One thing was already clear when Landgarten was founded. We don’t go our way because others do too – or simply don’t. We go our way because we think it’s the right one.

More than 30 years ago, this meant for us to produce organic instead of conventional products. Not because it was cheaper, more lucrative or contemporary. But because it was the right thing for us. Now we are again at a fork on our way. And here, too, we haven’t opted for the simpler, more cost-efficient way. But for the path that feels right for us: the path towards CO2 neutrality.

We are happy and proud to announce:
We produce organic snacks in a climate-neutral way!

Through the most energy-efficient production possible, implementation of heat recovery systems, procurement of electricity from renewable energy sources, installation of photovoltaic systems, as well as support for climate protection projects,
Landgarten produces organic snacks CO2 neutral.

Brazil

Avoided deforestation in the Amazon rainforest 

The Amazon rainforest today still covers an area of ​​over 8 million square kilometers. This corresponds to about twenty times the area of ​​Germany. In the past few decades, however, deforestation has advanced rapidly through clearing for agriculture and illegal logging. Since 1990 alone, Brazil has lost almost 10% of its total forest area. Part of the problem is that a Brazilian law allows unmanaged areas to be occupied without land ownership rights and parts of the tree population (e.g. for pasture areas) to be felled. After only five years, the forest area will then legally become the property of the land user.

The Project

Better protection for 150,000 hectares of threatened forest area. This is done through on-site patrols, the strategic occupation of forest areas, an improvement in forest management practices and the promotion of the sustainable use of the forest.

Local villages are actively involved in forest protection: after appropriate training, residents are deployed as “rangers”. As part of their systematic controls, they identify illegal clearings and forest squatters who, ideally, can be convinced to work with the project.

 

Sustainable development

In addition to reducing CO2 emissions, all of first climate‘s climate protection projects generate a wide range of additional benefits for people and the environment. The projects thus enable support for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

We are of course happy to contribute to the achievement of the following SDGs through our participation in this project.

Key Facts

  • Location:
    Portel, Brazil

  • Projecttype:
    REDD+

  • Emission reduction:
    264.000t CO2

  • Project standard:
    Verified Carbon Standard & CCBS

  • Project start:
    January 2008

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Cambodia

Clean drinking water

According to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, water scarcity will be one of the most acute environmental problems in Southeast Asia in the near future. The many driving factors of this development include, among others, the overuse of the groundwater, a sharp increase in population and the decline of the Mekong and Red Rivers.

Cambodia is located on the upper reaches of the Mekong River Delta and is therefore acutely exposed to these dangers. In addition, the existing water in Cambodia is impure. Due to inadequate wastewater methods and a lack of centralized infrastructure, over 66% of the population have no access to clean drinking water. Poor quality aboveground waters and rainwater stored in tanks are among the main sources of water for household consumption.

Key Facts

  • Location:
    Cambodia, nationwide

  • Project type:
    Water treatment

  • Emission reduction:
    22.000t CO2

  • Project standard:
    Gold Standard

  • Project start:
    Febuary 2010

The Project

The subject of the project is the manufacture and distribution of ceramic water filters in Cambodian households, especially in rural areas. These filters can be used by families in their homes and reliably remove microbes and pathogens from contaminated water. This eliminates the need to boil unsafe water to make it palatable.

Correspondingly, fuel consumption is reduced and greenhouse gas emissions that are harmful to the climate are actively reduced. The water filters used are made locally and can filter enough water to feed a family of five for five to seven years.

 

Sustainable development

As part of this project, we also make a small contribution to achieving the following Sustainable Development Goals:

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss