Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Mountain-Forest-Project-in-Entlebuch-27MZIF291GV8.htmlConceptually similarMountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDKCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDQCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDTCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDLCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDSCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDMCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDNCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDOCompleted★★★★Mountain Forest Project in EntlebuchGP03TDJCompleted★★★★View AllGP03TDRMountain Forest Project in EntlebuchA group of volunteers of the Mountain Forest Project are working in Entlebuch. This forest was destroyed by the storm 'Lothar’ and bark beetles. The volunteers support the regenerating plants with gentle interventions, so that the forest can fulfill its protective function again.In original language:Chrampfe für den SchutzwaldMarbach, 8. September 2011: Eine Gruppe von Freiwilligen des Bergwaldprojektes leistet im Luzernischen Entlebuch einen Arbeitseinsatz. Der Wald ist durch den Sturm 'Lothar’ und den Borkenkäfer zerstört worden. Die Freiwilligen unterstützen die nachwachsenden Pflanzen mit sanften Eingriffen, damit der Wald seine Schutzfunktion wieder erfüllen kann.© Greenpeace / Nicolas FojtuLocations:Alpine Countries-Canton of Lucerne-Europe-SwitzerlandDate:8 Sep, 2011Credit:© Greenpeace / Nicolas FojtuMaximum size:2500px X 1664pxKeywords:Day-Death-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Mountains-Nature-Outdoors-Storms (weather)-TreesShoot:Mountain Forest Project in Entlebuch SwitzerlandThe Mountain Forest Project in Entlebuch, Switzerland, was created in 1987, in the middle of the debate about the forest dieback (a condition in trees in which peripheral parts are killed, either by parasites or due to conditions like acid rain and drought). The project was a spin-off for Greenpeace who financed it for a long time. Today it is independent, renowned, internationally engaged and it builds a bridge between the environmental protection and the mountain population.
