GIZ’s Campus Kottenforst in Bonn is humming with life. Insects have made their homes in the site’s wildflower meadows. They can be seen buzzing around the fruit trees and crawling around the insect hotels and through the piles of deadwood, which also provide a refuge for hedgehogs and other small mammals. During the day, native birds like robins and tits flit through the trees and fly in and out of nesting boxes. At night, bats emerge from their nesting boxes in the Campus grounds and take over the skies.
Campus Kottenforst is right on the edge of the forest that gives it its name. Since protecting and fostering biodiversity is one of GIZ’s key goals, the company has instigated numerous activities in the Campus grounds to ensure that a natural habitat is available for indigenous flora and fauna, thus helping to conserve both species and biotopes. In this way, GIZ ensures that the wildlife from the neighbouring forest feels every bit at home on Campus as GIZ staff and visitors attending the many events there.