Our forest is particularly important for climate protection, health care, biodiversity and the lives of people in the city of Cologne. A healthy forest is a habitat for a species-rich flora and fauna, it is a leisure and recreational space, it is a supplier of raw materials and a large carbon store.
The Cologne forest is closely linked to the development of the green belt and today covers a total area of around 6,000 ha. The city of Cologne owns 4,000 ha of this, which are managed exclusively as mixed and recreational forest according to the strict FSC guidelines. A total of 640 ha (= 16%) are designated as natural forest areas.
Together with the Forest Administration of the City of Cologne, the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald Köln e.V. launched the donation project “A Forest for Cologne”. With this call, the forest in Cologne should increase and thus the living conditions in our city should be improved.
Transparency and control through information
The Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald was founded in 1958 as a non-profit membership organization. Today the association is a nature conservation association recognized under the Federal Nature Conservation Act.
