With the Umweltfranken-Franken, our runners support 100% of the "Lucerne-Kriens-Pilatus" forest climate protection project of the Lucerne Corporation.
The SwissCityMarathon is committed to making the event as environmentally friendly as possible wherever possible. When registering for the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne, participants can take part in this commitment and voluntarily donate an environmental franc.
This year, 100% of the amount donated will go to the "Lucerne-Kriens-Pilatus" forest climate protection project run by the Lucerne Corporation. Runners decide for themselves how much they want to contribute.
The "Lucerne-Kriens-Pilatus" project of the Lucerne Corporation
The "Lucerne-Kriens-Pilatus" project will run over a period of 30 years. The project is planned for the entire managed forest and obliges the company or the participating forest owners to fully utilise the legal wood utilisation potential and non-forestry potential over the duration of the project. The difference between the possible target supply of wood per hectare and the agreed, higher project supply results in the annual quantity to be commercialised in the form of CO2 certificates.
Most of the project areas are located around the cities of Lucerne and Kriens. They extend from the shores of Lake Lucerne practically to the forest boundary on Mount Pilatus. In addition to heavily travelled forests close to the cities, they also include quiet and remote mountain forests. The forest locations, tree species and structures are diverse. The forests fulfil a wide variety of functions (landscape protection, spring protection, nature conservation, recreation, protection against natural hazards and timber production). The wood utilised is almost exclusively processed in the region or used as energy wood. The natural forest reserves that have already been set aside (around 200 hectares) are not part of this project. The natural forest reserves (approx. 75 ha / total 26,000 tonnes of CO2) run as an independent CO2 project (Lucerne-Pilatus-Bürgenstock natural forest reserves).
Previous donation successes
Since 2019, the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne has raised the following amounts through this campaign of the Umweltfranken-Franken:
| Year | Amount | CompensatedCO2 | project |
| 2019 | CHF 3655.- | 95 tonnes | OAK Schwyz |
| 2021 | CHF 5461.- | 142 tonnes | OAK Schwyz |
| 2022 | CHF 5585.- | 145 tonnes | OAK Schwyz |
| 2023 | CHF 5700.- | 151 tonnes | OAK Schwyz |
| 2024 | CHF 5167.- | 122 tonnes | OAK Schwyz |
Sustainable and convenient travel to Lucerne
75% of theCO2 emissions generated by the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne are caused by participants travelling to the event. Thanks to the SwissRunners ticket, travelling from anywhere in Switzerland is free for participants. The SwissRunners ticket is having an impact: since its introduction, the use of public transport for travelling to the event has increased steadily and is currently at over 70%. The environmentally friendly SwissRunners ticket will also be included in the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne entry fee for the next few years. You too can help to reduce CO2 emissions by travelling by public transport in the future. Thank you!
