United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced in a statement today that it is supporting Conservation International's efforts to restore critically endangered forests within the Mountains of Southwest China through a 200,000 US dollars grant stretching over two years. UTC's grant donation will be used to support a pilot reforestation effort that will replant and improve natural regeneration of native tree species on 102 hectares in the Teng Chong County, Yunnan Province around the Gao Li Gong Nature Reserve. When completed, this effort, a part of CI's Forest Restoration for Climate, Community and Biodiversity (FCCB) initiative, could have the potential to absorb about 16,600 tons of carbon dioxide over 30 years.