The tree planted in honor of our ‘Krone’ founder Hans Dichand will form the green heart of an eco-corridor connecting natural paradises in Costa Rica.
It starts like a fairy tale and probably ends like one. Once upon a time there was a world-famous violinist named Professor Michael Schnitzler who, on a lonely journey, heard the screech of chainsaws and the echo of shots fired at noble jaguars and iridescent toucans.
Our “Robin Wood” founded the association “Rainforest of the Austrians” in 1991. Noble ecological objective: Protect the valuable natural paradise of Esquinas in the southwestern part of Costa Rica from further access by gold seekers, arsonists, poachers and also timber robbers.
Already purchased 41 square kilometers
Our founder of “Krone” soon sent the author of this report to Central America. The clear mission of my journalistic mentor: to bring our readers to Noah’s Ark through reporting and save the threatened paradise by appealing for donations.
The rest is environmental history: so far 41 (!) square kilometers of land have been purchased that is also important for the global climate.
Urgent call for donations for a biological corridor
But now the next big eco vision is becoming reality! “We want to give the rainforest new lifelines and have planted more than 30,000 trees on previously cleared land.
Our goal is to connect existing forest islands through the La Gamba biological corridor. The dichand tree is a symbolic heart,” says the current guardian of the rainforest, tropical botanist Dr. Anton Weissenhofer from the University of Vienna.
He has the big, ecological picture in mind. For example, the lowland rainforests of Golfo Dulce are connected to the mountain rainforests of Fila Cal and beyond to the green lungs of the Cordillera Talamanaca.
Donations are currently urgently needed to purchase the Finca Marina. “If we manage to buy our freedom, a jungle will soon arise there again. Then wonderful creatures such as tapirs, ocelots, pumas and addes could walk mysterious paths again. Every cent counts,” says Weissenhofer.
Source: Krone
I am Wallace Jones, an experienced journalist. I specialize in writing for the world section of Today Times Live. With over a decade of experience, I have developed an eye for detail when it comes to reporting on local and global stories. My passion lies in uncovering the truth through my investigative skills and creating thought-provoking content that resonates with readers worldwide.
