Last week, the third AFaktive annual partner meeting took place in Holland. The partners met at the premises of the partner Royal Eijkelkamp, a Dutch company producing sensors for the monitoring of the AFaktive agroforestry sites. This very topic was also at the core of the discussions among partners, not only with regard to the […]

The next video of the series on agroforestry is now available on the LUCA_IfaS YouTube channel. At the Lerchenhof in Jesewitz, farmer and beekeeper Robert Künne explains how agriculture and nature conservation work together on his farm.His agroforestry system combines healthy food production with valuable, energy-producing, and fruit-bearing trees. These are intended not only to

On 25th June, IfaS Head of Department Frank Wagener gave a presentation at the conference ‘Natural Climate Protection in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate’ at the Environmental Campus. Around 120 participants gathered under the motto ‘Together for natural climate protection’. Experts from local government, science, politics and schools took the opportunity to discuss local approaches to restoring

The fourth video of the LUCA_IfaS YouTube channel series on agroforestry is now available. The video takes a closer look at the special features and meaning of the project site Hofgut Neumühle educational and experimental centre for livestock farming. A piece of the future is growing at Neumühle in Rhineland-Palatinate: trees are planted between grain

The third video in the agroforestry video series on the LUCA_IfaS YouTube channel has been released. What really happens to water when trees are planted on farms? We don’t fully know – yet. This project is filling key knowledge gaps with real-world pilot sites, hydrological modelling, and close farmer collaboration. AFaktive will make its contribution

The coordinator team of the AFaktive project has launched a new social media brand for natural climate protection projects and initiatives – with a special focus on agroforestry. It is called LUCA – Land Use development for Climate Adaptation. Follow us on the following platforms to receive updates on AFaktive and other nature-based projects. Instagram:

Great recognition for a strong project: Wurzener Land-Werke GmbH has reached the final of the prestigious STADTWERKE AWARD 2025 with its innovative project “Agroforestry for the heat transition” (“Agroforst für die Wärmewende”). The company is one of the six finalists from 51 applications from Germany and Austria – proof of the pioneering combination of agriculture,

From June 4 to 6, 2025, the LIFE Platform Meeting on European Forest Restoration took place in Brașov, Romania, at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains—the highest part of the Southern Carpathians. The event was organized by the European Commission (DG Environment and CINEA) in cooperation with the Foundation Conservation Carpathia and the LIFE project