As part of the BioFrankfurt action week “Experience biodiversity!“, mycologist and long-standing TROPICA VERDE member Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring will be giving a lecture entitled “Inconspicuous but indispensable – the importance of fungi in the forest development of Monte Altos, Costa Rica”.
TROPICA VERDE e.V. has been supporting the Fundación Pro Reserva Forestal Monte Alto nature conservation initiative in north-western Costa Rica since 1997. In this region, a species-rich tropical dry forest was destroyed in the past in order to gain grazing land for cattle. As a result, not only did numerous animals, plants and fungi lose their habitat, but the water supply to the neighboring villages also became problematic during dry periods. Now a new forest is growing in the Monte Alto conservation area, the animals are returning and the water supply is once again guaranteed.
During the lecture, Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring will present our conservation project on the Nicoya Peninsula and highlight the functions of fungi in the growth of the forest.
The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 22.05.18, starting at 6 p.m. in the Arthur-von-Weinberg-Haus (Robert-Mayer-Str. 2).
Come along and immerse yourself in the world of mushrooms!
