Climate fund saves Austria's forests: quick help for nature!

Climate fund saves Austria's forests: quick help for nature!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The forest fund - a crucial instrument for Austria's forests! Josef Moosbrugger, President of LK Austria, emphasizes the indispensable role of the forest fund, which was created in order to recover the domestic forests after devastating disasters and to make them climate. According to Moosbrugger, the extreme drought caused fatal damage to the forests between 2017 and 2020, which led to a massive increase in malice insects that endangered our tree species. "The previous financial resources were not intended for acute disaster scenarios and completely exhausted," he explains. The forest fund, which has now invested 75% of its funds in future -oriented projects, represents both unbureaucratic help and an important preventive measure to secure the essential functions of the forests, such as LKO.AT reported.

In East Tyrol, 30% of the forest area and 25% of the protective forest have died in the past ten years alone due to the climate crisis. It is all the more important to act quickly to revitalize the affected areas and to ensure the safety of the population. Moosbrugger emphasizes that the complexity of bureaucratic processes when using EU funds has often hindered rapid help. However, the new forest fund "proves that it is also easier" and has already contributed to preserving many forest farms from economic ruin. These important investments are not only important for forestry, but have positive effects on the entire economy and the environment, which underlines the importance of the forest fund, such as ots.at emphasizes.

a comprehensive future package

The forest fund represents a future-oriented package of measures that are supposed to combat the challenges of the climate crisis and the economic consequences of corona pandemic. "With these means we make a contribution to climate protection and at the same time promote the economic upswing," emphasizes Moosbrugger. The fund is therefore viewed not only as first aid, but also as a long -term investment. The clear message: climate math forests and strong forestry are closely linked and crucial for the security and well -being of the entire population.