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The forest and its CO2 storage potential together with its protection, utility and recreational capabilities is a valuable resource and the basis for many people’s livelihood. We ensure the preservation of the forest by using state-of-the-art technologies and through the execution of regional CO2 projects with forest owners. These projects lead to a better forest structure, increase the climate resilience of the forest and optimize the CO2 storage potential.

**Tree.ly stands for**
- preservation of forests
- modern technologies
- regional cooperation
- climate protection
- transparency and fairness
- reliable partnerships with forest owners

## And why do we need Tree.ly?
In Europe, forests have an immense, untapped climate protection potential. They compensate for about seven percent of emissions in Germany.  Tree.ly stands up for forest – our basis for life – and create opportunities for everyone to participate in climate protection by supporting forest owners in the sustainable management of their forests. We ensure that this valuable resource is preserved for us as well as future generations.
We use state-of-the-art technologies to create incentives for modern and sustainable forest management. Tree.ly, allows regional forest owners to receive fair compensation for their positive contribution to the environment in the form of CO2 credits. With regional projects, we ensure that emissions are compensated right where they occur, contributing to the consistent, sustainable management of forests. This way, we can have the biggest impact on stopping climate change. For a sustainable, livable and just world. 

Why Tree.ly?

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## We are on the Austrian Forestry Days in Taggenbrunn from 9th to 10th of June 2022!
Tree.ly has been invited to this year's forestry days and the subsequent excursion of [Eckart Senitza](https://www.linkedin.com/in/senitza-eckart-010a9878/), founder of [ProSilva](https://www.prosilva.org/). The excursion will take place on Friday 10th of June in the forests of [Gut Poitschach](http://www.senitza.at/).

[Alexander](mailto:alexander@tree.ly) would be happy to meet you in person on 9th or 10th of June to introduce and share further details on Tree.ly with you.

If you spontaneously decide to participate, please [contact Alexander directly](mailto:alexander@tree.ly).

## Other news from Tree.ly
With [Roman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-breitfuss-schiffer-594518175/) and [Alexander](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandervilsmeier/), we have two new employees on board and continue with reinforcement to further develop our platform.

Two short films were shot with existing project partners - have fun!

Our CEO Jodok Batlogg had a longer interview with [futurezone.at](https://futurezone.at/start-ups/start-up-treely-co2-handel-wald-klimawandel-emissionen-co2-zertifikate/402011454)

## What does Tree.ly do?
Tree.ly is your regional partner that provides you with a transparent and measurable climate protection value of your local forest

With Tree.ly's digital platform, forest owners have relevant key figures of their forest available at all times.

Currently, we are still focused on inventoried forest areas of more than 500 ha, but this technological solution will be applicable to smallest areas and subsequently scaled to the whole of Europe.

## How does a forest project with Tree.ly work?
In a first step, the scope and type of the project is determined with the forest owner in a feasibility study.

The following types are possible with the Tree.ly methodology:
  - CO2 conservation (commitment of 30 years)
  - CO2 removal (commitment of 1 – 30 years)
  - Or a combination of the two

After the conclusion out of the feasibility study, a contract is signed between the forest owner and Tree.ly

In a further step, Tree.ly submits the project to TÜV Nord, which validates it and subsequently verifies and issues the tCO2 certificates annually. There are no costs for the forest owner in this state of the project.

Tree.ly manages the certificate register and takes care of the sales of the certificates at the best possible price.

After Tree.ly has received the payment, the amount is immediately forwarded to the forest owner - the money transferred must be invested in the management of the forest (forestry management measures, forest personnel costs, etc.).

News from Tree.ly

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We work hand in hand with forest owners, combining deep knowledge and climate awareness with the very latest tech, to create a future worth living in.

**Would you like to generate additional capital with your forest?**

**Do you want to play your part in a sustainable future?**


The great CO2 storage potential of forests is widely known. Less well-known is that this may also be a source of income to make forestry more profitable in today's world. We help bring additional money into your forest while realizing valuable climate protection services.


