Pina Earth Project Luckaitz Valley
Improved Forest Management
Forestry
プロジェクト概要
The Pina Earth Luckaitz Valley project transforms 680 hectares of endangered monoculture forest in Brandenburg, Germany, into a climate-resilient, biodiverse ecosystem. Located west of the village Luckaitz across the municipalities of Bronkow, Gosda, Lipten, and Schöllnitz, this private forest currently consists of 92% uniform pine forest that faces severe climate risks from bark beetles, droughts, and storms.
Through targeted forest adaptation measures, the project converts these vulnerable pure stands into stable, multi-layered mixed forests. The core activities include strategic thinning to create space for new growth, planting diverse climate-resilient tree species, encouraging natural regeneration of native species, and implementing intensified wildlife management to protect young trees from browsing damage. These interventions follow scientific recommendations from Brandenburg's forestry guidelines, maintaining pine at minimal levels while maximizing species diversity and climate resilience.
Over its 30-year project period, the Luckaitz Valley project is projected to remove 23,684 net tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere (29,061 tonnes gross) while delivering additional co-benefits. The project enhances biodiversity by requiring at least three site-appropriate tree species with minimum 5% coverage each, improves essential ecosystem services including oxygen production, air filtration, water storage, and habitat protection, and maintains sustainable timber production for local economic value. The project's adaptive management approach includes re-planning interventions every three to five years based on current site conditions and scientific knowledge.
Pina Technologies GmbH serves as the project developer, bringing specialized expertise in forest carbon projects and digital forest monitoring. The project is implemented by the Boscor Group, professional forest managers with extensive experience in forest adaptation. This collaboration ensures both technical rigor through advanced forest simulation modeling (TreeGrOSS system) and practical implementation expertise.