CFBL Coopérative Forestière in the news

CFBL manages over 11,000 hectares of forest across Burgundy for nearly 200 owners and continuously offers jobs in forest maintenance and exploitation.

CFBL Cooperative Forestière highlights job opportunities and the importance of the wood industry in France, employing more people than the automotive sector.

CFBL is managing silver fir decline in Haute-Loire by advising early harvests and sanitary cuts due to climate change impacts causing tree health deterioration.

CFBL uses drones and AI to quickly and accurately identify diseased trees, improving forest management efficiency.

CFBL employs drones and AI to enhance forest health monitoring and management, improving efficiency while maintaining expert human oversight.

CFBL cooperative inaugurated a new sylviculture base and expanded offices in Dompierre-les-Ormes with significant local stakeholder attendance.

CFBL created a data-driven tool combining soil and climate info to guide forest owners in selecting tree species resilient to current and future climate conditions.

The Coopérative Forestière Bourgogne Limousin built a new facility to better manage private forests amid climate change challenges.

Clara Boudot transitioned from social work to forestry at CFBL, where she focuses on forest care and sustainability while nurturing an agricultural project, highlighting the environmental importance of sylviculture.

CFBL's Nevers agency relocated to a sustainable facility in Harlot, providing forest management and climate-adaptive services to private forest owners in Nièvre and Cher.

The CFBL forest cooperative marked its 50th anniversary at the historic Neuvic arboretum, highlighting its commitment to forestry and climate challenges.

Mecafor reopened a new workshop in Ussel using French wood, four years after an arson fire, emphasizing carbon sequestration and local materials.

CFBL is pioneering horse-logging in Morvan to sustainably harvest bark beetle-damaged spruce, supported by regional subsidies and combining animal traction with mechanization.

In a difficult-to-access spruce forest affected by bark beetles, CFBL helped implement horse logging as machines were unusable.

Elie de Cosnac was honored for his long-term contributions to forestry and CFBL's sustainable forest management in Corrèze was highlighted.

CFBL's Nevers agency implemented a large-scale eco-reforestation project in Verneuil using innovative permaculture-inspired techniques to promote sustainable forest renewal and climate resilience.

A new road extension in Ussel's Empereur zone improves access to CFBL and nearby industrial land, with construction nearly finished.

Forestry jobs are struggling to attract workers despite their key economic and ecological roles, with CFBL actively recruiting in Dompierre-les-Ormes.

CFBL-Mecafor, a leading forest cooperative in Corrèze, is addressing labor shortages and public perception challenges while benefiting from government recovery funds to support sustainable forestry and rebuild after a 2018 arson attack.

CFBL opened a new agency in Argentat-sur-Dordogne to support sustainable management and valorization of private forests, emphasizing environmental benefits and recent challenges.