{"id":27333,"date":"2023-10-05T22:38:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/association\/about-the-association\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:22:16","slug":"about-the-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/en\/association\/about-the-association\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27333\" class=\"elementor elementor-27333 elementor-15589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4104c9cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4104c9cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5898826e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5898826e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c24bc70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c24bc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Association<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a2482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88a2482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Long History of Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4af917 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4af917\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e58fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26e58fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9afa62 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9afa62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15551\" alt=\"Rainforest Climate Protection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regen-Slider-05-Klimaschutz-v2-2.jpg 1950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rainforest at Dawn<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb1fe0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cb1fe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f373c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f373c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Esquinas Rainforest in Costa Rica<\/strong> is a 159 km\u00b2 lowland rainforest on the Pacific coast of Central America, which is among the <strong>most biodiverse forests on Earth<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">With up to 180 tree species per hectare and a <\/span><strong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">variety of endangered animal species <\/strong><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">such as wild cats, monkeys, macaws, and tapirs, this forest faced threats, even though it had already been declared the <strong>Piedras Blancas National Park<\/strong> in 1991. <\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The <\/span><strong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Rainforest of the Austrians Association<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">, founded in 1991 by Prof. Michael Schnitzler, purchased over 4,000 hectares of this area with donations in its first 25 years and donated it to the Costa Rican National Park Administration. As a result, most of the area is now protected, and the forest is considered saved. For long-term protection, rangers were hired, endangered species were reintroduced, a research station was established, a sustainable eco-lodge was opened, and regional development aid was integrated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e19d4d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e19d4d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb318e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fb318e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45301438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45301438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>But it continues!<\/strong><\/p><p>Since 2010, the association has supported the La Gamba Tropical Station with land purchases and reforestation efforts in the <strong>COBIGA Biological Corridor<\/strong>, which aims to connect the lowland rainforest of Piedras Blancas National Park with the mountain rainforests of the nearby Fila Cruces mountains. This ensures that the animals, plants, and other living creatures of the rainforest have the opportunity to migrate. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251d0dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"251d0dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75206ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"75206ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=vqjnWhI2CAg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8b8fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c8b8fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6ee31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc6ee31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Association's History<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4208040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4208040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item1\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1991-Logo-Regenwald-der-Oesterreicher.png\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1991-Logo-Regenwald-der-Oesterreicher.png\" alt=\"1991-Logo-Regenwald-der-Oesterreicher\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Founding of the Association<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Founding of the <em>Rainforest of the Austrians Association<\/em> by Michael Schnitzler<\/p>\n<p>Start of the association's activities. Purchase of privately owned primary forest areas using donations. By 2014, 40 plots of land (a total of almost 4,000 hectares) had been acquired, protecting a quarter of the <em>Piedras Blancas<\/em> National Park area.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">1991<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-ac3218e \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item2\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1993_tropenstation.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1993_tropenstation.jpg\" alt=\"1993_tropenstation\" width=\"847\" height=\"553\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Basis for Tropical Research<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Purchase of an old farmhouse (in the immediate vicinity of the <em>Esquinas Rainforest Lodge<\/em>) as a base for tropical research by the University of Vienna. Within a few years, the <em>La Gamba Tropical Station<\/em> became an internationally recognized research station. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">1993<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-95add43 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item3\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1994_Lodge.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1994_Lodge.jpg\" alt=\"Esquinas Rainforest Lodge\" width=\"633\" height=\"422\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Esquinas Rainforest Lodge<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Construction of the <em>Esquinas Rainforest Lodge<\/em>, after the <em>Rainforest of the Austrians Association<\/em> was commissioned by Austrian Development Cooperation to manage this ecotourism project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">1994<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-c33d806 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item4\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1998_Ara-Projekt.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1998_Ara-Projekt.jpg\" alt=\"1998 Ara Projekt\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Cooperation with Zoo Ave<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Start of cooperation with <em>Zoo Ave<\/em> for a reintroduction project for the Scarlet Macaw, which created a viable population in the region by 2008. The costs amounted to \u20ac43,600. