Scientists and entrepreneurs join to protect the environment
November 29, 2005
David Henesy, announced a partnership with STRI’s Native Species Reforestation Project (PRORENA) and Futuro Forestal SA, to counteract the restaurant’s emissions of CO2, that cooks with wood.
During a press conference held on November 22 at Panama’s Restaurante La Posta, owner David Henesy announced a partnership with STRI’s Native Species Reforestation Project (PRORENA) and Futuro Forestal SA, to counteract the restaurant’s emissions of CO2, that cooks with wood.
Henesy contrated Futuro Forestal to establish a plot to grow native trees as part of the long-term plots studied by PRORENA. His initiative aims to promote restaurants with zero impact to the environment, serving as an example to other industries in Panama and the world. Henesy has an extensive experience in the restaurant business in New York and Colombia.
Futuro Forestal promotes investments in reforestation that pay back to nature for environmental services and can also be traded in the stock market. It is the first Panamanian reforestation agency certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Their activities are based on the scientific results generated by PRORENA.
PRORENA is part of STRI's Center for Tropical Forest Science and the University of Yale's Tropical Resources Institute (YTRI).
The press conference was attended by the German Press Agency (DPA), Cuban Latin Press, La Prensa newspaper and local TV channel 5.
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