Project Description and Activities
In the Luckaitztal project, Pina Earth is converting 632 hectares of pine monoculture in Brandenburg into a near-natural, biodiverse mixed forest over a project period of 30 years.
Activities such as promoting natural rejuvenation, planting new species and other activities listed on the right make the forest more resilient 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
Maximilian von Rotenhan
‘I have come to know Pina as a very fact-based and serious company that focuses on the meaningfulness of its project. For us, the Luckaitztal project is an opportunity to transform a monoculture into a mixed forest and thus counteract climate change.’
Maximilian von Rotenhan
CEO of the BOSCOR Group, our implementation partner for the project Luckaitztal
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
2024-04-25
Project Update
Additional maintenance measures were carried out in 2023. The natural regeneration is proceeding according to plan; the picture shows the natural regeneration of the Douglas fir.
2023-07-26
Site visit by Pina Earth
More than a year after the start of the project, the first significant project progress can be seen in the areas. There is already significantly more light reaching the forest floor, and the first natural rejuvenation has established itself. A new story of young trees can grow while still being protected by the trees above.
2023-02-01
Successful Third-Party Audit
After the site visit in the summer of 2022, the project has now been successfully audited by TÜV Nord Cert according to ISO 14064-2, making it the world's first certified forest adaption climate protection project. A huge milestone!
2022-07-18
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.
2022-01-01
Project start
With the beginning of the year, the forest adaptation project was initiated. Throughout the year, the focus is mainly on reducing stock by harvesting trees to create light and space for new young trees. In addition, wildlife management is being adjusted to provide more opportunities for natural regeneration.
2021-07-01
Data gathering conducted
In the summer of 2021, terrestrial data on individual trees and airborne multispectral images and LiDAR data were collected from an ultralight aircraft.
Pina Earth used this data to create a digital twin of the forest, which formed the basis for the project.