## Regional and climate friendly
Carbon certifications are associated with high initial costs for forest owners and can be a complex maze to navigate. This is where Tree.ly steps in for forest owners as a reliable and experienced partner. As well as this, our technology makes it possible for forest owners to manage and easily maintain their forest as a CO2 sink without high investment costs. We design climate protection projects that aim to optimize CO2 storage potential and thus increase the removal of greenhouse gas emissions. The additional revenues generated by our carbon credits help forest owners ensure the ongoing sustainable management of their forest. To contribute to climate protection, additional annual revenue is to be used exclusively for forestry measures related to the forest area covered by the project.

## High-tech solution for the climate
As a technology company, Tree.ly creates accurate biomass surveys via remote sensing with their proprietary machine learning models. This creates digital twins of forests using satellite imagery, LIDAR data, elevation level maps and tree species distribution maps. With Tree.ly's digital platform, you can access relevant key figures about your forest at all times. This technological solution can also be applied to very small areas and is scalable to the whole of Europe. This is a breakthrough climate tech which paves the way for an automated EU-wide forest inventory with multiple fields of application.

## Tree.ly offers you:
- Feasibility studies for specific implementation
- Calculation of the CO2 storage potential
- Calculation of the ideal overall forest stock 
- Provision of relevant key figures for forest management
- Tips for forest management optimized for carbon certification
- Access to Tree.ly’s digital forest management platform
- Organization and administration of the certification process
- Organization of monitoring and auditing activities
- Creation of a risk pool for damaging events 

## Increased income through climate protection services
In the first step, Tree.ly is serving forestry operations with an inventoried forest area above 500 hectares. However, in the near future, Tree.ly’s platform will enable whole forest inventory, thus opening up the possibility to small forest owners too. We are currently in contact with a large number of forest owners of all sizes. To date, we have already carried out feasibility studies for around 15,000 hectares of forest. 

Tree.ly was founded with the aim of combining state-of-the-art technology, full transparency, and forest conservation, putting climate protection into practice through regional cooperation and financial viability. 

It’s time for forest resources and good forestry practice to be truly valued and appreciated. You too can help drive climate protection and sustainable development in Europe. Let the forest work for you.


[Claim your forest now.
](https://tree.ly/sign-up/step-1)



What does Tree.ly do?

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As if we needed any further reminders of the seriousness of the climate emergency, the IPCC have released the [final part of its Sixth Assessment Report](https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FinalDraft_FullReport.pdf). While it lays out in no uncertain terms the extent of the challenge, there is cause for optimism as the focus is on “the linkages between climate change mitigation, adaptation and development”.

Firstly, the bad news: clearly the window of opportunity to limit serious temperature rises is fast closing. Not only have emissions not reduced, they continue to rise. 

But this report was less about the bad news, and more about what we can do to fix this. Alongside a recommendation for “rapid and deep” emissions reductions to limit global warming to less than 1.5 or 2C, there was a new focus given to carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in all its forms: “The deployment of CDR to counterbalance residual emissions is unavoidable if net zero CO2 or GHG emissions are to be achieved.” (Section C.3)

This insightful table essentially puts man-made solutions side by side with nature-based solutions in the clearest way ever:

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*Source: IPCC, Figure SPM.7: Overview of mitigation options and their estimated ranges of costs and potentials in 2030. Full table available on Page 51 [here](https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf).*

Here it’s clear that, for now, carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is both inefficient at cutting carbon and incredibly costly. Thankfully a technology exists which is cost-effective, efficient, readily available, and whose impact literally grows over time. 

#### Yes, we’re talking about trees.  


In fact, when combined, forest-based solutions represent the biggest climate mitigation options of all, taking into account reduced deforestation, afforestation, and sustainable forest management. 

Let’s take a look at the IPCC report’s main findings regarding the role of forests in climate change mitigation. 


