Buckingham Veterinary Hospital commits to a greener future

Mélissa Gélinas

On Sunday morning, October 20, the green bend race took place, organized by the Buckingham Veterinary Hospital, with the aim of raising funds for the Carbone Boréal organization.

Several participants were there at Armand-Daddy-Lacelle Park to mark the event. The runners had to cover five km on the cycle path where some were accompanied by their 4-legged companions. The Guardian Angels of the animals were also on site to collect donations for their organization, which helps animals in need.

Both a program specialized in tree planting in deforested areas of Quebec and a research infrastructure at UQAC, Carbone Boréal aims to enable organizations and individuals to offset their greenhouse gas emissions. Tree planting is carried out, more precisely, in Quebec's boreal forests, which are naturally bare. This allows for regeneration of the ecosystem.

Furthermore, tree planting also serves as experimental research for long-term carbon sequestration. Each tree was verified according to the protocol: ISO 14064-3 (Bureau de normalization du Québec).

Currently, forests capture a total of up to 25% of carbon. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it will be possible to increase the rate of carbon sequestration by more than 15% with the continuation of the efforts put in place, and this, through very simple actions like planting trees.