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Rainforest News & Newsletter

We regularly provide updates on special moments and important events in and around the Rainforest of the Austrians. Our archive contains news from the past 20 years.

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Media Review

See the Rainforest

The rainforest itself is fascinating enough, but with our videos, which show impressive aerial footage or images from camera traps, a world becomes visible that is otherwise rarely seen. You can also learn a lot about the work within our projects.

New Lifelines for the Rainforest

English & Spanish versions

The Return of the Animals

The COBIGA Biological Corridor

Michael Schnitzler and the Story of the Rainforest of the Austrians

Hear the Rainforest

The sounds of the rainforest are a fascinating and enchanting orchestra of nature. Close your eyes and let our “Soundscapes” transport you into the incomparable soundscape of the tropics.

Sunrise on the Mirador Trail

Morning Awakening in the Rainforest of the Austrians

Laughing Falcon and Toucan in Dialogue

Rail Birds on Finca La Bolsa

Baird's Trogon on Finca La Flor

Further Information

For those who want to know the details, further material, such as university studies on the calculation of CO2 sequestration by trees in the rainforest, can be found here.

Calculation of Carbon Sequestration in Tropical Reforestation

Studies by scientists from the University of Vienna and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences show that in the tropical rainforest, over a period of 60 years, between 548 t and 590 t of CO2 are sequestered annually per reforested hectare. With a planting density of 800 site-specific trees per hectare, this results in an average annual sequestration of 11.4 kg to 12.3 kg per tree. We therefore assume an average value of 700 kg of CO2 sequestration over 60 years.

The studies are available for download as PDFs here.