Dassault Aviation is serving as a major patron of Maubuisson forest in Val d’Oise, Paris Region, which saw the launch of its 2023-2024 planting campaign on Wednesday.
Calling for the planting of a million trees of 30 species on an uncultivated plain, the Maubuisson project marks the first project of its kind in the Paris region. The 3,310-acre forest will not only benefit the 100,000 inhabitants of the seven neighboring towns, but also the 12 million people who live in the Paris area, said Dassault.
Historically present in Val d’Oise, in Argenteuil, and now in Cergy, Dassault Aviation added that it takes seriously its support of the project, launched a little more than a week before the start of the UN Climate Change Conference, better known as COP 28, in Dubai.
“As the One Forest Summit 2023 reminded us, forests play a very valuable role in preserving biodiversity and regulating the climate by sequestering large volumes of CO2,” explained Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier. “Being a major patron of Maubuisson forest is in line with our policy to reduce our environmental footprint. We are exploring several avenues to drastically reduce the CO2 emissions of our Falcon business jets, including the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), [which] we regard as a very promising solution.”