Project Description and Activities
In the Lake Kessel climate protection project, Pina Earth is converting 93 hectares of pine monoculture forest in Brandenburg over the project period of 30 years into a near-natural, biodiverse mixed forest. Project activities such as the promotion of natural rejuvenation, the introduction of new species, mixture regulation and adapted game management make the forest more resistant to the consequences of climate change such as storms, drought and beetle infestation.
Project activities
Impressions of the project
Why we need forest adaptation
Storms
Forest areas with many tall and thin trees are more susceptible to storm damage (so-called windthrow). If, in addition, most of the trees in a section of forest are the same height, storms can lead to the loss of entire forest sections.
Forest fires
Wind plays a decisive role in the development of forest fires. In row-planted monocultures, the wind can easily push the fire through the stand, which leads to a faster spread of forest fires.
Impact of the project
Species distribution at project start
Number of main tree species
Biodiversity Index
Contribution to the UN SDGs
The Project Team
Thomas Schulz
“Pina has applied their concept perfectly to the local conditions of the forest.”
Thomas Schulz
Forester in the project Lake Kessel
Ronja Wolf
from Pina Earth is overseeing the project from the quantification and certification side. This includes, for example, the simulation of the development of the forest over the next 30 years. Find out more here.
Project updates
2024-01-23
Support for the Lake Kessel project
Many companies are supporting the Lake Kessel project. Strato AG is particularly noteworthy.
2024-01-18
Successful Third-Party-Audit
Following a site visit in summer 2023, the project has now been successfully audited and certified by TÜV Nord Cert in accordance with ISO 14064-2. The validation report has been submitted and the credits have been distributed and are therefore available immediately.
2023-07-12
Site visit by auditor
The site visit is part of the certification process at the beginning of the GHG project. Several stands were visited to verify the initial situation in the project.
