{"id":27065,"date":"2025-10-10T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/?p=27065"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:31:47","slug":"protecting-biodiversity-we-can-only-do-it-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/press-and-media\/newsroom\/stories\/protecting-biodiversity-we-can-only-do-it-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting biodiversity – we can only do it together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For 15 years, REWE Group, NABU and farmers<\/span>\u00a0together for the protection of biodiversity in conventional fruit and vegetable cultivation. The interim results show the success: almost 500 farms are implementing nature conservation measures, over 17.5 million m\u00b2 of flowering areas and 26,900 nesting aids have been created. Monitoring at Lake Constance proves the effect – for example, the number of wild bee species has doubled since 2010. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Preserving and promoting biodiversity<\/h2>
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Since 2010, REWE Group has been working with NABU and numerous farms to preserve biodiversity in conventional fruit and vegetable cultivation in Germany. This cooperation has developed into the largest partnership of its kind in Germany – and shows how targeted measures directly on agricultural land contribute to the promotion of biodiversity. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Successful interim results<\/h2>\n

NABU is publishing concrete results of the partnership to mark its 15th anniversary: almost 500 farms are implementing nature conservation measures in conventional farming together with over 20 consultants. Over 17.5 million square meters of flowering areas, around 89,300 shrubs and more than 26,900 nesting aids have been created. The measures promote beneficial insects, strengthen crops – and are having an effect: for example, the number of wild bee species at Lake Constance has doubled since 2010.\u202f<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Scientific monitoring at Lake Constance accompanies the project and provides meaningful data on the development of species diversity: while 56 wild bee species were detected in 2010, the number had already risen to 112 in 2021 – including 26 endangered species on the Red List.\u202f\u202f<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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For more diversity in nature – biodiversity as a sustainability goal of the REWE Group<\/h2>\n

Protecting biodiversity is one of the central building blocks of REWE Group’s comprehensive sustainability strategy:\u202f<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The REWE Group is committed to protecting the environment and climate, promoting more sustainable product ranges and striving to contribute to a sustainable society. By joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the company is committed to science-based climate targets in line with the 1.5-degree pathway of the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim is to achieve net-zero emissions across the Group by 2050 – by reducing emissions both in the company’s own Business Areas and along the supply chains. Climate protection and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked: Intact ecosystems stabilize the climate, and a stable climate protects the diversity of life. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Press release<\/a> on the 15th anniversary of the biodiversity project by NABU, REWE Group and agricultural businesses can be read on the NABU website.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sustainability needs strong alliances. The long-standing partnership between NABU, <\/span>Landwirt:innen<\/span> and REWE Group is based on trust, shared values and the common goal of preserving natural habitats along the entire supply chain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n

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Marcel Weber, Managing Director of National and International Own-Brand Goods<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Projects in Austria: 10 years of “Blooming Austria”<\/h2>\n

Since its foundation in 2015, Bl\u00fchendes \u00d6sterreich has more than 300 <\/span>Partners:innen<\/span> supports the renaturation and improvement of over 13 million square meters of biotopes of conservation value. Over 60 protected areas were co-financed in project implementations throughout Austria. in 2022, Blooming Austria received the prestigious NATURA 2000 Award from the EU. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, please visit hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The current Progress report<\/a> shows how REWE Group implements Sustainability – including the commitment to more biodiversity (page 25-26) – in an effective and practical way. \u202f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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