{"id":1247,"date":"2024-07-16T15:15:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wownature.eu\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:11:49","slug":"how-to-increase-co2-storage-in-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wownature.eu\/en\/how-to-increase-co2-storage-in-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"How to increase CO2 storage in forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how we can increase the CO2 storage of existing forests through responsible forest management interventions such as selective thinning and species selection. We take you to Bosco de Le Crete, one of the first WOWnature projects, an excellent example of responsible forest management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The importance of forests<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As trees grow, they absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in their stems, branches, roots and soil. However, this growth is not infinite and depends on available resources, such as water and nutrients, which are limited. In some situations, we can help forests grow better and faster through active management interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come aumentare l&#039;assorbimento della CO2 negli alberi \ud83c\udf33\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c3vgT0s3bFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The most successful interventions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most effective interventions is forest initiation. This process includes selective thinning, which reduces competition between trees, allowing them to grow more vigorously. Through species selection, we can also increase biodiversity and improve the overall health of the forest. Selective thinning is an intervention that accelerates natural dynamics, facilitating faster and healthier growth of the remaining trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forest management interventions not only increase CO2 absorption, but also provide numerous other benefits. For example, they promote biodiversity by selecting a variety of species and improve the resilience of forests to environmental stresses. The European LIFE ClimatePositive project is an example of responsible forest management. This project aims to enhance the services and products generated by forests by field-testing innovative techniques to improve CO2 absorption and promote sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch our YouTube video to learn more about how we can help forests do this valuable work. Subscribe to our channel and follow us on social to stay updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c3vgT0s3bFc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WATCH NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how we can increase the CO2 storage of existing forests through responsible forest management interventions such as selective thinning and species selection. 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