### Cost-effective solution
It’s important to note that the “net lifetime cost” of tree-based solutions in the above table is also comparatively low. On this economic mitigation, the report states that the largest share comes from the “conservation, improved management, and restoration of forests and other ecosystems.” Clearly, we all have a huge incentive to maintain existing forest stocks. 

### Climatic impacts on trees
The changing climate is a double-edged sword for forests themselves – on the one hand, higher CO2 levels may “enhance tree growth rates, carbon sequestration, and timber and biomass production” but on the other, climate change could lead to “greater frequency and intensity of disturbance events in forests”. However, the net effect remains to be seen. 

### Sustainable forestry 
The report clearly recognizes the role of “Indigenous Peoples, private forest owners, local farmers and communities manage a significant share of global forests and agricultural land and play a central role in land-based mitigation options.” At the same time, there is a role too for sustainably sourced wood products and the locked-in carbon storage this entails: “When done in a sustainable way, more regrowth will occur and is stimulated by management, resulting in a net sink.”

### Urban expansion
The report states that urban land may well triple between now and 2050, and that given past trends, this expansion “is expected to take place on agricultural lands and forests, with implications for the loss of carbon stocks.” But at the same time, a ‘greening’ of urban areas (including urban forestry) could both help cooling effects and play a carbon capture role, seeing as urban trees currently store 7.4 billion tonnes of carbon, and sequester approximately 217 million tonnes of carbon annually.

### Zero deforestation
It goes without saying that the report recommends redoubling efforts to end deforestation at all levels. This includes a “High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach” that combines carbon stock values with the protection of HCS areas. They call, however, for greater degrees of transparency and legislative powers to “improve the enforcement of forest laws and regulations”.

### Forest financing
As the costs of delivering the proposed forest-related carbon sequestration and emission reduction may reach $400 billion a year by 2050, the IPCC recommend maximizing the horizontal engagement between business, NGOs, and communities to meet the financing needs. Furthermore, they state that “enhanced monitoring, reporting and verification capacity” play a crucial role in establishing trust across this “wide array of actors”.

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Overall, the report is positive on the effect sustainable forestry can have on mitigating climate change, with the potential to deliver 5-6 gigatons of CO2 per year in sequestration and emission reduction. Moreover, they spell out the clear interrelation between sustainable forest management and the path of sustainable development – and the clear benefit not only to the planet but to society and human advancement at all levels. 


Forests and carbon capture: the verdict from the latest IPCC report

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As the term suggests, carbon removals, also known as carbon dioxide removals (CDR), are nature-based or technological methods of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and result in negative CO2 emissions.

The Paris Climate Agreement calls for limiting man-made global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, or even 1.5 degrees Celsius if possible, compared to pre-industrial levels.

## Why exactly 1.5 °C?

According to climate scientists, a global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius is the limit to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that the atmosphere can only absorb 313 gigatons (Gt) of CO2 to stay below the 1.5 degree limit. In 2020, about 36 gigatons of CO2 were emitted globally. If we assume that the world will continue to emit this much CO2, the CO2 budget will be used up in less than nine years. Therefore, reducing our CO2 emissions alone is not enough to achieve the climate targets.

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As you can see from the graph, we cannot reduce our carbon footprint fast enough through conventional methods, such as renewable energy, to reach "net zero" by 2050. Carbon removals are needed to offset the unavoidable emissions.

Carbon removal varies depending on how the CO2 is removed from the air and for how long it is then stored. Often these two characteristics are related. A distinction can be made between nature-based methods, such as forestry projects, and machine-based methods, such as direct air capture (DAC). Nature-based methods store CO2 for a shorter period of time than machine-based methods. However, they are more efficient and scalable. Machine-based methods such as DAC are still in the early stages of development, have low CO2 storage volumes, and have extremely high development and construction costs.

[Tree.ly](https://tree.ly/blog/why-treely) focuses on forest projects. As trees grow, they convert CO2 to biomass through photosynthesis. A mature tree can absorb up to 22 kilograms of carbon from the atmosphere per year and at the same time producing enough oxygen for four people per day. Furthermore, [CO2 projects with forest owners](https://tree.ly/blog/what-does-treely-do) have additional environmental benefits, such as purifying drinking water and protecting the livelihoods of a wide range of animal and plant species.

