Label Bas Carbone
Examples: reducing the frequency of soil cultivation, minimalist plot preparation, restoring organic matter and preserving soil microfauna.
Examples: diversity and locality of crop species, preservation of habitat for local flora and fauna, presence of beehives for pollination.
Examples: territorial dynamics, societal demand, diversification of the activity, local sales/processing, working conditions, sharing of good practices.
Reforestation of 1 hectare in Ain
Located in the department of Ain, the commune of Groissiat enjoys a remarkable natural setting at the crossroads of Bugey and the Oignin valley, within the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region. This area, characterized by its mid-mountain landscapes, temperate continental climate, and extensive forests, plays a key economic role, especially in forestry and agriculture. Today, the Ain forests represent an ecological and economic asset, contributing to biodiversity and the local timber industry.
Because of the shortening cold winters regulating insect populations, bark beetles are growing exponentially and eating away at stands. In the spruce forests of eastern France, the impact is considerable.
This epidemic causes rapid decline and even death of trees. This phenomenon is easily identifiable with the stands turning from green to brown or white, becoming sensitive to the slightest gust of wind. These “dry” woodlands end up crashing to the ground, giving way to desolate landscapes and no longer capture CO2. If the forest is neither adapted nor renewed, this situation can lead to its gradual disappearance.
As the trees no longer have any value, silvicultural management is also compromised. We are talking here about a “silvicultural dead end”.
This 1 hectare reforestation project will store 302 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over 30 years*.
The plots affected by the project will be entirely harvested because of the bark beetle. The existing population was unfortunately monospecific and reforestation is therefore essential. It was chosen to install a mixture of species (downy oak, Atlas cedar, sycamore maple, and torminal service tree) better suited to prolonged hot periods. The project has numerous co-benefits:
-A local forestry company will carry out the planting.
-Soil life and carbon will be preserved because the soil will only be worked lightly before planting and the remnants of the old stand will be left on site or put in a windrow. This way, organic matter will be preserved on the plot.
-The project will make it possible to diversify the population of the forest massif, with the establishment of more local hardwood trees. In addition, certain remarkable non-diseased trees will be preserved.
* The final value of the estimate will only be established after verification by an independent auditor and an administrative verification decision.
Label Bas CarboneExamples: reducing the frequency of soil cultivation, minimalist plot preparation, restoring organic matter and preserving soil microfauna.
Examples: diversity and locality of crop species, preservation of habitat for local flora and fauna, presence of beehives for pollination.
Examples: territorial dynamics, societal demand, diversification of the activity, local sales/processing, working conditions, sharing of good practices.
Reforestation of 1 hectare in Ain
Located in the department of Ain, the commune of Groissiat enjoys a remarkable natural setting at the crossroads of Bugey and the Oignin valley, within the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region. This area, characterized by its mid-mountain landscapes, temperate continental climate, and extensive forests, plays a key economic role, especially in forestry and agriculture. Today, the Ain forests represent an ecological and economic asset, contributing to biodiversity and the local timber industry.
Because of the shortening cold winters regulating insect populations, bark beetles are growing exponentially and eating away at stands. In the spruce forests of eastern France, the impact is considerable.
This epidemic causes rapid decline and even death of trees. This phenomenon is easily identifiable with the stands turning from green to brown or white, becoming sensitive to the slightest gust of wind. These “dry” woodlands end up crashing to the ground, giving way to desolate landscapes and no longer capture CO2. If the forest is neither adapted nor renewed, this situation can lead to its gradual disappearance.
As the trees no longer have any value, silvicultural management is also compromised. We are talking here about a “silvicultural dead end”.
This 1 hectare reforestation project will store 302 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over 30 years*.
The plots affected by the project will be entirely harvested because of the bark beetle. The existing population was unfortunately monospecific and reforestation is therefore essential. It was chosen to install a mixture of species (downy oak, Atlas cedar, sycamore maple, and torminal service tree) better suited to prolonged hot periods. The project has numerous co-benefits:
-A local forestry company will carry out the planting.
-Soil life and carbon will be preserved because the soil will only be worked lightly before planting and the remnants of the old stand will be left on site or put in a windrow. This way, organic matter will be preserved on the plot.
-The project will make it possible to diversify the population of the forest massif, with the establishment of more local hardwood trees. In addition, certain remarkable non-diseased trees will be preserved.
* The final value of the estimate will only be established after verification by an independent auditor and an administrative verification decision.
