Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Beech-Forest-in-Goettingen-27MZIFVPPPPP.htmlConceptually similarBeech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYXCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYOCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYTCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYYCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYGCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYJCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYKCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYLCompleted★★★★Beech Forest in GoettingenGP04CYNCompleted★★★★View AllGP04CYWBeech Forest in GoettingenA beech sapling in the forest of Goettingen.In original language:Buchen und Mischwald im staedtischen Wald in GoettingenEin junge Buche im Wald von Goettingen.Locations:Europe-Germany-Göttingen-Lower SaxonyDate:20 Oct, 2012Credit:© Michael Löwa / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3407px X 5120pxKeywords:Autumn-Beech trees-Close ups-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Outdoors-WoodlandShoot:Municipal Forest of GoettingenA beech grove within a mixed forest in the municipal woodland of Goettingen is ecologically valuable and important. Deciduous forests, as a CO2 sink, are of vital importance for the climate and provide home to numerous animal and plant species.Foresters protect 10 percent of the municipal forest of Goettingen from any further forestry exploitation. They manage the forest adhering to the ecological principles of "Naturnahe Waldnutzung" (natural woodland development).