Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg

What Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg does

Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg Waldbesitzerverband e.V. is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) representing private and communal forest owners in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Headquartered at Reinsburgstraße 23 in Stuttgart and operating with a lean staff of approximately five employees, the organization functions as an advocacy body, member-service provider, and information platform under the leadership of President Roland Burger and Managing Director Jerg Hilt. It holds formal participation rights in state committees including the Landesforstwirtschaftsrat, Landesnaturschutzrat, Landesbeirat Holz, and Holzmarktkommission, and is itself a member of AGDW – Die Waldeigentümer, the national umbrella representing roughly 2 million forest owners across Germany.

Its core offerings comprise the quarterly members' magazine "Der Waldwirt," the FOKA-INFO online newsletter, the KoNeKKTiW climate-change and crisis-management information platform (jointly operated with the Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, FVA-BW, and funded under the federal Waldklimafonds program), member events, and crisis-response resources such as storm-damage and WALDNOT documentation. The platform architecture is content- and partnership-driven rather than technology-native, with publishing outsourced to KASTNER AG and research collaboration routed through FVA-BW.

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring annual membership fees, structured by member type: €0.99 per hectare (€50 minimum) for private forest owners, €0.59–€0.84 per hectare for Forstbetriebsgemeinschaften depending on member operation size, and a €200 flat annual rate for communal and corporate forest enterprises. Supplementary revenue comes from non-member subscriptions to Der Waldwirt at €30/year and reduced-price FBG-member subscriptions at €15/year. Go-to-market is direct membership recruitment through the website and Stuttgart office, supported by Facebook, newsletter, magazine, member events, and press releases.

Name

Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg

Legal name

Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg Waldbesitzerverband e.V.

Website

https://forstkammer.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg is a non-profit registered association representing private and communal forest owners in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It delivers advocacy, formal policy representation, publications (Der Waldwirt magazine, FOKA-INFO newsletter), and member services through a five-employee Stuttgart office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Certification, Compliance & Chain-of-Custody Support (AFAMAAAH), Improved Forest Management (IFM) (EUABABAB)

Keywords

• Forest owner representation
• Forestry association services
• Timber market information
• Forestry legal advisory
• Forest policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from private forest owners, forestry business groups (Forstbetriebsgemeinschaften), and communal forest enterprises. Fees are based on forest area (hectares) with minimum thresholds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg is a registered non-profit association (e.V.) serving as the official advocacy body and service provider for private and communal forest owners in Baden-Württemberg. It sells annual memberships that bundle political representation, legal advice, timber market information, continuing education events, the quarterly Der Waldwirt magazine, and the FOKA-INFO newsletter. It also coordinates the Waldklimafonds-funded KoNeKKTiW climate change competence network and runs storm damage and forest crisis awareness campaigns.

Product overview

Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg is a non-profit association representing private and communal forest owners in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The organization functions as a membership-based association offering publications, information services, and advocacy rather than a traditional technology product company. Its core offerings include: the quarterly members' magazine 'Der Waldwirt', the FOKA-INFO newsletter, participation in the KoNeKKTiW climate change and crisis management information project (a Waldklimafonds-funded initiative), educational resources on forest management topics, storm damage resources, and general membership services including timber market information and legal advice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Der Waldwirt: The official members' magazine of the Forstkammer, published quarterly, covering topics of property ownership, forestry, and timber market.

Products and services

• Forstkammer Membership Services Annual membership program for private forest owners, forestry business groups, and communal/corporate forest enterprises in Baden-Württemberg, bundling political representation, legal advice, timber market information, training events, the Der Waldwirt quarterly magazine, and FOKA-INFO newsletter access.
• Der Waldwirt Members' Magazine Quarterly printed magazine covering current developments in politics, wood market, forest management, research, and law for forest owners; included with membership and available as a standalone subscription to non-members at 30 Euro per year and to FBG members at 15 Euro per year.
• FOKA-INFO Newsletter Online email newsletter providing current news and updates about forest ownership and forestry topics, delivered to members and subscribers.
• KoNeKKTiW Competence Network Information platform and project helping forest owners adapt to climate change impacts, offering free resources including crisis management handbooks, training, and climate scenarios for forest operations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FVA-BW (Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2014Research partner supporting the KoNeKKTiW project (Competence Network for Climate Change, Crisis Management and Transformation in Forest Ecosystems). Contact person Yvonne Hengst-Ehrhart from FVA-BW coordinates the project activities. The project started in May 2014 to help forest owners adapt to climate change impacts.
• AGDW - Die WaldeigentümercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella association representing approximately 2 million forest owners in Germany. Forstkammer BW is a member organization. AGDW advocates for forest owner interests at federal level, representing them to parliament, ministries, industry, science and other association bodies.
• KASTNER AG - das medienhausminorOthersPublishing partner for the Der Waldwirt members magazine and website advertisements. Handles all advertising inquiries and media data for the association's publications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Waldbesitzerverband Brandenburg: State-level forest owner association covering Brandenburg, including the historically significant East German forest restructuring context. Operates the same membership-association model with political representation and member services.

Others

• Deutscher Forstwirtschaftsrat (DFWR): Council representing the entire German forestry sector (not just owners). Adjacent ecosystem player where the organization participates in policy discussions; useful analogue for understanding how a membership-based forestry advisory body operates at national level.

Direct peers

• Forstkammer Hessen: State-level forest owner chamber for Hesse. Near-identical mandate, structure, and name; together with Forstkammer BW, part of the network of state-level forest owner chambers under AGDW.
• Waldbesitzerverband Niedersachsen: State-level association for forest owners in Lower Saxony, also an AGDW affiliate. Provides the same membership, advocacy, and information services as Forstkammer BW in a different German state.
• Waldbesitzerverband Bayern: State-level forest owner association for Bavaria, operating the same chamber/advocacy model as Forstkammer BW: representing private and communal forest owners, providing legal advice, wood-market information, and political representation. Closest functional analogue in another state.
• Waldbesitzerverband Nordrhein-Westfalen: State-level private forest owner association for North Rhine-Westphalia, also affiliated with AGDW. Mirrors Forstkammer BW's role as the regional chamber/advocacy body for forest owners, with similar membership-fee model and policy engagement.

Emerging players

• Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald (SDW): Germany-wide forest protection and education association with overlapping advocacy and member-magazine functions. Broader in mission (forest conservation, education, "Waldpädagogik") but competes for the same forest-stewardship constituency and donor attention.

Broad incumbents

• BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland): Major German environmental federation with significant forest-policy advocacy and member-funded operations. Comparable as a mission-driven nonprofit with policy influence, though its scope extends well beyond forestry.
• AGDW - Die Waldeigentümer: National umbrella federation of German forest owner associations, of which Forstkammer BW is a member. Provides the federal-level analogue of the same advocacy, market information, and political representation services across all German states.
• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland): Largest German environmental NGO, active in forest policy, conservation advocacy, and member-funded environmental services. Competes for advocacy airtime and member dues in the forest/environmental space, though its constituency is broader than forest owners per se.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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