[IPCC - Why exactly 1.5 °C?](https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/)

 What are carbon removals and why do we need them to reach our climate goals?

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Most of the talk around forests and climate change revolves around their potential to capture carbon and offset emissions. Indeed, this is at the core of our own company’s mission. But the fact is these same trees are themselves under threat from climatic transformations already under way. Let’s look at how forests in Europe are changing – and what we can do about it.
 
###New tree species
One sure sign of change is the planting of wholly new types of trees, in anticipation of a warmer climate. Caring for forests is a generational game; in the words of an old Greek proverb, “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” This has never been more true, and now these ‘old men’ need to give more consideration than ever as to exactly which trees are planted. For example, several Austrian forestry companies are already experimenting with warmer climate species such as Douglas (pseudotsuga spp.), Robinia pseudoacacia, Paulownia spp. etc.
 
###Older trees more vulnerable
Younger trees may benefit from the foresight of their planters, but those already in the ground have no such luck and are the most vulnerable to climatic extremes. “Their water transportation system has to work under greater stress to transport water,” comments a [Max Planck Institute report](https://www.mpg.de/16501852/climate-change-threatens-european-forests). “As a result, large trees suffer more from drought and are then more susceptible to disease.” Not only this, due to their size older trees are most vulnerable to both storm damage and insect attacks. So while we most often hear about tree planting and reforestation, proforestation – the protection of older growth – has a crucial role to play in carbon sequestration efforts.

###Dry periods and fires
When hearing of forest fires, we generally think of far-flung California or Australia. Yet the truth is they’re becoming increasingly common in Europe, as those in Southern Europe can attest to. 2021 was [the second-worst year on record](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news/eu-2021-wildfire-season-was-second-worst-record-finds-new-commission-report-2022-03-21_en), with 1 113 464 ha burning across 39 countries thanks to a lethal combination of drought and high temperatures. If we’re to take full advantage of trees’ CO2 capture potential, we need to mitigate the risk of fires which undermine such efforts.
 
###Pests
Higher temperatures and droughts in forests create a perfect storm for harmful bark beetle infestations, on the one hand weakening trees’ defences and on the other accelerating the beetles’ breeding cycles. They are multiplying in such exponential numbers that Central Europe’s backbone of spruce forests are under threat; the Czech Republic alone lost the equivalent of 100,000 football fields in 2018.
 
Thankfully, technologies such as drones and [remote sensing](https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/21/3634/pdf?version=1604586979) are helping foresters prevent and mitigate damage, by detecting the early signs of infestation. But there’s a long way to go in overcoming this tiny yet lethal menace.
 
###Windstorms
Windstorms and all the other mentioned calamities are natural occurrences in forest dynamics and can help [regenerate forests and increase biodiversity](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721070480). However, extreme weather events and more exposed forests increase the risk of serious damage. It is not just the wind itself; [studies in Switzerland](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721070480#bb0525) suggested warmer soil temperatures play a part. Wind damage can be mitigated through adaptation strategies and risk minimization, such as forest planning to take into account the most vulnerable trees or stocks.

###Conclusion: 
If we are to make the most of trees' vast carbon storage potential - which is ultimately our mission at Tree.ly - a timely adaptation and mitigation is essential. As we've explored, many of these changes are part of a forest's natural fluctuations and processes, but they're happening faster than ever before. Thankfully, all the above can be mitigated or prepared for in good time with good forest management and by harnessing the potential of new technologies.

How is climate change affecting European forests?

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I’m very happy to introduce our brand new component library for React - Boemly. Boemly is based on the widely known open-source component library [ChakraUI](https://chakra-ui.com/), which is focused on accessibility and speed. Boemly focuses on the same values and enriches ChakraUI with some neat components conceptualised and built by the Tree.ly team. Boemly offers a very limited amount of customizations to keep it simple, only core tokens like fonts, colours, border radii, … can be customised.