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">1998<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-b0a99db \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item5\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2002_Uebergabe-Tropenstation-La-Gamba.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2002_Uebergabe-Tropenstation-La-Gamba.jpg\" alt=\"2002_Uebergabe-Tropenstation-La-Gamba\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >La Gamba Tropical Station <\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Handover of the La Gamba Tropical Station to the <em>Association for the Promotion of the La Gamba Tropical Station<\/em>. Since 2011, the Tropical Station has been a research, teaching, and training institution of the University of Vienna. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">2002<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-af11d35 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item6\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2003_Nationalpark-Ranger.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2003_Nationalpark-Ranger.jpg\" alt=\"2003 Nationalpark Ranger\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Piedras Blancas National Park<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Start of cooperation with the administration of <em>Piedras Blancas<\/em> National Park, where the <em>Rainforest of the Austrians Association<\/em> annually pays two ranger salaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">2003<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-d67f7d0 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item7\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2003_Schildkroeten.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2003_Schildkroeten.jpg\" alt=\"2003_Schildkroeten\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Fundacion Corcovado<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Start of cooperation with the <em>Fundacion Corcovado<\/em> for the protection of various species of sea turtles<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">2003<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-57fb909 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item8\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2008_Parkstation.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2008_Parkstation.jpg\" alt=\"2008_Parkstation\" width=\"356\" height=\"267\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >National Park Station<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Funding of a park ranger station for Piedras Blancas National Park in La Gamba<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">2008<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-ee83346 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item9\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2009_COBIGA.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2009_COBIGA.jpg\" alt=\"2009_COBIGA\" width=\"942\" height=\"593\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >COBIGA \u2013 Biological Corridor<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Beginning of support for the La Gamba Tropical Station in establishing a biological corridor <em>(COBIGA Project, Corred\u00f3r Biol\u00f3gioco La Gamba)<\/em>, which aims to reconnect the existing coastal and mountain rainforests of Fila Cruces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n     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>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2010_Wildkatzen.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2010_Wildkatzen.jpg\" alt=\"2010_Wildkatzen\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Species Protection Cooperation<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Cooperation with the species protection organizations <em>Yaguar\u00e1, Pro Felis<\/em>, and <em>Osa Conservation<\/em> with the goal of securing the wild cat population in southern Costa Rica (Osa Peninsula, Rainforest of the Austrians) through targeted measures. By 2014, the work of these organizations had been supported with a total of \u20ac50,500. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">2010<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-48904a7 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item11\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2014_Landkaeufe.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2014_Landkaeufe.jpg\" alt=\"2014_Landkaeufe\" width=\"596\" height=\"422\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Esquinas Rainforest Protected<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>72% of the 151 square kilometer Esquinas Rainforest has been purchased and integrated into Piedras Blancas National Park. The remaining properties are not threatened by deforestation. Thus, the Esquinas forest is considered protected.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">2014<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-d9f4e27 \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item12\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2015_Cobiga-logo-web.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2015_Cobiga-logo-web.jpg\" alt=\"2015_Cobiga-logo-web\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >Land and Reforestation<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>The association focuses on the COBIGA project, which aims to connect the lowland rainforest in the National Park with the mountain rainforests of Fila Cruz. So far, the purchase of 15 plots of land and their reforestation with more than 60,000 trees from over 200 different tree species have been (co-)financed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n      \t          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer\">\n        <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_inside\">\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_pointer_spacer\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_offset_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_holder\">\n                                             <div class=\"ue_text_one\">2015<\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_two\"><\/div>\n             <div class=\"ue_text_three\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line\">\n      \t<div class=\"ue_timeline_item_icon_line_mask\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_timeline_item elementor-repeater-item-ea2893e \" id=\"uc_unlimited_timeline_elementor_16d9a73_item13\">\n    <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content\">\n      <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_main\">\n                <a href=\"#\" >        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue_timeline_item_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2022_Obmann.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2022_Obmann.jpg\" alt=\"2022_Obmann\" width=\"683\" height=\"512\">\n        <\/a>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_content_inside\">\n                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_title\" >New Association Chairman<\/div>                <div class=\"ue_timeline_item_text\"><p>Association founder Michael Schnitzler hands over the position of association chairman 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