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Genesis Thought Leadership Series welcomes global expert on rainforest restoration
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|January 25, 2026
The Genesis Thought Leadership Series continues with a timely and highly relevant lecture on sustainable land use in the humid tropics, featuring Prof.
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Prof. Friedhelm Goeltenboth
Friedhelm Goeltenboth, Honorary Professor of Tropical Ecology at the University of Hohenheim, Germany, and Scientific Advisor to NatureLife-International.Titled “Rainforestation Farming —an innovative new option for the humid tropics”, the lecture will take place at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 29 January 2026, at GENESIS: Dilmah Centre for Sustainable Future.
Across South and Southeast Asia, once-vast tropical rainforests have been steadily reduced due to commercial logging, population pressure, and expanding agriculture. These changes have damaged ecosystems, reduced biodiversity, and weakened rural livelihoods. Prof. Goeltenboth’s lecture addresses this challenge head-on with a practical, proven solution.
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