GoFuture Forest

Our GoFuture Forest

As part of the GoFuture campaign for more sustainability, Biotest has planted 12.000 trees.

Over the course of its life, each tree absorbs CO₂ from the atmosphere and stores it in its wooden parts. This process removes CO₂ from the atmosphere, and its effects are greater the longer the trees are able to grow and live. Our GoFuture Forest already includes 12.000 trees, which store 3.167 t CO₂ in the first 10 years of their life.

It’s not enough just to plant trees to achieve sustainable, long-term, benefits for our planet. Only if the trees also provide ecological, economic and social benefits, it is possible to achieve a lasting effect.

For this reason, our GoFuture forest is located in developing countries where the benefits of trees can really make a difference.

Our trees are planted in agroforestry systems, added to existing annual crops (like corn, beans, wheat, etc.). Integration with trees doesn't upset the crops, but offers farmers the opportunity to diversify their income, creating an ecosystem where the different species can lend each other a hand. For example trees help retain moisture in the soil and thus promote crop growth. When positioned strategically, they help to delimit crops and defend them from the most extreme climate events. What's more, fruit trees become an additional source of income and sustenance for the farmers.

Visit our GoFuture Forest here!