The latest issue of our member magazine "We turn the clock back 30 years and go back to 1989. A small group of biologists, journalists and photographers meet in a seminar room at the Zoological Institute in Frankfurt am Main....", the two founding members Stefan...
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Hojancha – A place without a forest
The species-rich forests of Monte Alto were massively deforested in the middle of the 20th century to meet the high demand for beef. By 1976, all but 2 percent of the forest areas had fallen victim to livestock farming. The natural water cycle began to falter and the...
Lecture “Secrets of the rainforest” at the sustainability fair in Hanau
"Do Something Green Today" - The sustainability fair by the Hanau Environmental Center and the Hanau Library gives you numerous tips on how you can protect the environment in your everyday life. At various stands and do-it-yourself workshops, you can learn how to make...
Rainforest Live Reportage in Heidelberg
Founding member Dr. Stefan Rother will be a guest at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg on Friday. With his well-known illustrated lecture"Secrets in the rainforest - biodiversity and the protection of rainforests", he reports on our projects in Costa...
Monte Alto: Day of the tree 2019
June 14, 2019 was an important day in our current reforestation project in Monte Alto. The first 115 seedlings were planted on a previously deforested grassy area on "Arbor Day". Schoolchildren from the neighboring schools, parents, volunteers and forestry workers...
New tree nursery planned for agricultural purposes
The Ecodesi project promotes the protection of biodiversity in the municipality of Villarreal by recovering seeds from the region. At the same time, this improves the quality of life of the Guanacaste inhabitants and preserves their culture and traditions. This year,...