A solution for our planet
We are building clean forest parks around the world to bind CO2 . The Helsinki criteria, which were defined in 1993, are used as the basis. The criteria and indicators are used to assess sustainable forest management in Europe.
Pan-European indicator set as a basis
In order to meet new data collection requirements and to cover other subject areas, the indicators were revised from 2001 to 2002 and have since formed the basis for the State of Europe’s Forest Report and national indicator sets.
KKL Israel
Clean Forest Parks Israel: The Tiberias Swiss Forest is of pioneering ecological importance.
Helvetas «Probosques Guatemala»
Sustainable community forests in Guatemala: 90,000 tree saplings to improve secondary forests.
Arno Reichenbach, Lauenensee BE
Arno Reichenbach has created a family and nature park based on ecological principles in his Hangen Fang forest.
Clean Forest Parks
In order to meet new data collection requirements and to cover other subject areas, the indicators were revised from 2001 to 2002 and have since formed the basis for the State of Europe’s Forest Report and national indicator sets.
Clean Forst Park Thailand (Thungsaliam)
Preservation of the forest
Clean Forest Park Ecuador (Amazonica)
2000 tree plantings
Clean Forest Park Freibad Talegg (Embrach)
Establishment of the boards
Clean Forest Park Stadt Winterthur
38 tree plantings
Clean Forest Park sports facility Erlen (Dielsdorf)
50 tree plantings
Clean Forest Park Hangenen Fang (Lauenen)
100 tree plantings
Clean Forest Park Guglera (Giffers)
200 tree plantings
Clean Forest Park Israel (KKL)
6920 tree plantings
Not inexhaustible: the forest resource
For over 200 years, the principle of “sustainability” has been the model for managing forests. At the global environmental summit in Rio de Janeiro, it was given a modern and more comprehensive meaning and is now an indispensable part of many central issues of our time – such as environmental and climate protection, innovation, mobility and social security systems.
In each of our Clean Forest Parks, boards have been set up that provide information about the problem of climate change and the forest solution.
Trees and wood in action against carbon dioxide
Growing trees bind CO2. They convert the greenhouse gas into wood through photosynthesis and subsequent processes. Forests are gigantic carbon stores – they store 200 tons of carbon in up to 400 tons of wood per hectare. Around 600 billion tons of carbon are stored in the biomass of forests worldwide. Through forest care and planting – so the idea – the reservoir can be enlarged and further harmful greenhouse gas carbon dioxide can be removed from the atmosphere.
What can trees and forests do?
However, since forests are losing area and quality globally, every tree planting can contribute to the binding of excess CO2. But there are other reasons to maintain forests and plant trees. These include erosion protection, evaporation performance, regulation of the water balance, production of construction wood, firewood and fruits – not to forget the function as an economic and living space for humans and animals.
Afforestation projects
In addition to our own clean forest parks, we support various reforestation projects worldwide.
Cocoa in Bolivia
7500 tree plantings
Kachana Pastoral Company
Support project
Urban Green & Climate
Support project
ProBosques
90,000 tree plantings
Plant for the Planet Nairobi
4000 tree plantings
Green Belt Movement
5956 tree plantings
Buklim
Support research institute
Forest in Need project
900 tree plantings