Berlin campaign day: Focus on diversity and education!

Berlin campaign day: Focus on diversity and education!

Berlin, Deutschland - on May 22, 2025, the International Day for Biological Diversity, Prof. Johannes Vogel, the general director of the Museum of Natural History, and Britta Behrendt, the State Secretary for Climate Protection and the Environment, presented the diversity of environmental education offers in the museum. In their presentation, the two experts emphasized the crucial role of playing access to the city nature for the well -being of the Berlin city population. This is particularly important at a time when urbanization and resource consumption lead to dangerous environmental degradation in urban areas.

such as [berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/Pressemaytreungen/2025/Pressemage department. The aim of these initiatives is to activate less accessible groups in particular and to sensitize the protection of the natural environment. "The preservation of biological diversity concerns all citizens," said Behrendt, and emphasized the need for education and research to actively combat biodiversity.

actively and sustainably learn

As part of the spray campaign "I am a green place of learning", the visibility of over 700 green learning locations in Berlin is increased. This is done on an action day in the Museum of Natural History, which is designed by the interdisciplinary pilot project "Understand diversity" and the coordination points for nature, environmental, climate and sustainability formation in the districts of Mitte and Reinickendorf. The projects are funded not only by the Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection (SenMVKU), but also by the district offices.

Special attention is paid to the connection of environmental education projects with research on biological diversity in Berlin. Innovative approaches are being followed to gain people for nature and environmental protection. The city nature has a double function: it contributes to the biodiversity and climate protection, as is explained in a publication by the Federal Office for Nature Conservation. The EU biodiversity strategy 2030 aims to reverse the current loss of biological diversity, and calls for the protection and restoration of nature.

challenges in urban rooms

urbanization, the increasing resource consumption and the emitted pollutants represent a significant threat to the environment. Nevertheless, cities also have the potential to enable a sustainable life for many people. In order to use these opportunities, it is recommended to create and implement urban greening plans for cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants so that urban green expenses are promoted and better access to nature is created. This could also help to increase the quality of life in urban spaces and promote biodiversity, as the [Federal Office for Nature Conservation] (https://www.bfn.de/publikation/broschuere/stadtnatur-plan-lebensqualitaet-klima and-biological variety).

The continuous cooperation between the Senmvku and the Museum of Natural History is emphasized as a central success factor for biodiversity research and environmental education. In the future it is important not only to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities of the city nature, but also to take concrete measures in order to promote the diversity of nature and to secure the living space of the coming generations.