Project Description and Activities
The Marienthal project is converting over 160 hectares of a largely single-layer coniferous forest in Brandenburg into a structurally diverse mixed forest over a project period of 30 years.
At the start of the project, the area was mainly dominated by pine and larch. By planting tree species appropriate to the location, promoting natural rejuvenation and regulating competition, the forest will become more diverse in terms of structure and biodiversity. In addition, the forest will become more resistant to the increasingly frequent consequences of climate change, such as storms, drought and beetle infestation.
Project activities
Impressions of the project
Why we need forest adaptation
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.
Beetle infestation
Prolonged drought weakens trees, which can then no longer adequately protect themselves against bark beetles and other infestations. As the trees are close together, a beetle infestation can easily spread to the entire forest and destroy large areas of it.
Impact of the project
Species distribution at project start
Number of main tree species
Biodiversity Index
Contribution to the UN SDGs
The Project Team
Till Standarski
from Pina Earth is overseeing the project from the quantification and certification side. This includes, for example, simulating the forest's development over the next 30 years. Find out more here.
Marko Eggers
is the forester of the project Marienthal.
Project updates
2024-07-10
Successful Third-Party-Certification
Following a site visit in May 2024, 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.
2024-05-23
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 project's initial situation.
