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Stoumont (Belgium)

Reforest and diversify this monospecific plot of spruce trees affected by the bark beetle!
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Project benefits

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They take part to the projects

Number of Reforest'actors : 154

ARVAL BNP Paribas

has planted 397 trees

Dufrais

has planted 358 trees

Unknown

has planted 2 trees offered by Joint Talent

Wim Alen

has planted 12 trees offered by Joint Talent

Unknown

has planted 12 trees offered by Joint Talent

REVOLVE

has planted 56 trees

Nelly & Arnaud De Boel France

has planted 50 trees

Unknown

has planted 4 trees offered by BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Marie-Laure Dellot

has planted 5 trees offered by Jonathan Dellot

PATRICIA GOVAERTS

has planted 4 trees offered by Huy-Pheng CHHOUR

Stéphane Driessens

has planted 4 trees

ROULAGISTE

has planted 15 trees

Project description

Reforest'Action and its partner Sylva Nova invite you to reforest this plot attacked by a pest!

The project at a glance

  • Number of trees to be planted: 2,500 trees
  • Surface area of the plantation: 1.5 hectare
  • Species planted: Larch and Spruce 50%, Beech 25%, Oak 15% and Chestnut 10%.
  • Type of project: reforestation of a plot of land after insect attack
  • Planting season: spring 2021

Context and benefits

This 1.5 hectare plot is part of the vast forest massif of the Ardennes in Wallonia. This region has approximately 530,000 hectares of forest, i.e. almost 30% of its territory, and alone concentrates almost 75% of the Belgian forest. Over the past centuries, the forest has been heavily overexploited to meet the needs of agriculture and energy in particular. However, since 1854, thanks to the introduction of specific legislation, the forest cover has become more permanent but its diversity has been reduced, notably with the introduction of resinous species.

Indeed, the trees in this plot were until then monospecific, i.e. exclusively composed of a single variety of tree, the spruce. Like agriculture, this management method is risky for several reasons: soil impoverishment, loss of biodiversity and increased risk of biological attack by pathogens or insects. Forests managed in this way are also more sensitive to adverse environmental conditions such as storms or droughts. In the context of current climate change with successive heat waves and low rainfall, it is necessary to change this model of forest management which we can now consider obsolete.

In this particular context, the trees have been attacked by an insect, the bark beetle. This beetle feeds on dead wood but also on living wood, thus disrupting the circulation of sap, the tree's vital liquid. The spruces of the plot had to be removed and a reforestation action is now necessary. This tree planting project will make it possible to recreate a healthy forest ecosystem, with species resistant to bark beetle attacks. In addition, this plantation will make it possible to reintroduce deciduous trees, as they are home to a greater number of animals and plants than conifers.

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