Reforestation Pringy

REFORESTATION PRINGY (77)

Label Bas Carbone certified project

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Project description

Restoring a degraded forest

The project, located in Seine-et-Marne (77), involves the reforestation of poplars and aspen that have been badly damaged by drought and poorly distributed rainfall. These weakened trees wither and die on their own, and are gradually toppled over by violent winds. The trees will be planted with 5 different species, with deciduous borders planted with forest fruit trees. 

A number of trees of ecological interest have been preserved along the edges of the site, and there is very little working of the soil, with the creation of tilled pots.

A little further down and to the east of the project, the river "Ecole", a tributary of the Seine, flows by. The preservation od woodland areas helps to limit run-off and water quality in watercourses.

Finally, the plantation is monitored by the national protocol for monitoring new plantations of the "Forest Health Department" in order to verify and observe the success rate, health issues, and quality of the plantations.

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Project location

Pringy, Seine-et-Marne (Ile-de-France), in the heart of a protected wooded area.

Planted area

6,4 ha planted

Species selected

Sessile oak, Corsican Pine, Wild cherry, Service-tree, Wild Service-tree

Total number of trees to be planted

About 10240 trees

Photo dying poplar
Ile-de-France map
Tertiary Paris Basin

A project to diversify tree species

The project is located in Pringy in the Seine-et-Marne region, at the heart of the Yvelines and Fontainebleau natural region.

It also straddles the boundary between urban and peri-urban forests, where natural areas and forests close to urban environments must be preserved. To take acount of the need to identify and preserve forest environments in the Ile-de-France region, the wood in question is located in a biosphere reserve identified by UNESCO, in a classified wooded area and is part of the French Gâtinais Regional Natur Park.

Our project, with its mixed (coniferous and mainly deciduous) and diversified tree species, is helping to preserve forest areas in a transition zone between urban ans agricultural areas.

Sustainable Management Document

Sustainable forest management

The wooded parcel is part of an existing sustainable management document: The owner has set up a Simple Management Plan, approved by the Centre National de la Propriétaire Forestière (CNPF). 

Certified project

Label Bas Carbone Certification

The Pringy project is part ot the "Reconstitution de forêt dégradée" (Restoration of degraded forest) method of Label Bas Carbone, a certification examined and issued by the French Ministry for Ecological Transition (DREAL). 

Edge of woodland plot
A cooperative planting project

Project contributors

Frenche Tennis Federation with the support of Coopérative Carbone Paris

Frenche Tennis Federation with the support of Coopérative Carbone Paris

The French Tennis Federation, accompanied by Coopérative Carbone Paris, has contributed 600 tonnes of CO2 to the Pringy reforestation project. These will be verified following an audit 5 years after planting.

Green Yellow

Green Yellow

GreenYellow contributed to the reforestation project in Pringy, offsetting 130.4 tons of CO2. These will be verified following an audit conducted five years after planting.

REI Habitat (Operation Wood-up - 1 Building 1 Forest)

REI Habitat (Operation Wood-up - 1 Building 1 Forest)

REI Habitat, as part of the 1 Building 1 Forest initiative for its Wood up operation, contributed to the reforestation project in Pringy, offsetting 601 tons of CO2. These will be verified following an audit carried out five years after planting.

Operational project

Timetable for completion

  • Start of plantation work : end 2024 - 2025
  • Plantation maintenance : 5  years after planting
  • Audit by third-party auditor: final verification of Carbon Emission Reductions (tonnes CO2)
A project with multiple benefits

Carbon, environmental and socio-economic benefits

1664tCO2
Certified carbon
100%
Biodiversity co-benefit
25%
Soil conservation co-benefit
23%
Socio-economic co-benefits
The specifics of the project

A reforestation project for the future of our forests

Diversification of species

The aim of our project is to diversify and mix species (coniferous and broadleaved), including a majority of indigenous and broadleaved species. This diversity of species has a number of benefits: 

  • favourable for the fauna and flora associated with particular species
  • limits the risk of pathogens spreading
  • diversifies the risks to the stand by "betting" on several species
Conservation of habitat trees

The project is an integral part of a wooded area, including several preserved trees of ecological interest: the large trees contain micro-habitats of interest to forest wildlife (cavities, stripped bark, broken branches, etc).

Soil conservation

Soil preparation is carried out using the open-pot technique: the soil is worked only where the future plants will be planted. This technique limits the disturbance to the soil and its richness, and greatly limits the loss of carbon from the soil as it is worked very little.

Monitoring Forest Health Department

The plantations is monitored in accordance with the national protocol for monitoring new plantations established by the Department of Forest Health. This monitoring takes place in spring and fall, allowing for verification and observation of the success rate, health issues, and quality of the plantations.