Indigenous tree focused reforestation expert Prof. Friedhelm Goeltenboth delivered a detailed lecture on restoring landscapes and biodiversity last week. Prof. Goeltenboth serves at the University of Hohenheim, Germany and is Scientific Advisor to NatureLife-International, a German-based organisation working on environmental protection and sustainable development.
He was hosted by Dilmah Conservation for the well-attended talk given at Genesis, the Dilmah Centre for Sustainable Future in Maligawatte, as part of the Genesis Thought Leadership series.
A regular visitor to Sri Lanka over the decades, he is familiar with the lament of deforestation in the country and has been working with many likeminded Sri Lankans to rectify the situation with rainforest farming.
Prof. Friedhelm Goeltenboth is an expert in indigenous tree-based reforestation, specialising in tropical ecology and agroforestry with around three decades of experience in ‘closest to nature’ landscape restoration following the Rainforestation Farming model. Sharing examples from diverse countries including Indonesia, China and Sri Lanka, Prof. Goeltenboth explained the priceless investment humans can make in their lives to keep planet earth alive and busted the myth of monoculture industrialised farming being seen as the answer to deforestation.
Read the full article in the Financial Times here: https://www.ft.lk/harmony_page/Nature-is-the-first-frontline-protector-of-humans-Prof-Friedhelm-Goeltenboth/10523-787729
