Projects SDGsAgenda 2030Bee protection Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals are a political objective of the United Nations. The 17 goals in total focus on sustainable development on an economic, social and ecological level. Created in 2015, the aim has been to implement these goals as comprehensively as possible by 2030. In this context, the term Agenda 2030, which is to be understood synonymously with the SDGs, was established. Agenda 2030 The ithf library is committed to the goals of the 2030 Agenda, the so-called Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The library currently focuses on the following goals: Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 15: Life on Land Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Goal 17: Partnerships Sustainability in libraries – What does this mean? Sustainability means developing a principle of action that aims to ensure that the systems involved regenerate as naturally as possible. Acting sustainably in day-to-day work means critically examining your own work processes and, if possible, optimizing your own sustainable actions. The biblio2030 website collects sustainability projects from German libraries and thus offers suggestions for other institutions that would also like to get involved. Bee protection One of the 2030 Agenda projects that has already been implemented is preventing the extinction of bee and insect populations. The priority here is to offer the populations a new habitat through flower and wild herb meadows in the city. The seeds required for this purpose are scattered by means of seed balls on field paths or on the balcony or garden at home. For roadsides and public areas (public parks, traffic islands, etc.) it is advisable to exchange information with the responsible regulatory authorities. The planting of pure lawns is not recommended due to the structure of the lawn. To plant, simply throw the seed balls onto the free spaces. The balls themselves consist of a mixture of clay and earth. As soon as the first raindrops reach the balls, the balls crumble and the seeds plant themselves in the soil provided. After a few weeks, a small flower and wild herb meadow is created. The creation of such a flower meadow also brings benefits for people. The bee protection project successfully integrates several goals of the 2030 Agenda. Goal 13: Climate Action By planting unused areas, we create a system for air purification. All green plants, including flowers and wild herbs, can produce oxygen and glucose from water and carbon dioxide with the help of light. Carbon dioxide is an exhaust product that is released by breathing (humans and animals), but primarily enters the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. Plants are able to clean up this process by photosynthesis. Plants need the resulting glucose, a form of sugar (energy), for their growth. The oxygen is produced as a by-product that the plant itself does not need. It is therefore released into the atmosphere, helping to clean the air and reduce carbon dioxide levels. A long-term goal here is to reduce global warming. Goal 15: Life on Land The emergence of flower meadows creates both a variety of species (of flowers and herbs) and at the same time causes the population growth of various insects, as they are offered more habitat. This improves the life of insects on land, but there are also benefits for humans. Insects such as bees and bumblebees do pollination work. This means that these animals fly from blossom to blossom, with the various pollen sticking to their bodies and being carried onward. For most fruit trees, this is the route of natural fertilization so that the tree begins to bear fruit, grow, and mature. Without the process of pollination, there would be no apple, pear or cherry trees. Another by-product of bees is honey. The bee gets this from the nectar of the flowers. It serves as an energy supplier for the bee and as a building material for the beehive. Excess nectar is processed into honey. Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and Goal 17: Partnerships Together with the cooperation partners ” Catholic Peace Foundation Hamburg ” and “KITA Bremer Straße e.V.”, the project could be advanced and implemented. The Catholic Peace Foundation Hamburg has taken over the production costs and provision of the seed balls. In return, the foundation receives the proceeds from the seed balls as a donation so that it can support other peace projects. The KITA Bremer Straße e.V. provided the advertising material. The project was able to gain attention through tinkered bees and beehives. A flyer was used to explain the parents of the KITA children which project their children are supporting with their handicrafts. In this way, peace projects are supported and at the same time partnerships are formed to achieve the goals. Goal 4: Quality Education and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities With the help of the flyer, the educational work required for the project is carried out and information about the project is provided. This also addresses the goal of quality education. The special feature of the flyer is the spelling in so-called simple language. The reason for this is that many children from the KITA Bremer Straße e.V. have a migration background. The children learn the German language faster than their parents through the daily use of language in the KITA. The parents often learn the German language as a second or third foreign language. In order to meet the goal of “reduced inequalities”, the flyer was written in simple language.
