‘Farming for Nature - Austria’ honours selected farmers as “Ambassadors for Biodiversity”. Our ambassadors are actively committed to nature on their own farms - and beyond. With their innovative approaches, they are paving the way for sustainable agriculture.

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Ambassadors 2026

More than 40 farmers from across Austria were nominated, from whom our expert jury selected the five Biodiversity Ambassadors for 2026. These ambassadors open their farm gates to us and show how they give space for nature on their farms.

Silvia Fruhmann

Karl, Burgenland

Michael Halbfurter

Dölsach, Tyrol

Alois Kiegerl

Trahütten, Styria

Irene Lüdemann

Friedersbach, Lower Austria

Carmen Petutschnig-Erschen

Globasnitz, Carinthia

Ambassadors 2025

The five ambassadors for biodiversity 2025 have been chosen – selected from a total of 26 farmers nominated across Austria. Their farms are as diverse as their approaches to promoting biodiversity.

Birgit Braunstein

Purbach, Burgenland

Brigitte Dörner

Eugendorf, Salzburg

Roswitha Marold

Aigen im Ennstal, Styria

Josef Pfeffer

Mank, Lower Austria

Johann Schauer

Natternbach, Upper Austria

Ambassadors 2024

Our expert jury has selected the five Ambassadors for Biodiversity 2024 from a total of 25 farmers nominated throughout Austria.

Otto Knaus

Sulztal a.d. Weinstr., Styria

Jakob Mayer

Michlbach, Lower Austria

Angelina Pucher

Heiligenblut, Carinthia

Armin Rauch

Dünserberg, Vorarlberg

Alexander Steindl

Haidershofen, Lower Austria

Ambassadors 2022

Once again in 2022, our expert jury selected the five Ambassadors for Biodiversity from a total of 22 farms nominated throughout Austria after extensive consultations and personal farm visits.

Agathe Lingenhel

Doren, Vorarlberg

Jakob Loidolt

Waidhofen a. d. Thaya, Lower Austria

Johanna Marchner-Pichler

Bad Mitterndorf, Styria

Ernst Moßhammer

Saalfelden, Salzburg

Gerhard Paulitsch

St. Stefan, Carinthia

Ambassadors 2021

At the end of September 2021, a five-member jury selected the five 2021 Biodiversity Ambassadors from the 24 nominated farms based on two joint online meetings and personal farm visits.

Andreas Badinger steht auf einer Wiese
Andreas
Badinger

Straßwalchen, Salzburg

Tanja Moser steht auf einer Wiese vor einer alpinen Landschaft
Tanja
Moser

Bürserberg, Vorarlberg

Rudi
Schmid

Traiskirchen, Lower Austria

Nikolaus Stiebitzhofer steht vor einem Feld und lacht
Nikolaus
Stiebitzhofer

St. Florian, Upper Austria

Solveig und Manuel Thurnes - Porträt
Solveig und
Manuel Thurnes

Serfaus, Tyrol