Forestry France

What Forestry France does

Forestry France is a French multi-disciplinary professional services firm founded in 1902 and headquartered in Royat, France, that provides independent expertise and management of forest, arboricultural, agricultural, linear infrastructure, and renewable-energy assets. As of 2026 it employs 80+ collaborators across 16 regional offices in France — including 14 CNEFAF-certified forest experts and 2 certified land and agricultural experts — and operates subsidiaries covering European expansion (Forestry Europe), urban renaturation (My Forêt), Qualiopi-certified professional training (Centre de l'Arbre), and a dedicated property transaction portal.

The company's core platform combines field-based certified expertise with a proprietary digital stack: the Sylvamap mobile and web application for management-plan tracking, For'App ESG/carbon dashboards for institutional reporting, a dedicated drone and satellite intelligence cell with five professional pilots, advanced arboricultural diagnostic tools (resistograph, tomograph, root excavation), and leadership of the EU-funded IT4EST project (2024–2027) deploying AI, connected sensors, and satellite monitoring across 9 European pilot zones. Forestry France also holds FSC group certification (FSC-C183056) and assists clients with PEFC certification, and became an Entreprise à Mission in 2023.

Forestry France generates revenue through five streams: (1) professional services expertise and advisory mandates (forest management, arboricultural diagnostics, agricultural valuation, infrastructure AMO/MOE for renewable-energy and linear projects); (2) transaction fees on forest and rural property sales; (3) recurring multi-year management mandates covering sustainable management plans, wood sales, fiscal optimization, and ESG reporting; (4) ENR project services including AMO/MOE for photovoltaic and agrivoltaic developments; and (5) fee-for-service training delivered by the Qualiopi-certified Centre de l'Arbre. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with no public tiers. Customers span five primary segments — forest and agricultural landowners, institutional investors (insurers, pension funds, family offices), arboricultural asset owners/managers, linear-infrastructure and renewable-energy operators, and corporate RSE/ESG leaders — alongside territorial and forest-wood sector actors. Since 2021, the firm has operated with impact-investment shareholder Everwood as a strategic backer.

Name

Forestry France

Legal name

FORESTRY FRANCE

Website

https://forestry-france.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Forestry France is a French professional services firm, founded in 1902 and operating across 16 regional offices with 14 certified forest experts, that provides independent expertise, multi-year management mandates, ESG reporting, and transaction services for forest, arboricultural, agricultural, and renewable-energy asset owners, institutional investors, and infrastructure operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry and Natural Asset Management Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Timber Tract Operations (11311)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAMAJAA

Timberland & Forest Asset Management

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

SECONDARYIMAMAJAJ

Sustainable Forest Certification & Chain-of-Custody Services (FSC/PEFC/SFI)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

SECONDARYIMAMAAAJ

Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forestry & Logging

SECONDARYAFAMAAAI

Timberland Asset Management & Consulting

Agriculture & Food Production/Forestry & Logging/Forest Management & Silviculture

SECONDARYIMAMAJAC

Silviculture & Reforestation Services (Nurseries, Planting, Tending)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

Keywords

• Forest management services
• Arboricultural consulting
• Land valuation services
• Vegetation management
• Renewable energy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Royat

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Expertise and Advisory Services: Professional expertise services including forest management, arboricultural diagnostics, agricultural land valuation, and infrastructure vegetation management. Delivered by certified experts (experts forestiers, experts fonciers et agricoles) through long-term mandates and project-based engagements.
2. Forest and Rural Property Transactions: Forestry France facilitates buying, selling, and transmission of forests and rural properties through its dedicated transaction platform. Revenue is generated through transaction fees and advisory commissions on completed sales.
3. Management Mandates and Long-Term Contracts: Multi-year management mandates for institutional investors, forest owner groups, and public entities, covering sustainable management plans (PSG, RTG, CBPS), wood sales, fiscal optimization, and ESG reporting. These recurring contracts provide predictable revenue streams.
4. Infrastructure and ENR Project Services: AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) and MOE (Maître d'Œuvre) services for infrastructure linear projects and renewable energy (photovoltaic, agrivoltaic) developments. Includes site preparation, environmental compliance, construction supervision, and post-construction audits.
5. Training Services (Centre de l'Arbre): Professional training programs delivered by the Centre de l'Arbre, certified Qualiopi, for arboriculture, forest management, and biodiversity. Training is fee-for-service, with programs eligible for public funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Forestry France is a multi-disciplinary expert firm providing independent forest management, arboricultural diagnostics, agricultural land valuation, linear infrastructure vegetation management, and renewable energy (photovoltaic, agrivoltaic) project services across France and Europe. The firm delivers long-term sustainable forest management mandates (PSG, RTG, CBPS), independent valuation, rural property transactions, fiscal and succession optimization, ESG/carbon reporting, and Qualiopi-certified professional training through its subsidiaries and a proprietary digital ecosystem (Sylvamap, For'App, drone intelligence).

