Special programs, guests and experts: all day long on the air we will be talking about our trees and forests.
In partnership with the ONF and Forêts et Bois de l’Est, France Bleu Champagne-Ardenne and its listeners will plant trees near Champigneul-Champagne, between Epernay and Châlons-en-Champagne.
Do you want to participate? Call us on 0809 400 500.
The plantation site will of course be supervised by professionals.
In France, forests represent 17 million hectares, or nearly a third of the territory. Since 1985, the forest area has increased by 2.7 million hectares. After Sweden, Finland and Spain, France is the 4th European country in terms of forests.
If the most represented and best known trees are oak, beech and fir, there are 138 different species in France. From an environmental point of view, forests in France absorb 70 million tonnes of CO2 per year, or 15% of annual emissions.
Finally, in economic terms, the timber industry in France represents more than 400,000 jobs and accounts for 60 billion euros in turnover.