Invitation to the lecture: This is how your roof becomes a habitat for plants!

The Main-Kinzig-Kreis invites you to a free online lecture entitled "Small area, great effect! A biodiversity roof is created". The lecture will take place on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 7 p.m. and is aimed at owners of small roof areas, such as garbage can houses, garages or scales. The event is directed by Ingrid Völker, a trained natural garden professional from Großweil. It supports in the planning and design of natural gardens under the label "crazy".

The topic of the lecture includes the extensive greening of the roof with local plants, which not only serves to maintain biodiversity, but also counteracts superstructures and sealed rooms. In addition, a biodiversity roof offers an additional source of food for insects, has a low care effort and changes its appearance with the seasons. The lecture is part of the Naturgarten-Online lecture series "Main.kinzig.Blüht.Netzt. Netz", and registration takes place via the website www.mainkinzluehtnetz.de.

meaning of biodiversity roofs

The creation of a great biological diversity on roofs is of central importance, as reported on the website of natural garden planners. The consideration of species deaths and climate change are central factors. Conventional types, especially in the case of green roofs, have proven to be inadequate because many roof areas remain unused or incorrectly greened.

Current greening often only offer minimalist habitat and do not contribute to combating species death or climate change. Karge vegetation suffers from heat waves, which affects the functions of the roofs, such as cooling and rainwater retention. It is therefore necessary to develop climate and species protection compatible solutions.

A new concept for biodiversity roofs is based on six pillars: a higher and better substrate, the absence of artificial irrigation and additional plastic components, a more species -rich planting with local plants, dynamic development and care according to the principle of nature as well as the integration of biotope elements such as sand, deadwood, gravel and nesting aids for insects. This concept has been developed as a live experiment and withdraws to many years of experience, with the first biodiversity roofs being created in 1996