{"id":54037,"date":"2025-09-28T21:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envol-vert.org\/filactu\/forest-diagnostics-a-tool-for-landowners\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T19:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:22:47","slug":"forest-diagnostics-a-tool-for-landowners","status":"publish","type":"fil_d_actu","link":"https:\/\/envol-vert.org\/en\/fd\/forest-diagnostics-a-tool-for-landowners\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest diagnostics: a tool for landowners"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the SEVE project<\/a>, Envol Vert helps forest owners improve the management of their forests. The first step is to understand the forest, its characteristics, its strengths, its challenges and its needs. Envol Vert offers forest diagnostics to landowners who wish to have a three-part study of their plot: a study of the tree population, the soil and the potential biodiversity. After a pause in diagnostics in 2024, they resumed in 2025 and 10 additional diagnostics are planned for 2026. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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<\/i><\/div>A step-by-step support process<\/h4><\/div>
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In order to maximise the impact on the forests supported, priority is given to plots larger than 5 hectares and\/or with remarkable biodiversity (Natura 2000 areas, ancient forests, etc.). An initial visit is scheduled with the owner to visit the site, prepare the assessment and check the accessibility of the plot. This is followed by the assessment with the owner, during which various measurements are taken on the stand. The owner’s presence allows them to ask questions about the management of their forest and to familiarise themselves with the main indicators taken from their forest. Soil samples are taken for later analysis. The Potential Biodiversity Index is then calculated. This index was created in 2008 by the CNPF and INRAE and is based on a rapid assessment of 10 characteristics that influence the capacity of forest stands to support animal, plant and fungal species. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The ten criteria assessed are as follows: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>