We reduce your digital CO2 footprint...
For every customer of our three premium packages PlusMail, ProMail and PowerMail, mail.de plants or sows one / two / three trees against climate change in cooperation with "Aktion Baum" and the "Stiftung Naturschutz in Schleswig-Holstein". Only native tree species are planted. Together we create new natural forests where the trees can grow undisturbed and their wood is not used.
We have deliberately chosen local support so that we can experience the reforestation projects directly on site. This brings more healthy forest for northern Germany.
With a membership of our premium packages, you automatically reduce your digital CO2 footprint - without any additional costs or effort.
Let's get active together and do good for the climate!
Reduce your digital CO2 footprint
Plant trees and do good*Did you know that four trees equal
your annual CO2 consumption?
Over the course of 100 years, a tree binds approximately three tonnes of CO2. This means that four planted trees can compensate for the average CO2 footprint. In our premium e-mail package "PowerMail", three native trees are automatically planted in the region every year. You can make further donations to our "mailforfuture climate fund", which we have set up especially for this purpose, at any time via a donation button. We will then use these donations to plant further trees.
Just four trees will offset your annual CO2 consumption.
A 100-year-old spruce tree
filters in the course of its life
about 2.6 tons of CO2
A 120-year-old beech tree
filters in the course of its life
about 3.6 tonnes of CO2
A 100-year-old oak tree
filters in the course of its life
about 5 tonnes of CO2
Let's create the virgin forests of tomorrow and do good for the climate!
Plant trees and do good*
Current climate protection projects
Dahme/Mark – Forest conversion through tree planting
The aim is to establish a climate-stable mixed forest. The resulting trees will store climate-damaging CO2, cool the air and filter rainwater. At the same time, the oak and silver fir trees that have been sown will serve as natural offspring for the existing pine stands, which are increasingly threatened by climate change. The forest conversion that has begun is therefore an important step towards securing the ecological functions of the forest in the long term.
An innovative, technology-based process was used for the reforestation. A remote-controlled forestry caterpillar from the start-up "Skyseed" prepared the ground by removing moss, grass and leaves. The seeds and acorns were then precisely placed in prepared soil grooves and pressed down with a roller. In this way, several hectares of land can be efficiently worked every day.
The sowing method is faster and more resource-efficient than traditional planting. At the same time, the young trees can develop their root system naturally from the outset, which improves their access to water and nutrients.
The project is being scientifically monitored in order to further optimise the efficiency of the method.
Valley of the Kükelühner Mühlenau
The aim of the FFH area (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive) is to preserve a stream that runs partly through gorge-like terrain with sections of undisturbed course, as well as adjacent forest areas. Of particular importance are the gorge and mixed forests on the slopes.
Here, adjacent to a tributary of the Kükelühner Mühlenau, it was possible to acquire farmland sloping down to this small stream valley.
The farmland is being taken out of intensive agricultural use, thus contributing to the reduction of pesticide and fertiliser inputs.
Through afforestation, the existing strip of woodland along the stream will be widened by approximately 50 metres and can develop into a species-rich hillside forest. 1,000 native trees and shrubs typical of the location will be planted.
The widening of the strip of woodland and the renunciation of the use of pesticides and fertilisers not only serves to protect the water, but also contributes to biological climate protection through the long-term binding of CO2 in the future forest. In future, after planting and protection from browsing by a wildlife fence in the first few years, there will be no cultivation here and all development processes will proceed undisturbed.
Valley of the Langballigau
The development objective is the regeneration of the entire valley area including the slope areas, including the development of near-natural forest stands on the valley slopes and the restoration of near-natural habitats. The acquired areas will be taken out of agricultural use and led into forest development. For this purpose, the areas are to be initially planted with woody plants and protected from browsing by a game fence during the growth period. A mixed deciduous forest will be planted, with a colourful mix of oaks, elms, limes and beeches of about 3,000 to 4,000 trees and shrubs from about 15 different species of woody plants. All of them are not only from native species, they have been grown from seeds from the region of origin of the project area in specialised tree nurseries.
An area of land belonging to the Foundation for Nature Conservation adjoining to the north is also to be planted. In addition to reducing sediment loads and the input of pesticides and fertilisers into the valley and the watercourse, the conversion of the arable land into near-natural forest stands also primarily serves biological climate protection through its increased CO2 storage capacity.
Support our climate projects directly
Plant trees and do good*Our partners
in climate protection:
Aktion Baum
With Aktion Baum, we work with a nationwide partner that uses modern technology for sustainable forest conversion and climate protection. The non-profit organisation Aktion Baum gGmbH develops innovative reforestation and forest protection projects in collaboration with companies, local authorities and private sponsors.
Technically efficient solutions such as drones and remote-controlled forest rovers from partners such as Skyseed distribute seeds precisely, quickly and in a resource-efficient manner. This allows large areas to be reforested efficiently and natural growth processes to be promoted.
Aktion Baum focuses on research, practical implementation and environmental education. Findings on climate-resilient tree species are incorporated directly into the planning, and measures are taken in consultation with foresters and authorities.
In addition, there are educational and participatory projects with schools and associations. Modern technology, a scientific basis and social commitment make Aktion Baum an ideal partner for technology-based climate protection projects.
The Foundation for Nature Conservation in Schleswig-Holstein
We see ourselves as a specialist for innovative, serious and secure communication. When it comes to nature and climate protection, we rely on an experienced, regional partner that has been successfully working for nature for over four decades. After 42 years, the foundation's land across the state covers more than 38,000 hectares, where many rare plants and animals have once again found a safe home in Schleswig-Holstein. Intact mixed forests - or even better, primeval forests - both are in the repertoire of the Schleswig-Holstein Foundation for Nature Conservation, but "wild pastures", "flowering meadows" as well as activities for the preservation of moor landscapes are also part of the foundation's diverse climate protection projects, which is why we see our cooperation with the foundation as the ideal partner for many other projects.
Sustainability
We have been committed to the sustainable operation of our email service for years. For example, our server architecture is powered by 100% green electricity.
In our business premises, we only use green electricity as well as ecologically high-quality wind gas (green hydrogen) from the provider Green Planet Energy (previously Greenpeace Energy).
Efficient software development and the use of energy-efficient hardware have rounded off our efforts in recent years, and an annual environmental and transparency report gives you a small overview of our CO2 footprint. But that's not enough for us: we are taking the next step and want to become even more climate-neutral and help you, our customers, to reduce your CO2 footprint. For this reason, we plant trees to compensate for every customer who uses one of our premium email packages.
Why this step? For us, this step is the logical consequence and continuation of our endeavour for more near-sustainability. The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. We all have to take responsibility for the solution and we would like to make an active contribution.
