District Borken implements a new forest concept for climate protection and biodiversity

District Borken implements a new forest concept for climate protection and biodiversity

Borken, Deutschland - The district of Borken has started a pioneering initiative with a new "model for a natural climatic forest" to ensure its limited forest areas of only 14 percent, which is about 20,000 hectares. This measure follows the current challenges that the forests are exposed to by dryness, storms and pests. District Administrator Dr. Kai Zwicker emphasizes the central role of forests in climate protection and biodiversity. The approval of the district council for the new forest concept enables the targeted care and maintenance of the district's own forest stocks in order to increase their resilience compared to the effects of climate change, so the detailed information of Press service .

In parallel to these developments, the project "We help the forest in the Borken district" is launched. The nature funding company, the state company Wald and Holz and the forest farmers' association work together to reforest small forest parcels, which have suffered from drought, among other things. This is done by supporting local companies that have agreed to resort to local deciduous trees. The "forest climate fund" was set up to mobilize financial means for the restoration of the damaged areas. A rapid reduction is planned, in which up to 12 areas are to be planted back annually, such as reported.