A delegation from the Mouvement Ecologique had its first meeting with the new Minister for the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Serge Wilmes

If you didn’t have time to sow wildflower seeds in autumn, now is your second chance to get active. In March and April – preferably when a few days of rain are forecasted – you can sow your wildflower seeds, or even just create a wildflower strip. The wildflower seed mix for Luxembourg was created by the Nature Conservation Syndicate SICONA and the Natural History Museum, together with biological stations and other partners. The seed mix is mainly produced by Luxembourg farmers – entirely without the use of pesticides.

For over 20 years, the Ecological Movement and Oekozenter Pafendall have organised the Oekofoire. Thousands of people from far beyond the Ecological Movement gathered there that weekend. It was an important event because it provided concrete information, sparked passionate discussions and enabled many people to meet each other. Oekofoire also marked the start of the autumn environmental political season…

…. was the title of the conference with Mathias Binswanger, one of Switzerland’s most influential economists.

Who doesn’t wonder why more of our appliances are not being repaired? A variety of initiatives, including repair cafés, are actively engaged in this field. Additionally, an important concept is the “repair bonus” offered by municipalities. Mouvement Ecologique made detailed suggestions to the communes, how to introduce  such a bonus on a local level – so please call on your local authority if you think such thing is needed!

Thursday, March 21st, 2024 at 6.15 PM at the Oekozenter Pafendall – 6, rue Vauban, Luxembourg

Recently, Mouvement Ecologique and Oekozenter Pafendall had an exchange with Minister Martine Hansen and representatives of the Directorate for Consumer Protection about the ministry’s role and the possible introduction of a national repair bonus.

Remember: Last year, Restopolis, the structure responsible for school canteens, partially revised its purchasing policy. Much more emphasis is to be placed on purchasing organic and regional products. The project – called supply4future (S4F) – is currently being trialled at 13 schools. The aim is to expand the project based on the experience gained in the participating pilot schools.

According to our information, parts of the Luxembourg hunting community are in favour of lifting or reversing the ban on fox hunting. In the opinion of the Mouvement Ecologique, this ban must be maintained without any ifs or buts, as there are simply no technically sound arguments for hunting this predator again.