INSECTEMY
INSECT-RESPECT Academy for landscape gardeners
Motivation
Our mission is to educate and support landscapers to use environmentally friendly practices that promote biodiversity. By raising awareness of the importance of insects in the environment and providing practical solutions for their conservation, we strive for a more sustainable future.
- Promoting insect-friendly habitats and biodiversity
- Creating awareness for biodiversity
- Promoting and demanding social commitment
- Creating economic areas
The training
In our two seminars, you will learn practical knowledge about the value of and threats to insects, the cultivation of insect-friendly habitats and the communication of sustainable services.
After successfully completing Insectemy, you will be considered an INSECT-RESPECT professional and will be able to offer your customers certified, insect-friendly landscaping.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING
- Fundamentals of sustainability
- Insects – value, threat and support
- Planning, building and maintaining insect-friendly habitats
- Fundamentals of business administration (sustainable business models)
- Basics of sustainable marketing
- Basics of sustainable communication measures
- INSECT-RESPECT philosophy and certification
STRONG PARTNERSHIP
As a successful graduate of INSECT-RESPECT Insectemy, you will expand your insect expertise with us in order to create insect-friendly habitats in private gardens, in public spaces or on company premises.
- You gain access to new customers (groups) and projects
- They create ecological, economic and social added value
- They close the gap between demand and supply of biodiversity-promoting gardens
- You can use the INSECT-RESPECT seal of approval
- You strengthen your self-efficacy and make it tangible
IS THE COURSE SUITABLE FOR YOU?
The course is designed for beginners and experts in gardening and landscaping (trainees, journeymen, foremen, site managers, managing directors) who:
- have a lasting interest in designing insect-friendly habitats
- want to provide your customers with competent and qualified advice and support on the subject of biodiversity
- want to use the topic of sustainability as a competitive advantage for your company
Our speakers
Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus: Initiator of INSECT-RESPECT
Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus is a transformative partner in the family business of the same name. With the “INSECT-RESPECT” quality label launched in 2012, he is committed to a new way of dealing with insects. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus holds a master’s degree and doctorate in business administration from the University of St. Gallen. He regularly lectures and publishes on issues relating to SME management and sustainability.
Helge Jung: Dipl.-Ing. Landscape architect INSECT-RESPECT
Landscape architect Helge Jung is our expert in creating insect-friendly areas. Together, we have already created numerous insect biotopes in different climatic regions, always tailored to the respective local ecosystem. Helge Jung has also been a consultant for the Flowering Landscapes Network since 2012.
Dr. Johanna Häckermann: She is Chairwoman of the Management Board of Naturamas in Aarau. She is responsible for environmental education, nature promotion and climate at the well-known competence center for nature and sustainability issues. She is also Vice President of the Education and Architecture Network. An agricultural engineer by training, she holds a Master’s degree in plant sciences and a doctorate in entomology from the ETH in Zurich. Johanna Häckermann regularly gives talks about her passion: the precious animals with six legs.
Dr. Johannes Burri: specialist for forest plants and seeds. “We always have to be at eye level with the meadow in order to experience it properly.” – Dr. Johannes Burri, focuses on wildflower seed production and has been able to infect numerous professionals with his enthusiasm for wildflowers. In his seed center with seed production, he himself offers courses on flower meadows in practice. The farm is now run by the second generation and is committed to diverse habitats and a rethinking of meadow planning.
Impressions of the Insectemy
OUR GRADUATES ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
The INSECT-RESPECT area at the Waid school near St.Gallen (Switzerland) was implemented with the landscape gardener Helge Jung. He had completed the Insectemy course and implemented the area independently.
Dates
We are flexible.
Contact us and we will be happy to arrange an individual appointment with you.
Contact person: Georg Reckhaus
Mail: g.reckhaus@insect-respect.org
ABOUT INSECT-RESPECT
Since 2012, we have been raising awareness of the value of six-legged friends, creating new habitats and changing society. Become an important part of our history and future. With Insectemy, we bring together landscapers to make a positive change together. Our team consists of experts in landscaping and environmental protection who are passionate about protecting insects and promoting their habitats.
WHY WE ARE TAKING ACTION
A product kills insects that are subsequently missing from the ecosystem. This loss is compensated for. The compensation is achieved by establishing insect-friendly extensive flat roof greening in residential or industrial areas. This involves creating new green flat roofs or upgrading existing ones.