Promotion of forest management for climate change mitigation
through the design of a local climate credit market
Selling entity, climate credit generator
Carbon fixation in forest tracts and in the soil
Optimisation of forests’ water consumption
Fire risk reduction
Biodiversity conservation
They promote sustainable forest management projects capable of generating climate credits.
“The forest management that you apply offers a number of benefits in relation to the mitigation and adaptation of climate change that can be valued and compensated.”
Climate Credit Buying Entity
Corporate social responsibility
Reputation and recognition
Economic contribution to improving the local environment
Climate Credit Buyers.
It focuses on CO2 emitting companies, but is open to any type of company.
This group also includes intermediaries who can advertise forest projects as a possible environmental investment proposal.
Promotion of forest management for climate change mitigation
through the design of a local Climate Credit market
Discover what direct benefits,
economic performance and benefits you can get.
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European forests play a crucial role in carbon balances, with an impact on climate change mitigation of around 13% of total EU emissions, mainly as a result of their sink capacity, carbon fixation in forests and wood products and replacement of fossil fuels.
However, in recent years, the first symptoms of saturation in the carbon sink capacity of European forests have been observed and this situation could worsen in the medium term. To reverse this, multifunctional forest management has become a key tool.
Contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation by increasing sink capacity and the protection of carbon stocks in Mediterranean forests by promoting multifunctional management with the creation of a climate credit market.
Maintain and improve the mitigation capacity of Mediterranean Europe’s forests.
Raise awareness, train and provide tools to all stakeholders interested in compensating CO2 emissions through climate credits.
Design a local climate credit market as a tool for promoting multifunctional forest management.
The project is performed in Catalonia, on a landscape unit scale (LU), in which the following combined adaptation/mitigation systems are applied to suit the characteristics of each LU:
• Management of forest tracts in post-fire regeneration phase (Quercus suber, Pinus halepensis, P. sylvestris, Q. faginea).
• Forest management in mature forests (Q. suber, P. halepensis, P. sylvestris, P. nigra).
• Forest and agro-forest plantations.
• Management practices with an impact on soil carbon.
• Strategic management of forest fire prevention.
The project is replicated in the Veneto region (Italy).
1. UP El Montmell.
2. UP La Vall de Rialb.
3. UP Els Aspres.
4. UP Replans del Berguedà.
5. UP Capçaleres del Llobregat.
6. UP Serres d’Ancosa.
7. Regió del Vèneto.
The Forest Ownership Centre
Finca Torreferrussa
Ctra. B-140, Sabadell a Santa Perpétua de Mogoda, km 4,5
08130 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Barcelona)
Phone: 935 747 039 – Fax: 935 743 853
E-mail: info@lifeclimark.eu