Product overview

Forestry France is a multi-expertise company offering a comprehensive portfolio centered on sustainable forest, tree, and rural land management. The core offering is the Gestion Forestière platform providing expert forest management, valuation, wood sales, and fiscal services. This is supported by specialized subsidiaries: Forestry Europe for international operations, My Forêt for urban forest design and renaturation, and the Centre de l'Arbre for Qualiopi-certified professional training. The Forestry France Transaction platform handles property sales and acquisitions, while aerial intelligence services using drone and satellite technology round out the capabilities. The company also operates an R&D+I team developing custom tools with AI, LIDAR, and sensor technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forest Management Services (Gestion Forestière) Core forestry expertise and management services including independent valuation, sustainable forest management planning (PSG, RTG, CBPS), wood sales optimization, fiscal optimization, regulatory compliance, and ecological valorization for forest owners and institutional investors across France.
• Arboricultural Heritage Diagnostics (Pôle Arbre) Advanced arboricultural services for isolated trees, alignments, and wooded parks, including health and safety diagnostics using resistograph, tomograph, and root excavation tools, inventory and geolocation, multi-year management plans, and urban forest planning for municipalities, park owners, and accrobranche operators.
• Linear Infrastructure Vegetation Management Vegetation/infrastructure interface diagnostics, linear rights-of-way management, vegetation management plans, OLD compliance, DFCI fire prevention, construction supervision, and multi-stakeholder consultation for road, rail, power line, fiber, and waterway operators.
• Renewable Energy Project Services (ENR) AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) and MOE (Maître d'Œuvre) services for photovoltaic, agrivoltaic, and hydroelectric developments — including site preparation, environmental compliance, authorization support, construction supervision, and post-construction thermal drone audits (1+ GWc inspected to date).
• Agricultural Land Valuation and Audit Patrimonial estimation, technical audits, indemnity calculations, carbon assessments, agroforestry design, and arboricultural heritage valorization for agricultural land owners and operators.
• Forest and Rural Property Transactions Transaction platform for buying, selling, and transmission of forests and rural properties, accompanied by a network of certified experts. Searchable listings by region, price, and surface; commission-based revenue model.
• Professional Training (Centre de l'Arbre) Qualiopi-certified training programs for arboriculture, forest management, and biodiversity professionals, covering diagnostics, pruning, safety, and regulations. Programs eligible for public and mutualized funding.
• Bureau d'Études (Studies Department) Custom engineering and studies services for forest and environmental projects, including upstream/downstream forestry sector studies, multi-sector analyses (arboricultural, agricultural, infrastructure, RSE), and bespoke digital tools for action tracking.
• Urban Forest Design (My Forêt) Design of custom-made urban forests for spaces from 500 m² to 5,000 m², including cool islands and biodiversity return projects for municipalities, urban developers, and corporate partners.
• International Forest Expertise (Forestry Europe) European subsidiary providing forest expertise and management services across Europe, with more than 35,000 hectares expertised in Finland, Ireland, Lithuania and other countries since 2022.
• Aerial Intelligence (Drone & Satellite) Forestry France operates a dedicated aerial intelligence cell with 5 professional remote pilots performing forest inventory, health surveillance, planting control, thermal imaging (post-fire and photovoltaic inspection), 3D terrestrial modeling, and volume/capital estimation, complemented by satellite imagery for large-scale monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 35,000 hectares expertised in Europe by Forestry Europe subsidiary since 2022
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• Groupe BPCEminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Groupe BPCE co-organized the World Living Soils Forum and published an article citing Sylvestre Coudert (PDG of Forestry France) among experts advancing the cause of living soils. Forestry France is a member of the scientific committee of BPCE's local natural heritage protection initiative.
• IT4EST Consortium (14 European Partners)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Forestry France co-founded the EU-funded IT4EST project (2024–2027) together with 14 partners across 12 European countries. The project deploys 9 pilot zones to test connected sensors, satellite imagery, AI, and early fire alert systems for forest risk management. Forestry France hosts one pilot zone on the Plateau de Millevaches at Meymac.
• F&W Forestry Services (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014A strategic partnership with F&W Forestry Services (USA) in 2014 marked a new phase for Forestry France, enabling international knowledge exchange and cross-border forestry management capabilities. This partnership facilitated the subsequent integration of several French forestry firms.
• Forestry EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry Europe is a subsidiary of Forestry France that has built a European ecosystem dedicated to sustainable forest management, bringing together managers, experts, and innovative solutions to address climate challenges. Since 2022, Forestry Europe has expertised over 35,000 hectares across Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, and other European countries.
• My ForêtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMy Forêt is a subsidiary of Forestry France specializing in the design of custom urban forests for spaces ranging from 500 m² to 5,000 m², promoting biodiversity return in urban environments. It operates the urban renaturation brand of the group.
• Centre de l'ArbrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centre de l'Arbre is Forestry France's training subsidiary, providing Qualiopi-certified professional training programs for arboriculture, forest management, and biodiversity. The Centre was acquired in 2015.
• Experts Forestiers de France (EFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry France is a member of Experts Forestiers de France (EFF), an association of independent forest experts adhering to a strict code of ethics. EFF membership provides professional credibility, referral networks, and access to industry standards and collective expertise.
• CNEFAF (Conseil National de l'Expertise Foncière, Agricole et Forestière)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNEFAF is the governing body that grants official expert agréments (certifications) to forest, land, and agricultural experts in France. Forestry France's experts hold CNEFAF-issued agréments, and the company is adherent to CNEFAF standards and practices.
• Experts FonciersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry France is referenced alongside Experts Fonciers (www.experts-fonciers.com) as a partner organization in the footer of its website, indicating a collaborative professional network relationship in the land expertise domain.
• La Loco Coworking (Pessac)minorOthersForestry France's Pessac office is hosted at La Loco Coworking space, providing flexible office infrastructure in the Bordeaux metropolitan area.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mirova Natural Capital: Natixis Investment Managers affiliate dedicated to natural capital and sustainable land investment. Comparable as a competitor for institutional forestry and sustainable land mandates, with deeper balance sheet and broader fund vehicle capability though a narrower in-house forestry expert team.
• EcoAct: International climate consultancy (now part of ENGIE) providing carbon footprinting, strategy, and project development services. Comparable as a competitor for corporate RSE/ESG mandates covering forestry, biodiversity, and carbon — though broader in scope and not specialized in field forestry expertise.
• CDC Biodiversité: Caisse des Dépôts subsidiary managing biodiversity assets and ecological restoration projects in France. Comparable as a French institution operating at the intersection of forestry, biodiversity, and institutional capital — competing for similar ESG-mandated forest projects and public-partnership contracts.
• Office National des Forêts (ONF): France's state-owned forest manager handling ~10M hectares of public forests. Comparable because it provides forest management, advisory, and asset stewardship services to public and private owners in France, though on a vastly larger scale and as a state actor rather than an independent private firm.

