What happens to the forests after the compensation ends?Updated 8 months ago

Persistence is one of the most important criteria for good compensation. The sustainability of the projects is maximized in such a way that only the share of additional logs is counted in the compensation. Most of the log wood ends up as building materials and other long-lasting wood products, which remain as carbon stores even hundreds of years after the trees have been harvested. The development of guaranteeing permanence is also constantly being studied.

Since the projects only consider the share of additional logs, the forest owner is not bound to protect the compensation area once and for all. An untreated old forest also gradually turns into a carbon emission due to the decay that takes place in it, which is why, from the point of view of the forest's carbon sequestration, the final protection does not make sense. Forest owner partners are guided towards the most sustainable forestry.