Very inspiring! Which I recently noticed by a lecture of Dr Juliane Diller (born Koepcke ) about Panguana, a sanctuary and research station in the Peruvian jungle.
Dr Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke
In 1971 she was the only one of 92 passengers who survived a plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest. For 11 days she wandered through the dense rain forest, until she was finally found and brought to civilization by forest workers. She survived those days in the jungle, because she was often on the road in the rain forest to do research with her parents. She knew she had to look for a river, because on a river side the chances were the highest to find people, who might find and take care of her.
It is not surprising that she follows in the footsteps of her parents, studies biology, makes a PhD on bats in Panguana and that she is very committed to preserving the rainforest and the animals living there.
Inspiration and awareness
The rainforest is a very interesting and complex ecosystem with a huge biodiversity, which is vital for the survival of our planet. This lecture, again made me aware how important forests are to us. How terrible it is how we deal with these jungles and how enormously humans are driven by money. For, often on the spot not even a lot of money (though the sale of the felled trees produces enormous amounts), areas of forest are cut down and fast-growing trees are newly planted which yield nothing for the environment and the reduction of CO2. Illegal gold digging causes deforestation, pollution and destruction of the river banks, which creates severe flooding or extreme drought.
Why this blog article?
On the one hand to share with you my enthusiasm about this lecture, on the other hand to pay attention to mother earth. She has so much to endure, she has so much to offer to us, let us be nicer to her and think more often about the things we buy or do and wonder if it is correct or not!
For more information about Dr Juliane Diller and Panguana http://www.panguana.com/ueber_uns_diller.html
Photo: 300 years old Lupuna (Kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, Bombacaceae) – Photo made by Konrad Wothe