The Information and Coordination Center for Biological Diversity will once again be represented with a stand at Green Week in Berlin this year. Green Week is an agricultural and food policy forum focusing on nutrition, agriculture, and horticulture. This year, it celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Our team will be presenting a range of rare and endangered plant and animal species to raise awareness of regional products and their protection.
At our biodiversity stand, visitors can sample cheese made from Thuringian Forest goat's milk, bread made from Champagne rye, and apple juice made from Red Star Renette apples. The patches planted with old salad varieties such as the “Goldforelle” lettuce and the “Struwelpeter” leaf lettuce can be admired. With a little luck, interested visitors will receive a packet of seeds with four of these rare salad varieties as a giveaway.
Why is it important to draw attention to these products?
Many of the crops and livestock breeds on display are endangered. In Germany alone, 59 of 83 native livestock breeds are endangered, and more than 2,000 plant varieties are on the Red List. Purchasing products made from regionally typical varieties and breeds can help protect biodiversity.
There are short profiles with key information about these special varieties and breeds, as well as the Red Lists of native livestock breeds and crops in Germany, for so-called diversity products such as sausage made from Schwäbisch-Hällisches pork or jam made from Gute Luise pears.
Come by, be inspired, and enjoy yourself – for the love of diversity, for the joy of enjoyment.
You can find us at Green Week in Hall 23a of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMLEH) at booth 303.
We look forward to seeing you!