The Air Liquide Foundation is contributing to three forest-related studies analysing what we can learn from trees which are able to capture CO2 from the atmosphere.
Forests are able to capture CO2 from the atmosphere simply, efficiently and sustainably. Through its program aimed at supporting scientific research focused on protecting the environment, in particular that which contributes to preserving our planet’s atmosphere, the Air Liquide Foundation is involved in three research projects whose goal is to preserve the forests of America, Asia and Oceania.
In Guiana, the Air Liquide Foundation is supporting a scientific project focused on the tropical forest that covers 90% of this territory. The CNRS1 and its partners, with the support of the European Regional Development Fund and the Guiana Region, are researching insecticides made from plants that grow in this forest. In fact, over the centuries these plants have developed ways of defending themselves against insects.
The objective is to isolate and identify these naturally occurring molecules so they can be proposed as replacement solutions for the synthetic molecules that may be harmful to the environment. The Air Liquide Foundation financed the purchase of the materials being used to do the research on these biodegradable insecticides.
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