Biodiversity

He’s a forest man. The Bertranges forest, where he grew up and still lives today. Maxime Bollotte, 17, a student at the forestry high school in Crogny (Aube), has just returned from a week’s trip to Romania, where he took part in the European forestry race team championships.   Last September, Maxime was at Charlois […]

Bees play a crucial role in the pollination of plants that produce fruits we consume daily*. In France, around 70% of the 6,000 documented plant species, both wild and cultivated, rely on insect pollinators, with some plants entirely dependent on them.   By establishing a partnership withBeewizme, Tonnellerie Bernard has chosen to contribute to the [...]

« Ensuring that the forester renews the forest is the primary criterion for sustainable management in public forests. »   Particularly attentive to respecting forest environments, enhancing their value, and ensuring the sustainability of their management, we meticulously monitor the origin of our oak supplies. We strictly select our suppliers and s [...]

“To ensure that the forester renews the forest is the main criterion in the public forests”   Particularly attentive to the forest environments respect and to the sustainability of their management, we are ensuring the origin of our oak supplies, by carefully choosing our providers and by systematically favouring PEFC certification. ONF (Office nat [...]

Initiated in March 2019, after significant preparatory work on the plot, the (re)forestation program at La Doué, located on the edge of the Bertranges state forest, has entered its third year of existence. This planted forest, still in the seedling growth stage (1 to 5 years), is thriving thanks to favorable climatic and geological conditions […]

Initiated in 2019, after major work to prepare the land parcel, the Doué reforestation program, in edge of the Bertranges forest, is now in its third year. This planted forest, now at the seedling stage of growth (1 to 5 years), is doing well thanks to the good weather and geological conditions but also thanks […]

The internationalMother Earth day was proclaimed in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly, which chose the date of April 22 to celebrate the event. SIf the UN establishes international days, it is with the goal of informing the public about major issues such as fundamental rights, sustainable development, or health.The day of April 22 […]

A must-watch (and widely share!) tonight on M6 at 9:05 PM:« Legacy, notre héritage » –   the latest documentary film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, broadcast as a world premiere. Through stunning imagery, Yann Arthus-Bertrand reflects on his 50 years of commitment, the evolution of humanity, and its impact on the planet, with the story of […]

Concerned about understanding the potential consequences that renewable energy production projects could have on the avian fauna of the Bertranges region, the Association for the Defense of the Bertranges sought the support of the Charlois Group to conduct a study of the species present across this area, which is particularly rich in biodiversity. [...]

With the desire to improve their understanding of the potential consequences of renewable energy projects on the wild bird populations of the Bertranges, the Association for the Defence of the Bertranges sought the support of the Charlois Group in undertaking a study of the different species that inhabit this region that is particularly rich in […]

Stage 1 of the reforestation programme is continuing in the forest of Doué at Saint-Aubin-les-Forges. After having prepared and planted the 46,000 trees scheduled for this parcel in March 2019, the forest workers are now working on giving light and air to the young seedlings. Bracken* is cut by hand with a sickle, as at […]

Bees actively contribute to the pollination of plants whose fruits we consume daily. In France, around 70% of the 6,000 plant species recorded, both wild and cultivated, are pollinated by pollinating insects, and some plants are entirely dependent on them.   The Charlois Group wanted to reintroduce beehives at Murlin, in close proximity to the […]