{"id":239030,"date":"2024-04-13T23:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/rainforest-protection\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T02:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T00:17:20","slug":"rainforest-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/rainforest-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainforest protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;RAINFOREST PROTECTION&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Preserving living diversity, improving living conditions &amp; promoting sustainability&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;70px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;0.8em&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;Source Serif Pro Semibold||||||||&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,13,53,0.24)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/header_regenwaldschutz2.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;30%&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; transform_translate_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; min_height=&#8221;464px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;180px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;56px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;43px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; subhead_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; subhead_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; subhead_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#C2DBE0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;margin-bottom: 0 !important;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;margin-bottom: 0 !important;&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#105427&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The tropical rainforests are the most species-rich ecosystems on earth.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]They stabilize the climate and regulate the global water balance. They are the source of food, medicine, ideas and raw materials that have become an integral part of our lives today. They are the basis of existence and home to millions of people. Despite this, the destruction of these unique habitats continues unabated. Every year, around 15 million hectares of tropical forest are irretrievably destroyed. 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The protected and reforested forests provide a habitat for endangered animals and plants and secure the drinking water supply for an entire region. The conservation of this diverse and irreplaceable natural wealth is one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. We all have to do something about the ongoing destruction.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Gelbohrfledermaeuse_bg2.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Forest protection is climate protection!<\/h2>\n<p>  Tropica Verde supports specific nature and species conservation projects in Costa Rica with donations and membership fees. The protected and reforested forests provide a habitat for endangered animals and plants and secure the drinking water supply for an entire region. The conservation of this diverse and irreplaceable natural wealth is one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. We all have to do something about the ongoing destruction.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#more&#8221; button_text=&#8221;READ MORE&#8221; module_class=&#8221;dl-read-more&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;70b994c3-2b68-43f9-baa1-aee328fdc428&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;more&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]When we protect the rainforest, we also protect its function as a <span>CO\u2082<\/span> reservoir. The plants in the rainforest absorb <span>CO\u2082<\/span> and produce sugar through photosynthesis to cover their energy requirements. The carbon is stored in the plant material and thus removed from the atmosphere. If the forests are cleared and burned, this <span>CO\u2082<\/span> is released again. This increases the greenhouse effect and temperatures on earth rise. [3] It is therefore extremely important to protect existing forests in order to preserve them as <span>CO\u2082<\/span> reservoirs! The reforestation of former forest areas also binds <span>CO\u2082<\/span> from the atmosphere. A hectare of 60-year-old tropical rainforest binds around 590 tons of <span>CO\u2082<\/span> over the course of its lifetime and around 10 tons of <span>CO\u2082<\/span> every year thereafter [4]. Old, mature trees bind much more <span>CO\u2082<\/span> per year than young trees. Tropica Verde supports both: on the one hand, we protect original primary forests, some of which have trees over 100 years old, such as the giant kapok trees. On the other hand, we plant young trees in mixed cultivation where necessary. For us, targeted means that we only reforest with locally occurring tree species in special buffer zones or forest-connecting biocorridors, which also expand the habitat of the animals. 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In concrete terms, this means not setting the heating to 25 degrees, renovating houses to make them more energy-efficient, taking electrical appliances off standby, repairing them instead of buying new ones, eating less meat and leaving the car at home more often. Unfortunately, some climate-damaging actions cannot be prevented. If you want to travel to Costa Rica, for example, a flight is essential. This is where a donation to Tropica Verde comes into play, because with your donation or membership you are making a targeted contribution to binding <span>CO\u2082<\/span> and protecting the climate. To protect our climate, we ask you to do both: donate to rainforest conservation and save greenhouse gas emissions wherever possible! 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CO2 compensation is often cited by companies as a green measure to improve their image. Many factors need to be considered when it comes to CO2 compensation. CO2 compensation is still a hotly debated topic. Anyone who donates to Tropica Verde is not offsetting but supporting climate protection projects in general. As a small personal association, Tropica Verde also attaches great importance to the correct and particularly transparent use of donations. This way you can be sure that your donations will be used for current and future rainforest protection and environmental education. The DZI donation seal confirms this needs-oriented use of funds.<em><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sources and further information:<br \/>[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spektrum.de\/lexikon\/biologie\/regenwald\/56026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.spektrum.de\/lexikon\/biologie\/regenwald\/56026<\/a><br \/>[2] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umweltbundesamt.de\/themen\/regenwald-abholzung-klimafolgen-sind-groesser-als\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.umweltbundesamt.de\/themen\/regenwald-abholzung-klimafolgen-sind-groesser-als<\/a><br \/>[3] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-020-2035-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-020-2035-0<\/a><br \/>[4] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20200205-CO2_Berechnung_Uni-Wien-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20200205-CO2_Berechnung_Uni-Wien-2011.pdf<\/a><br \/>[5] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planet-wissen.de\/natur\/landschaften\/regenwald\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.planet-wissen.de\/natur\/landschaften\/regenwald\/index.html<\/a><br \/>[6] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wald.de\/waldwissen\/tropischer-regenwald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.wald.de\/waldwissen\/tropischer-regenwald\/<\/a><br \/>[7] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmuv.de\/themen\/klimaanpassung\/ueberblick-klimaanpassung\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bmuv.de\/themen\/klimaanpassung\/ueberblick-klimaanpassung<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em><strong>For detailed information on tropical rainforests, we recommend taking a look at the<br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faszination-regenwald.de\/info-center\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Info-Center of Fascination Rainforest<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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