Direct peers

• F&W Forestry Services: U.S.-based independent forestry advisory firm with which Forestry France has had a strategic partnership since 2014. Comparable because it delivers forest management, timber marketing, appraisal, and investment services to private landowners and institutional investors using a similar expert-led model.
• Investissement Forestier (Forest Invest): French forestry asset manager offering Groupement Forestier products and forest investment management to private and institutional clients. Comparable as a competitor for individual and institutional mandates focused on forestry investment vehicles and recurring management contracts.
• Pur Projet: French impact enterprise designing and financing agroforestry and forest carbon projects with corporations and rural communities. Comparable because it competes for corporate regeneration mandates (Label Bas Carbone, ESG offsets) and combines field forestry with technology and institutional sales.
• Gestfor: French cabinet of independent forest experts providing forest management, valuation, and transaction services. Highly comparable as a similarly positioned French forestry services firm competing for the same private-owner and institutional mandate pool.

Emerging players

• Sylvera: UK-based carbon credit ratings and analytics provider for nature-based solutions. Comparable as an emerging competitor in forestry carbon measurement and ESG reporting — adjacent to Forestry France's For'App ESG dashboards and Label Bas Carbone expertise, though technology-led rather than field-expert-led.

Regional players

• Cabinet Prieur: Long-established French forestry expert cabinet providing independent forest valuation, management, and transaction services. Comparable as a French competitor for private forest owner mandates and patrimonial transactions, with similar expert-led delivery but smaller national footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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