Precious Forests Foundation

Millions of people live in tropical forest regions and millions more worldwide benefit indirectly from tropical forest systems, their products and services. The conservation of tropical forests is therefore a top priority.

In the first few years after its foundation, PRECIOUS FORESTS FOUNDATION (PFF) supported various application-oriented research projects. This is because new findings that are implemented directly in practice use tropical forests more carefully, enable the local population to earn a living and preserve their natural wealth and potential for the benefit of people and nature. You can find a selection of supported projects below.

PFF stopped supporting such projects in 2024 and reorganized itself.

Our projects

Key Insights for Amazon Rainforest's Second Harvest Cycle

Advancing Essential Insights for the Second Harvest Cycle in the Amazon Rainforest

Project conclusion unveiling exciting results

Celebrating successful defense of Okan Master Thesis

Release of test results

Unlocking the carbon potential: test runs in three Indonesian forest concessions

Investments in tropical forests

Urgency for investments in sustainable forest management

Presentation of test run results

Feasibility checks of CO2 projects in forest concessions

Market study on the African walnut

Clarification of the market potential of the "Coula Edulis

4 business cases

Assessing the business potential of non-timber forest products from the tropics

Saving the national tree of Belize

Conservation of Mahogany phenotypes and testing of forest enrichment techniques

Promotion of the ecological use of wood as a resource in housing construction

Development and update of databases for life cycle assessments

Projekt ansehen

Mahakam Ulu Landscape Forest Restoration Project

Innovative approach for forest landscape restoration

ELEFOR - Optimisation of ecosystem services provided by elephants

Optimisation of ecosystem services provided by elephants, a flagship species of certified forest concessions

Stethoscope for tropical forests - biodiversity monitoring tool

Combination of new technology developments for biodiversity monitoring

"Not Only Timber": Systematic Review of existing research on Non-Timber Forest Products in tropical timber production forests

Which non-timber forest products are promising for value creation in tropical forests?

Data analysis Precious Woods Amazon

Analysis of a data compilation based on 20 years sustainable forest management