SGB Outdoor EOG


Global Nature Fund - Mangrove Swamp Restoration (Sri Lanka) - Mangrove forests are unique habitats found in brackish estuaries and coastal areas. Their habitat is shared by vast numbers of salt and freshwater creatures, with extensive root systems protecting against tidal waves and erosion. Over the past 100 years, about 50% of the world’s mangrove forests have been irrecoverably lost. The Madampa Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is facing threats due to land reclamation, waste dumping and logging. The aim is long-term education of the local community, mangrove conservation programmes and planting over 10,000 seedlings to reforest 6 acres of mangrove area. Nominated by Messe Freidrichshafen


Bumblebee Conservation Trust - Pembrokeshire Bumblebee Path Project (UK) - The UK’s bumblebees have suffered huge declines due to widespread habitat loss. Bumblebees are major pollinators of a majority of wildflowers and many agricultural crops. If they continue to disappear, plants will set less seed, causing sweeping changes with catastrophic knock- on effects for other wildlife. This project will create a new 10km section of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path surrounded by wildflower-rich habitat to support rare bumblebees. By connecting key sites, this attractive route through spectacular scenery will help prevent the national extinction of the shrill carder bee. In conjunction with Trail Magazine.


Breathe Foundation - Rainforest Restoration (Brazil) - The Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil is less than 7% of its original size and is one of the five highest biodiversity hotspots in the world. Farming, illegal logging and poaching is pushing this area towards ecological collapse. The 10-year goal is to reclaim 700,000m2 of forest, creating an intact ecological corridor, protected under Brazillian Environmental law. The project aims are building an education and management centre adjacent to the forest, acquiring priority land to create ecological bridges, farmer allotment allocation and planting the initial area with seedlings. Nominated by Messe München.


Presentations on all these projects will take place at OutDoor, Friedrichhafen, at 11am on Friday 16th July in Room Berlin.


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