Project Description and Activities
The aim of the Wendland forest conversion project is to gradually convert a pure pine stand covering a total of 165 hectares into structurally rich mixed stands. By thinning out the old stands, selectively planting climate-resilient tree species and using natural rejuvenation, structurally rich new tree layers are being established under the protection of a sparse pine canopy.
The newly introduced site-appropriate tree species include red oak, sand birch, chestnut, English oak, lime, Douglas fir, and coastal fir.
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
Wiebke Krenzel-Burkhardt
"With Pina Earth, we are seizing the opportunity to ambitiously drive forward forest conversion and think big."
Wiebke Krenzel-Burkhardt
District manager of the project Wendland
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
2024-04-22
Successful Third-Party-Certification
Following a site visit in March 2024, the project has now been successfully audited and certified by TÜV Nord Cert in accordance with the 'Waldklimastandard' (WKS). The validation report has been submitted and the credits have been distributed and are therefore available immediately.
2024-03-06
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.
2023-09-30
Start of the project
The conversion of the areas was initiated in September 2023. The planned measures will be implemented over the next 30 years.