential beyond the sector is to be analyzed.

In the spirit of citizen science, citizens who are involved in nature conservation are also to be included in the monitoring via the platform, naturgucker.de. An industry dialog is aimed at industry-wide, binding agreements regarding the introduction of biodiversity management in companies. Studies on the transferability of the monitoring concept to other sectors and regions are intended to promote the dissemination of good practices.

E-Learning-Kurs

  • Rohstoffe wie Kies, Sand, Gips und Kalkstein brauchen wir in Deutschland in rauen Mengen. Ihre Gewinnung ist mit Eingriffen in die Ökosysteme verbunden. Auf den ersten Blick scheinen die Gewinnungsstätten durch das Abräumen der Oberfläche der Natur und der Biodiversität zu schaden.  Gewinnungsstätten können jedoch sowohl während als auch nach der Rohstoffgewinnung besondere ökologische Nischen und damit Lebensraum für spezialisierte Arten bieten. Das E-Learning-Angebot stellt diese speziellen Lebensräume vor und zeigt, wie Biodiversitätsmonitoring in Abbaustätten funktionieren kann.
    Zum E-Learning-Kurs „Biodiversität in der Baustoffindustrie“
 
 

 

Projekt GiBBS im Interview – Biodiversitätsschutz in der Baustoffindustrie?

Anneli Heinrich vom Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) in Berlin leitet das Projekt GiBBS und will mit ihrer Forschung gemeinsam mit ihrem Team herausfinden, wie Biodiversität in den Abbaustätten der Baustoffindustrie erhalten und gefördert werden kann.

Zum Interview auf der FONA-Seite.

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