Torres family has recently acquired an extensive property in Chilean Patagonia with a view to mitigating the effects of climate change. The farm, located in the province of Aysén, is known by the name of 'Los Cóndores'. It occupies an area of more than 5.000 hectares and will be used to plant forests with a double objective. On the one hand, to compensate, with our own efforts, the winery's carbon footprint. On the other, recover the forest landscape that historically characterized these lands.
This is the land acquired by Familia Torres
'Los Cóndores' is a farm for livestock use, with the typical vegetation of the steppe meadow and lagoons with abundant birds. The arrival of the settlers at the end of the XNUMXth century would have caused the substitution of the forests in this area by prairies.
Thus, the intention of Torres family is to reforest these lands, preserving the local flora and fauna. At the end of 2016, he already acquired a 740-hectare farm in the province of Coyhaique with the same intention. Also in Chilean Patagonia, in an area called Altos de Ñirehuao.
Forests contribute to the fight against climate change by their ability to capture CO2 from the atmosphere. Also by storing carbon in the form of biomass (trunk, branches, bark and roots). About half of the dry matter in the plant is carbon. The tree captures more CO2 in its growth stage, until it reaches full maturity.
Sustainable forest management guarantees the persistence, improvement, growth and renewal of the forest mass. Likewise, it allows a permanent retention of carbon over time.
Torres & Earth Program
This is how Miguel A. Torres, president of Torres Family, this action:
"Both in Chile and in Spain, we have a large forest area that allows us to preserve the landscape and take care of the environment. Planting forests in certain areas will also help us to further reduce our CO2 emissions and go further in our environmental commitment".
Forest stewardship and reforestation of natural spaces is part of the commitment of Torres family. They want to take care of the earth and preserve the environment. This last act is reflected in the program Torres & Earth, whose main objective is to reduce the carbon footprint of the Penedès winery to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The reduction of CO2 emissions per bottle of Torres family In all its scope, from the vineyard to the final transport, it stood at 2017% in 25,4 compared to 2008, with the aim of reaching a 30% reduction in 2020.
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