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Munich startup Pina Earth merges with Austrian climatetech Tree.ly. Together they aim to become Europe’s largest technology-enabled provider of forest climate protection projects – with a focus on biodiversity, scalability, and regionality.

The Munich-based climatetech startup Pina Earth and Yello Strom are entering into a long-term partnership to make German forests climate-resilient. Together, they aim to drive forward the transformation of monocultures into climate-resilient mixed forests.

First and second place in the “Digital startup of the year 2024” go to Munich this year: Both Pina Earth and Certivity secure an award from the Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Action.

Gesa Biermann founded Pina Earth in 2021 together with Florian Fincke. Since 2021, the startup develops certified climate protection projects with the aim of creating future-proof forests throughout Germany. Our forests are already severely threatened by climate change. Pina Earth’s climate protection projects store additional CO2 by making forests biodiverse and climate-resilient against increasing heat, storms, and drought. By supporting the projects, the startup enables other companies to achieve their climate goals while promoting regional biodiversity. The forest projects already extend over 10 million square kilometers in Germany and are verified by independent third parties.

The Munich-based startup Pina Earth wants to make German forests more climate-resilient. To do this, the startup has developed a forest conversion methodology and technology to make the resulting CO2 sequestration measurable. With this, Pina Earth offers climate protection projects for which CO2 certificates can be purchased, and provides forest owners with an additional source of income. The startup was founded by Gesa Biermann and Florian Fincke in 2021 and now has 15 employees. An interview with Gesa Biermann, co-founder and CEO of Pina Earth.