# How to use Boemly?

Boemly tries to be as easy to use as possible. It’s based on the widely known [provider pattern](https://reactjs.org/docs/context.html) in React. You have to wrap the whole app in the BoemlyThemeProvider and then use the components of the library. A little example:

```js
import { Button, BoemlyThemeProvider } from 'boemly';

function App() {
  return (
    <BoemlyThemeProvider>
      <Button>Button</Button>
    </BoemlyThemeProvider>
  );
}

export default App;
```

## Useful links:

- Full documentation → https://boemly.tree.ly 
- GitHub → https://github.com/treely/boemly (Don’t forget to star!)
- NPM → https://www.npmjs.com/package/boemly 

# Technical details

Boemly is 100% written in Typescript and follows the high coding standards at Tree.ly. Same as ChakraUI, Boemly uses [Emotion](https://emotion.sh/) for styling and [Framer Motion](https://www.framer.com/docs/) for smooth animations. To ensure code quality an automated linting, testing, and publishing pipeline is set up. Deploy early, fail fast!

# Open source

Boemly is an open-source project and has already found some contributors. We at Tree.ly believe in the valuability of an engaged developer community. That’s why we want to open-source as much as possible and encourage employees to contribute to open-source projects whenever they want. Boemly is the first open-source project of our young company - contributions are highly appreciated - don’t be afraid of being wrong.


Introducing Boemly, our component library for React

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With climate change mitigation now a hot topic, there is a renewed focus on the importance of maintaining woodland and tree stocks around the world and their role as carbon sinks. Rainforests rightly get ample coverage due to immediate existential deforestation threats. However, forests and trees of all kinds play absolutely essential roles in maintaining life – human and otherwise - on planet earth, of which carbon sequestration is just one aspect.

### Infrastructure protection
If you look at the outskirts of many towns and cities – especially those in hilly or mountainous regions – you will undoubtedly find protective forests. These unsung heroes of urban life play a crucial and often under-appreciated role in minimizing damage to infrastructure in the face of avalanches, erosion, rockfall or flooding. Without them, many towns and cities would suffer exponential increases in natural disasters.

### CO2 storage and raw materials
The recent IPCC report highlighted the role forests can play as carbon sinks – often many times more than any technology we have yet invented ([see our analysis here](https://tree.ly/blog/ipcc-report)). Meanwhile, sustainably managed forest stock is a vital source of wood, which when turned into houses or objects can store this carbon indefinitely and play a key role in a new circular economy.

### Water storage and flood prevention
The role of trees in carbon sequestration is thankfully now common knowledge; what’s less well known is its role in storing water, maintaining lands, and preventing floods. Forests serve a filtration role, filtering sediment and pollutants before water reaches streams or rivers. Forests also act as a giant sponge, soaking up rainfall for slow release - without them there would be huge increases in flooding. 

### Biodiversity preservation 
Of course, forests are not only there to serve us – they’re home to most land-based life on earth. Indeed, [the UNEP reports](https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/earths-biodiversity-depends-on-the-worlds-forests) that the planet’s forests contain more than 60,000 tree species, 80% of amphibians, 75% of bird species, and 68% of mammalian life. Put simply, take away the forests and we take away the foundations for much of the planet’s biodiverse life. 

### Air purification and a place of leisure
As evidenced by the recent “forest bathing” trend, there’s been a new-found appreciation of woodland as places of relaxation away from city life. But this purification role of the forest stretches way beyond human existence – possibly right back to the start of complex life. This is, of course, due to the simple fact that trees absorb CO2 and release oxygen, without which life (as we know it) on Earth would never even have developed. 

With all these factors considered, it’s abundantly clear that the more forest we lose, the more planetary life is endangered. On the flipside: the more we nurture our forests and regenerate tree stocks, the more we’re breathing life back into the very systems which sustain life on this planet. 


Stories, resources and materials from the Tree.ly team