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 supply. 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 wildlife 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 you can find 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 the country 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. Furthermore, another important component is the 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
Continuous 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
Environmental education network in Costa Rica continues to grow and gets new management
Tropica Verde further strengthens environmental education In 2022, we started to set up an environmental education network in Costa Rica. Since then, this very successful program has enabled a...
Nettle instead of superfoods from around the world – discover the local power food
Wo ein Superfood auf dich wartet? Na, gleich hier am Wegesrand! Liebe Naturliebhaber, mal ehrlich: Warum schweifen wir eigentlich immer in die Ferne, wenn es um Superfood geht? Wir schwärmen von...
Interview: Prof. Dr. Piepenbring on mushrooms, biodiversity and the rainforest in Costa Rica
Fungi are neither plants nor animals - and in the tropics there are still countless species that have never been described before. It is precisely there, in the Costa Rican rainforest, that Prof....
events
06.07.2026 | SAVE THE DATE: Of wild parasites and insect friends
We cordially invite you to an exciting lecture by Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring (Goethe University Frankfurt) in cooperation with Tropica Verde e.V. and the GeCoBio network on 06.07.2026 at 19:00.
30.04.2026 | Walpurgis Night in the wildlife park: rainforest show, witches’ bonfire and music
Witches' evening for young & old with campfire & guitar music On the occasion of Walpurgis Night, some witches have announced their visit to the "Alte Fasanerie". And we from Tropica Verde...
21-22.03.2026 | Experience the Plant Exchange in the Palmengarten
Palmengarten Frankfurt: Tropica Verde is part of the supporting program of the Plant Exchange When nature awakens in spring, the Palmengarten invites you to the big plant exchange on March 21 and...