Primeval forests are rare and endangered, even in Germany. ForestFinance is involved in their conservation in an unusual way: together with the municipality of Hümmel, the company has managed a one-of-a-kind forest cemetery, established in November 2013. It is located in one of the last German beech forests on primeval forest soil.

Every leased FinalForest grove helps to ensure the conservation of this natural heritage for another 99 years. At the same time, the leaseholders obtain the right to be buried there. The FinalForest In Pitscheid (Eifel) is an ecosystem that has grown mostly without human intervention over the course of four thousand years. Its soil in particular hosts a great variety of species.

Funerals are conducted very cautiously, in order to conserve the forest in its original beauty, which is of great concern to ForestFinance. This also means the graves can only be found by the use of invisible locators. The leaseholders receive the location of the grave as GPS coordinates. If desired, a single, plain gravestone may be placed on top. Made from regional stones with a standardized design for the whole FinalForest area, the gravestone becomes a natural element of the forest.

Each FinalForest grove covers an area of 100 square metres. For reference: a conventional forest grave is usually restricted to the space needed for burying the urn. Every grove has enough space for ten urns, however, only the leaseholder decides who will rest there. Only organic urns are used, which do not contaminate the soil with harmful substances. FinalForest graves are simple, elegant, and entirely worry-free: the forest provides for a rich natural decoration. After a thorough examination of the FinalForest environmental protection concept, the Deutsche Umweltstiftung (German Environmental Foundation) has become the official cooperation partner of the forest cemetary and can recommend FinalForest gravesites in a good conscience.

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