Category |
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Ecology | Biodiversity |
Carbon mitigation
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The forest binds ca. 800 t CO2 / ha | ||
Location |
NO FLASH
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Deutschland |
Status |
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PROJECT DETAILS
This forest reserve is a model and flagship project in Germany. Together with ARKTIK you can help protect an old untouched hardwood forests with a high structural- and biodiversity from commercial use and so permanently preserve an important habitat for animals and plants as well as a natural carbon sink.
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The project area in the heart of Germany consists of a dense Beech forest in an untouched jungle-like state.
The trees are now between 160 to 200 years old and have been spared for many decades already from commercial use.
The old Beech forest offers a habitat for many rare animals like black woodpecker, black stork, and wildcat as well as up to 30,000 insects, fungi and plants. |
As the concentration of living biomass bound in the old trees and the surrounding soil is three times higher compared to managed forests, the project helps fixate a natural carbon reservoir and thus to protect the climate. |
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