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Carbon2Nature (C2N) joins the Forum Forests and Climate Change on the basis of its commitment to the conservation and recovery of Spanish forests as an essential way to contribute to the fight against climate change.

The Forum on Forests and Climate Change is a non-profit association that brings together organizations in the forest sector and other related entities. Since its creation in 2006, it has been working to highlight the role that forests, as well as their products and services, play in climate action and the ecological transition.

With the incorporation of Carbon2Nature into this space for debate and joint work, the company, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, advances in its mission to contribute to the recognition and encouragement of the forestry sector as a generator of long-term sustainable socio-economic development, promoting co-responsibility, sustainable management, and alliances with the rest of the agents.

Importance of Spanish forests in climate action

Spain has the second largest forest heritage in the European Union, after Sweden, with a forest area that occupies 56% of the national territory. This represents about 28.43 million hectares, of which 19.27 million are forests and the rest other plant formations.

Its contribution to climate action, through its recovery and sustainable forest management, is essential, highlighting, among others, their:

Functioning as natural carbon sinks

Fixing more than 10% of national greenhouse gas emissions annually, with studies suggesting that this figure could be up to 25%.

Contribution to the water regime and to the quality water

Thanks to the forests that protect most of our watersheds and act against soil erosion and the growing threat of droughts.

Promotion of the bioeconomy with new biological resources

Resins, wood, fruits, etc., that are an alternative to other more carbon-intensive (e.g., concrete in construction)

Role as an important habitat for biodiversity

Hosting more than 600 wild species under the Special Protection regime.

Source: Forests and Climate Change Forum – Inputs to the draft national integrated energy and climate plan (PNIEC).

]]> We attend the Congress on Corporate Investment in Forests and Biodiversity in London https://carbon2nature.earth/en/we-attend-the-congress-on-corporate-investment-in-forests-and-biodiversity-in-london/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:11:00 +0000 https://carbon2nature.pdg.studio/2023/10/25/we-attend-the-congress-on-corporate-investment-in-forests-and-biodiversity-in-london/

The Congress on Corporate Investment in Forests and Biodiversity held on 4 and 5 October in London has highlighted the urgency of addressing our unsustainable relationship with nature and channelling funding to conserve and restore it.

Under this premise, the panel organised by Carbon2Nature was developed, with the participation of its managing director, Miguel Angel García Tamargo, together with Alexis Leroy, CEO of ALLCOT, and Ousmane Fall Sarr, Coordinator of the West African Alliance on Carbon Markets.

Living up to its title “Cost-effectiveness of Nature-based Solutions Beyond Carbon Markets”, it highlighted the need to promote incentives and innovative investment models in natural capital with the aim of attracting private-sector funding and experience, and the fact that this could be reflected in the company’s value.

Miguel Angel García Tamargo also took part in the panel “Project Finance”. The managing director of Carbon2Nature explained both the opportunities and barriers that can arise when tackling a project, and also presented risk management solutions.

The quality principles that should govern this kind of action, which can only be successful in the long term with the backing of the local communities where the projects are carried out, were also addressed. Local people should share in the benefits, showing a high degree of interaction and support for the projects.

The importance of methodological and technological progress in terms of measuring and monitoring the effectiveness of projects was also highlighted. For this reason, several innovative initiatives and tools contributing to increasing investor confidence in the projects were presented at the congress.

Would you like to know about all the topics discussed at the congress? We invite you to watch a recording of it at the following link:

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