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The forest is a multifunctional talent. It provides clean air, protects roads and railways from landslides and avalanches, and its wood stores a lot of carbon when used in buildings. However, forests need to be maintained and the wood they produce used wisely. Theo Weber, head of the Cantonal Office for Forestry and Natural Risks for the canton of Schwyz, explains why it is important for biodiversity that responsible foresters ensure sustainable forest management: „A forest that is not used tends to grow very uniformly and in a single layer, especially at medium and low altitudes. This means it is impoverished in terms of species. Biodiversity requires a rich mosaic of different life forms. Forests also have an impact on the climate: „Timber buildings store carbon in the long term. At the same time, when we use wood in the forest, we create space for new trees to grow, which in turn absorb CO2<\/sub> from the air. It is a perfect cycle,“ explains Roland Christen, head of the Obwalden Cantonal Forestry Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The relationship between forest management and the use of wood is complex and not always easy to understand. The website www.waldnutzen.ch aims to make this clearer with the help of several vivid examples. It shows how builders, politicians and customers who choose a building, furniture or other product made from local wood can help to ensure that the many services provided by the forest on their own doorstep continue. „In order to make a decision at the end of the value chain, you need to understand the relationship between the forest, its services and the use of wood,“ says Michiel Fehr, Head of Forest Utilisation at the Agriculture and Forestry Service of the Canton of Lucerne. The website gives builders an insight into the positive effects of using wood from the local forest.<\/p>\n\n\n Startseite der neuen Webseite \u00abwaldnutzen.ch\u00bb<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n Wirkungsgef\u00fcge Wald \u2013 Holz \u2013 Gesellschaft <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n Videoseite der neuen Webseite \u00abwaldnutzen.ch\u00bb<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n Haus des Holzes Sursee & Tierparkturm Goldau<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n W\u00e4rmeverbund Hergiswil & Berglodge37 Eggberge<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n Schlaufensteg Baar & Obwaldner Kantonalbank Sarnen<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n The pioneers of the new website celebrated the launch at the Berglodge37. Roland W\u00fcthrich, Director of the Office for Forestry and Hunting in the canton of Uri, welcomed representatives of the Federal Office for the Environment, WaldSchweiz, Lignum Zentralschweiz, the cantonal foresters of Central Switzerland and the project team from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Dimitri Moretti, Director of Security for the canton of Uri, emphasised the social importance of forests and wood. Claire-Lise Suter Thalmann, Managing Director of the Swiss Forest and Wood Research Promotion Agency, drew a link to this year’s International Day of Forests with the message „Forests and innovation – protecting and sustainably using forests instead of destroying them“. The attendees were then given an insight into the content of the project work. Sabine Witt explained the role of the forest experts as mediators and the demands of the population for co-design. Sonja Geier traced the arc from the INNOwood project to the digital experience platform waldnutzen.ch. Afterwards, Pascal Wacker eagerly awaited the live launch and demonstrated the functions and levels of the new website. The event concluded with a tour of Uri’s flagship project, the Berglodge37. Host Martin Reichle showed the guests how he used regional wood and circular thinking to create a harmonious place with a breathtaking view over the Lake of Uri.<\/p>\n\n\n Sonja Geier, stv. Leiterin Kompetenzzentrum Typologie & Planung in Architektur (CCTP)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n Pascal Wacker, Kompetenzzentrum Typologie & Planung in Architektur (CCTP)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n Examples make correlations visible<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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