City of Dornbirn
Project Infos
Project Area
1,277 ha
Location
Dornbirn, Österreich 🇦🇹
Project Start Date
January 2022
Project Time Span
30 years
Project Type
Improved Forest Management - Removal + Conservation
Project Developer
Tree.ly, Dornbirn
Verification Standard
SILVACONSULT® Forest Carbon Standard, ISO 14064-2
Project Volume
3,925 tCO₂/year
Risk Buffer Share
10%
Forest in the city of Dornbirn with sun in the background
Milestones
Project-Timeline
01.08.2023
Successful verification
02.06.2023
Forest audit in the City of Dornbirn forest
24.01.2022
Feasibility study completed
Genuine
Meaningful actions with your money
Forest Restructuring
Monoculture stands are being converted into climate-resilient mixed forests.
Reforestation
Reforestation of former damaged areas is undertaken.
Regeneration
Measures such as browsing protection, regeneration promoting measures, etc.
Conservation
Biodiversity enhancement, deadwood, water protection.
Protection Forests
Supporting the forest's protective function against avalanches, landslides, etc.
Harvesting
More expensive timber harvesting due to difficult accessibility, support by costly technology like cable cranes, etc. is made possible. In the forest of city Dornbirn harvesting can be carried out on small areas in a nature-friendly way and does not disturb larger areas.
Forest Infrastructure
Accessibility is improved through forest infrastructure.
Quote from city of Dornbirn
"The additional income will be invested in the sustainable increase of forest stock with a near-natural mix of tree species."
City of Dornbirn
Project Partner
Problems
Insight into the challenges
Damaged Wood
Insects, fungi or other pests can infest entire forest areas and weaken or kill trees. Dead trees lose their ability to store carbon, contributing to the release of carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere. During the years 2020-2022, the amount of damaged timber amounted to 800 efm. Almost half of this is due to ash dieback, the rest to the bark beetle.
Difficult Access Situation
Forest access in Dornbirn is difficult due to the topographical conditions. Timber harvesting requires expensive technolog, 90 percent of the harvest has to be carried out with cable cranes.
Climate Change
Climate changes such as altered precipitation patterns, higher temperatures, and extreme weather events affect the health and growth of forests. They become more susceptible to disease and their ability to store CO₂ is impaired.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
How this projects supports the SDG’s
SDG 11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
This municipal forestry organisation works hard to secure the protective, welfare, recreational and habitat functions of their forests, in recognition of their key role in protecting the city and its environmental wellbeing.
SDG 12
Responsible Consumption and Production
The forest organisation’s running costs are covered by operating income; for seasonal utilisation equipment and personnel, external contracts are also taken on from smaller forest owners.
SDG 13
Climate Action
The climate protection project and the commitment not to fall below a certain stock level within the next 30 years will help to preserve the carbon sink in the forest. In addition, the city of Dornbirn will build up stocks and thus increase the sink capacity of the forest.
SDG 15
Life on Land
By keeping most of the surface area of the municipality of Dornbirn covered in trees, this ensures the health of the forests for many generations to come, while protecting the city from urban sprawl.
ISO 14064-2:2019 Based Methodology
Our projects use the "SILVACONSULT® Forest Carbon Standard" methodology according to ISO 14064-2:2019, which ensures that companies follow transparent and consistent methods to measure and report their emissions.
Externally Certified Projects
In cooperation with our partner, we organize the validation of our projects by an external certifier such as TÜV Austria. We then coordinate the annual monitoring by the certifier as well as the marketing and distribution of the verified climate protection services (VER).
Forest Climate Protection with Tree.ly