Wilder Wald Hohenzollern
Project Infos
Project Area
153.92 ha
Location
Sigmaringen, Deutschland 🇩🇪
Project Start Date
January 2022
Project Time Span
50 years
Project Type
Forest Reserve
Project Developer
Silvaconsult AG, Winterthur
Verification Standard
SILVACONSULT® Forest Carbon Standard, ISO 14064-2
Project Volume
1,570 tCO₂/year
Risk Buffer Share
10%
Milestones
Project-Timeline
15 March 2023
Successful verification
22 May 2022
Forest audit in the Wilder Wald Hohenzollern
5 May 2021
Feasibility study completed
Forest Climate Protection Project
A forest with unique features
The Wilder Wald Hohenzollern, spread across 46 separate areas in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is distinguished by its evolution into a natural forest. Due to long-term, extensive restrictions on its use, this forest has achieved double the amount of carbon storage compared to managed forests. With a commitment to at least 50 years of abstaining from timber harvesting, the forest contributes to surpassing the political goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The uniqueness of this forest lies in its natural development, significant deadwood content, and the inclusion of organisms that are less common in managed forests, including woodpeckers and wood-decomposing microorganisms.
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Natural Development and Biodiversity
The Wilder Wald Hohenzollern pursues a natural development, resulting in a diverse array of species. This contributes to the preservation of biological diversity and creates habitats for specialized animal and plant species.
Carbon-rich Deadwood Ecosystems
By abstaining from timber harvesting, a unique abundance of deadwood is created in the forest. These deadwood ecosystems facilitate decomposition and provide habitat for numerous organisms that are crucial for the forest cycle.
Sustainable Contribution to Climate Protection
The Wilder Wald Hohenzollern plays a key role in climate protection by acting as a significant carbon sink. The clear commitment to long-term timber abstinence and the promotion of natural processes are active measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving the net-zero target by 2050.
Genuine
Meaningful actions with your money
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.
Problems of the forest
Insight into the challenges
Storm damage
Forest management faces the challenge of dealing with damages caused by storms. The planting of trees in areas affected by storms requires significant resources and effort.
Drought
Increasing drought poses a serious threat to the forest. Measures to adapt to this challenge, such as planting trees on dry areas, require financial investments despite the lack of direct returns.
Bark Beetle
The infestation of bark beetles presents another challenge threatening the forest. Resources that could be used in managed forests for profitable purposes are instead allocated to combating this pest in order to maintain the health of the forest.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
How does this project support the Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 13
Measures for climate protection
The Nature Forest Project of the Wild Woods of Hohenzollern contributes to reducing CO₂ emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change by making a significant contribution to the preservation and revitalization of forests.
SDG 15
Life on land
The Wild Woods of Hohenzollern contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG 15 aims to protect life on land, preserve biodiversity, and promote sustainable forest management.
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 Nord. We then coordinate the annual monitoring by the certifier as well as the marketing and distribution of the verified climate protection services (VER).
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