Hybrid Space Lab is developing a visual strategy in support of the climate adaptation law for Berlin “BäumePlus-Gesetz” that is developed by the Berlin NGO BaumEntscheid.
Climate Adaptation @ BaumEntscheid, Berlin, 2025-2026
BaumEntscheid
BaumEntscheid wants to make Berlin heat-proof and weather-proof by means of a referendum, so that life in Berlin remains bearable despite heat and extreme weather.
The BäumePlus Law is intended to ensure the necessary climate adaptation policy so that Berlin remains a healthy and safe city for all of us and for future generations.
The BäumePlus Law was developed in a broad-based process involving numerous volunteer experts from the fields of science, politics, administration and business, as well as committed citizens and lawyers.
Berliners will vote on the law in a referendum in 2026. If the majority votes in favour, by at least a quarter of all eligible voters, the law will come into force immediately.
BaumEntscheid in Berlin is a broad movement comprising members from all political camps, social classes and age groups. BaumEntscheid is a rapidly growing team of dozens of volunteers, including lawyers and experts in the field of urban planning. BaumEntscheid is convinced that a weatherproof city benefits everyone in Berlin.
At least every second street tree is diseased, and for some tree species the figure is as high as 90%. Only every third tree that is felled is replanted. Berlin is becoming hotter, greyer, drier and more dangerous for too many people, especially those on low incomes.
In a decision on November 3, 2025, the Berlin House of Representatives passed Germany’s first climate adaptation law in the form of the “BäumePlus-Gesetz” (Tree Plus Law) of the Baumentscheid (Tree Decision) with cross-party support and no dissenting votes in an unprecedented collaboration between referendum, political parties, and politicians.
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