BOKU Climate Mitigation Projects

Local commitment with global impact

Tropical rainforests are the most species-rich ecosystems on earth and are also indispensable for stabilising the global climate. In January 2016, work began on reforesting an area of 14.6 hectares and converting it into a secondary rainforest. This should save around 4,400 tonnes of CO₂ La₂-storage from the atmosphere. Trained local employees ensure that the project is anchored locally. The reforestation is being organised by the Institute of Botany at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in coordination with the association Rainforest of the Austrians and the La Gamba Tropical Station organised and coordinated.