TROPICA VERDE
We have been protecting rainforest in Costa Rica for over 30 years
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The tropical rainforest is one of the most complex and species-rich ecosystems on earth. Rainforests stabilize the climate and regulate the global water balance. They are the source of food, medicine, ideas and raw materials that have become an integral part of our lives today. They are the basis of existence and home to millions of people.
TROPICA VERDE has been committed to preserving the tropical rainforests in Costa Rica since 1989 and thus makes a direct contribution to climate protection. Protecting the rainforest is a joint task: with donations and membership fees, the association supports specific nature and species conservation projects in Costa Rica in close cooperation with the local people. TROPICA VERDE’s rainforest projects are always planned and implemented in close cooperation with local project partners. In addition, TROPICA VERDE promotes environmental education in the sense of Education for Sustainable Development in Germany. Through lectures, publications and exhibitions, the association raises awareness of the causes and global consequences of deforestation of the rainforest and thus the destruction of tropical habitats and provides recommendations for action for sustainable development.
We are delighted that you would like to find out more about our work.
For us, protecting tropical rainforests means preserving living diversity and improving local living conditions.
Here is an insight into our rainforest projects
Generationsübergreifende Umweltbildungsaktivitäten mit der lokalen Bevölkerung
Schutz des Großen Soldatenaras
Schutz des Primärwaldes an der Karibikküste
Zunehmende Artenvielfalt durch Wiederbewaldung ehemaliger Viehweiden
Artenschutz und Wiederbewaldung in einer Pufferzone am Braulio Carrillo Nationalpark
Regenwaldschutz durch die Finanzierung von Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung an Schulen
Meeresschildkrötenschutz an der Karibikküste
Regenwaldschutz durch Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
OUR GOALS
Preserving living diversity, improving living conditions and promoting sustainability
Tropica Verde is valued by its members above all for its many years of experience in environmental protection, the authenticity of its partnerships and activities, its focus on Costa Rica and its transparency. Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a central concern for us in all rainforest projects.
OUR PROJECTS
Conservation of valuable natural habitats through the establishment and management of protected areas.
Our projects are committed to various goals: preserving biodiversity and protecting endangered species in the tropical rainforest, restoring near-natural ecosystems through reforestation and natural regeneration or promoting sustainable utilization concepts. Another important component is environmental education in the sense of ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) and public relations work to raise awareness of relevant issues such as deforestation of the rainforest.
OUR SUCCESSES
Ongoing rainforest projects with local partners
Our rainforest projects are brought to us and implemented exclusively by local partners. We have been working with many organizations for over 30 years. However, we also develop new collaborations to protect the tropical rainforest – depending on what is needed for local environmental and climate protection and the local population. We are all united by a common goal: to protect the rainforest!
Rainforest projects: News
Honorary treasurer at Tropica Verde e.V.
We are looking for support on the board! Become treasurer and part of the core team. Take care of the administration of the association’s finances and help make decisions within the association.
Ideas competition: More biodiversity in Frankfurt!
Win funding & make your project a reality Do you have an idea for preserving and promoting urban biodiversity in Frankfurt? Then take part in the 2025 ideas competition and be one of three...
NEW PROJECT | Árboles y Plumas – Trees and feathers for the north
Interview: Laura Alfaro Gonzalez presents the project What is the "Árboles y Plumas para la Zona Norte" (Trees and Plumes for the North Zone) project? This is a project for the ecological...
events
30.09.2025 | Country evening: Costa Rica – Away from tourism
The members of Tropica Verde will meet on August 31 at Saalbau Bornheim in Frankfurt. Together for the rainforest!
Get to know active members, exchange ideas with like-minded people & talk to us about the developments of the association!
31.08.2025 | SAVE THE DATE: General Meeting
The members of Tropica Verde will meet on August 31 at Saalbau Bornheim in Frankfurt. Together for the rainforest!
Get to know active members, exchange ideas with like-minded people & talk to us about the developments of the association!
15.05.2025 | Travel directly to Costa Rica – Tour of the Palmengarten Frankfurt
Tropica Verde invites you to discover the impressive world of the rainforest on a tour of the Tropicarium. The “Monte Alto Bed”, modeled on a protected region on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, awaits you in the palm garden and presents a selection of special plants. This bed was named after our project in Monte Alto in Costa Rica
