Unlocking forest carbon markets – Event 7
Join the Bioregions Facility for the last webinar of the "Unlocking forest carbon markets" series on 11 April 2024 from 10:00 to 11:10 CET for a networking experience where you can learn and connect more about carbon public scheme initiatives with Italy and France.
Italy’s LIFE CO2PES&PEF project
The LIFE CO2PES&PEF (2020-2023) has achieved results that increase the practice of sustainable forest management for institutions and businesses. This demonstrates that collaborative and integrated nature-based solutions are preferred to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
During the project, silvicultural activities were carried out to reduce vulnerability to windstorms and enhance integrated relations among forest biodiversity, including the incrementation of selective thinning to improve the growth and health of remaining trees.
In parallel, in collaboration with PEFC Italy, the project developed a Standard Protocol to certify ecosystem services generated from sustainable forest management silviculture. Moreover, during the project, we focused on the role of businesses that should encourage and promote a sustainable wood supply chain by applying the PEF methodology, assisted by the guidelines provided by the PEFCRs, to reduce their environmental impact.
France’s Label Bas Carbone
France’s low-carbon labelling system is a national certification scheme for emissions reductions and removals. ‘Label Bas Carbone’ has already been running for five years. In forestry, more than 600 projects have been certified following one of the three methodologies:
- afforestation,
- forest restoration after a fire event, a storm or important diebacks and
- conversion from coppice to high-stand management
Feedback will be given about the use of this certification scheme to incentivise low-carbon practices in forestry.
