SDG 15 LIFE ON LAND

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

More info: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/biodiversity/

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A green roof buffers rainwater while harvested rain is reused on site, cutting mains water demand.

A fully smoke-free venue with no ashtrays at the entrance: smokers handle their own cigarette butts.

Good health and wellbeing

The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) installed two beehives.

In 2023, the Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) installed two beehives on its green roof, now home to no fewer than 100,000 bees. These hives not only support a thriving bee population, but also produce an impressive annual yield of approximately 80 kg of BeeMCC honey.