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 2 hectares in the Jura region
With the shortening of cold winters regulating insect populations, bark beetles are developing exponentially and nibbling away at stands. In the spruce forests of eastern France, the impact is considerable.
The epidemic is causing rapid dieback and even the death of trees. The phenomenon is easily identifiable, with stands turning from green to brown or white and becoming sensitive to the slightest gust of wind. These 'dry' woodlands end up crumbling to the ground, leaving a desolate landscape 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. This is known as a "silvicultural impasse".
This 2 hectares reforestation project at Viry in the Jura will enable 652 tonnes of CO2 equivalent to be stored over 30 years*.
The plots concerned by the project will be completely harvested because of the bark beetle. Unfortunately, the existing stand was monospecific, so reforestation is essential. It was decided to plant a mixture of species (European larch, Atlas cedar, sycamore maple, Nordmann fir and wild cherry) better suited to prolonged hot periods. The project has a number of co-benefits :
-A local forestry company will carry out the planting.
-Soil life and carbon will be preserved because the soil will only be lightly worked before planting and the slash from the old stand will be crushed on site or placed in windrows. In this way, organic matter will be preserved on the plot and the soil will not be left bare while the new trees grow.
-The project will enable the forest to be diversified, with more local hardwoods being planted.
* The final value of the estimate will only be established after verification by an independent auditor and an administrative decision on verification.
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 2 hectares in the Jura region
With the shortening of cold winters regulating insect populations, bark beetles are developing exponentially and nibbling away at stands. In the spruce forests of eastern France, the impact is considerable.
The epidemic is causing rapid dieback and even the death of trees. The phenomenon is easily identifiable, with stands turning from green to brown or white and becoming sensitive to the slightest gust of wind. These 'dry' woodlands end up crumbling to the ground, leaving a desolate landscape 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. This is known as a "silvicultural impasse".
This 2 hectares reforestation project at Viry in the Jura will enable 652 tonnes of CO2 equivalent to be stored over 30 years*.
The plots concerned by the project will be completely harvested because of the bark beetle. Unfortunately, the existing stand was monospecific, so reforestation is essential. It was decided to plant a mixture of species (European larch, Atlas cedar, sycamore maple, Nordmann fir and wild cherry) better suited to prolonged hot periods. The project has a number of co-benefits :
-A local forestry company will carry out the planting.
-Soil life and carbon will be preserved because the soil will only be lightly worked before planting and the slash from the old stand will be crushed on site or placed in windrows. In this way, organic matter will be preserved on the plot and the soil will not be left bare while the new trees grow.
-The project will enable the forest to be diversified, with more local hardwoods being planted.
* The final value of the estimate will only be established after verification by an independent auditor and an administrative decision on verification.
