17 Articles about „Species protection“

Responsibility 11/06/2022

Joint initiative for clean rivers with everwave, BABOR BEAUTY GROUP and Ferry Porsche Foundation

The mission of the garbage collection boat CollectiX on the river Danube kicks off.

Responsibility 04/14/2022

Progress report of the feasibility study CO₂-regio

After the first half of the project, the interim results of the CO₂-regio feasibility study are available. At a public event, the project team presented those to an interested audience. So far, the team investigated practical measures that would allow farmers to make their living even when peatlands are restored to their natural state and conventional farming is banned on these former arable lands.

Greenovation 03/22/2022

URBANFILTER: Filtering out microplastics where they are created

In the URBANFILTER project, the Audi Environmental Foundation and the TU of Berlin are developing filters for road gullies. Thus environmentally harmful particles such as tire wear particles do not end up in waterways.

Greenovation 12/22/2021

Using telemetry technology to protect the curlew

In Germany the curlew is one of the species threatened with extinction. Therefore years ago the “Landesbund für Vogelschutz” (LBV) initiated a project to protect the curlew population. The Audi Environmental Foundation is helping to finance a new telemetry system with stationary receivers that are being tested in the field to locate curlew families.

Responsibility 10/27/2021

Columns of biodiversity: Sustainable projects for species protection and environmental education

As part of the environmental project Steles of Biodiversity, old transformer houses are being transformed into new habitats for native animal species. In this way, environmental education sites are created that bring biodiversity and species diversity closer to the visitor.

Greenovation 09/22/2021

Geo-monitoring: How drones contribute to maintain orchard meadows

Measuring an orchard meadows with drones - Audi Environmental Foundation supports innovative project using citizen science, big data and pattern recognition to preserve biodiversity.

Responsibility 05/22/2021

Peatland protection is climate protection – “CO₂-Regio“ feasibility study

The Audi Environmental Foundation is financially supporting a study dealing with restoration and protection of peatlands, the feasibility study “CO₂-Regio”, which is developing a catalog of economically attractive, alternative uses for farmers.

Greenovation 02/26/2021

Microalgae – multitalented organisms for a livable future?

We have all probably eaten algae at some point – wrapped around maki sushi or used as a thickening agent in instant meals. Algae, and microalgae in particular, have also been cultivated at the industrial level since the 1950s with the aim of preserving natural raw materials for a variety of areas of application.

Responsibility 05/22/2020

10 years for nature conservation and biodiversity: Audi Environmental Foundation

Nature conservation and biological diversity – this is what the Audi Environmental Foundation has stood for for a decade with a large number of projects.

Responsibility 12/01/2019

Planting trees against climate change – Audi Foundation supports research of oak forest

Planting trees against climate change - this is the idea behind the research project Oak forest, one of the first projects supported by the Audi Environmental Foundation.

Greenovation 07/13/2018

Oak forests meets environmental technology – a modern project by the Audi Foundation

The Oak Forest project is going online. The oaks have been equipped with intelligent measuring and corresponding sensor technology for determining the interaction between density and the ecosystem performance of the trees.

Responsibility 06/02/2017

Bee mortality research - high-tech beehive Smart HOBOS

Research on bee mortality - Smart HOBOS helps here. The high-tech beehive of the Audi Environmental Foundation collects valuable data.

Enthusiasm 09/12/2014

Steigerwald Zentrum – Audi promotes forest education

Playful and multimedia-based - this is the best way to convey even more complex content. The Audi Environmental Foundation supports the Steigerwald Centre for Forest Education with such exhibits.