Promotion of forest management for climate change mitigation
through the design of a local climate credit market

CARBON

Carbon fixation in forest tracts and in the soil

WATER

Optimisation of forests’ water consumption

FIRE

Fire risk reduction

BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity conservation

Selling entity, climate credit generator

What is achieved with multifunctional forest management?

  • CARBON

    Carbon fixation in forest tracts and in the soil

  • WATER

    Optimisation of forests’ water consumption

  • FIRE

    Fire risk reduction

  • BIODIVERSITY

    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

What do companies earn?

  • RSC

    Corporate social responsibility

  • REPUTATION

    Reputation and recognition

  • ENVIRONMENT

    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.

RSC

Corporate social responsibility

REPUTATION

Reputation and recognition

ENVIRONMENT

Economic contribution to improving the local environment

Promotion of forest management for climate change mitigation

through the design of a local Climate Credit market

Background

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.

Project actions

Project objectives

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.

Forestry treatments and areas of action

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.

News

Presentation of the CLIMARK project in Lleida

The Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSEA)…
6 de March de 2018/by Elizabeth Fernández

Local participation in the Baronia de Rialb

On March 2, 2018, the CPF participated in an informational…
6 de April de 2018/by Elizabeth Fernández

Workshop “Profitability in the management of Mediterranean forest of private ownership

On March 8, the Forest Ownership Centre participated in the…
20 de April de 2018/by Elizabeth Fernández

First joint work session LIFE CLIMARK – LIFE FOREST CO2

On April 19th, Soria held the first joint work and networking…
20 de April de 2018/by Elizabeth Fernández

Adding synergies and creating work spaces as a networking network

The LIFE FOREST CO2 partners continue to work to…
27 de April de 2018/by Elizabeth Fernández

Informative session at the municipality of Vallcebre

On May, the 26th, forest professionals from the Forest Ownership…
17 de May de 2018/by Elizabeth Fernández

COP24 Summit: The role of forests in mitigating climate change

This Friday, December 14th, ends the Climate Change Conference…
14 de December de 2018/by Elizabeth Fernández

The Catalan Water Agency increases the control points of “the Carme-Capellades aquifer”

The Catalan Water Agency (ACA) has tendered a contract to build…
4 de February de 2019/by Elizabeth Fernández

The Government promotes the sale of CO2 credits generated by social projects

They are intended for people and companies who want to voluntarily…
26 de August de 2019/by Elizabeth Fernández

Life Climark in the magazine Catalunya Forestal, of the Consorci Forestal de Catalunya (CFC)

5 de May de 2020/by Elizabeth Fernández
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