Protecting France's forests

États Sauvages

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Action zones

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Île-de-France

Normandie

The project

BiodiversityClimate

Etats Sauvages works to preserve the biodiversity of French forests. The association acquires forests that are then left to evolve freely, creating true refuges for living things, and involves citizens in their protection.

of France's forest area is used for wood production

5 000

species

species are potentially present in a small temperate forest

145 000

of forests in mainland France are already protected by the association Etats Sauvages

Solution

Etats Sauvages works to preserve the biodiversity of French forests. Through its action, the association is committed to protecting living things by purchasing forests that are then left to evolve freely. In this way, it helps to create refuges for numerous animal, plant and fungal species.

In order to mobilize and involve citizens in its actions, Etats Sauvages accompanies them in a discovery of the ecosystem to transform them into true Allies of the Forests.

Etats Sauvages has already acquired nearly 15 ha of forests in the Cantal, Vosges, Normandy and Ile-de-France regions. These forests have enabled the creation of biodiversity reserves and are now left to evolve freely.

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The money will be used for

Create new forest reserves for the livingConserve active and resilient carbon sinksCurb the erosion of biodiversity in French forests by protecting the most vulnerable speciesRaise public awareness of the proper functioning of the forest ecosystemMake the public a player in the preservation of biodiversity so that they become guardians of good practices

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États Sauvages

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89,944

m² of protected French forests

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Action zones

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Île-de-France

Normandie

Why we love it?

At a time when our CO2 emissions are still far too high, and over 90% of France's forests are used for timber production, Etats Sauvages has set itself the mission of buying up forests in order to leave them to evolve in peace, and thus preserve as much biodiversity as possible.

The best way to preserve life is to do nothing... and it's much cheaper than trying to recreate what we've destroyed.