Costa Rica is not just for you if you like eating bananas or pineapples! Heribert Becker, who has been supporting Tropica Verde since 2014 and has already visited our projects in Costa Rica several times, reports on pineapple and banana plantations, tropical...
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Monte Alto: Arbor Day with school classes from the surrounding area
Our"Monte Alto" project is not just about the pure reforestation of former cattle pastures - another activity in this project is the environmental education programmes that our local partner organizations carry out: For example, planting trees with schoolchildren from...
Film and discussion series FERN:WELT:NAH6
The Development Policy Network Hessen e.V. (EPN Hessen) - of which Tropica Verde is also a member - once again invites you to FERN:WELT:NAH, the development policy film and discussion series at Haus am Dom. The network project is now entering its 6th round! On five...
Tree robbers on the move at Finca Curré – three people arrested
In one of our previous posts, we reported that there were probably tree robbers on one of our properties, namely Finca Curré. Now there is good news: More deforested Nispero trees were found on a neighboring property. The wood was hauled by mules and horses, so Manuel...
Live report “Secrets in the rainforest” was a complete success!
At the beginning of the month, Stefan Rother, founding member of our association, biologist and photographer, attracted over 100 people to the hall of the Kirchbühl parish hall (Switzerland) with his live report "Secrets in the rainforest"! With close-ups of rare...
Tree nursery for the reforestation of Finca Alicia
In mid-2017, we acquired Finca Alicia - a former cattle pasture that is now to be reforested and thus expand the habitat of the lesser anteater(Tamandu mexicana), among others. The area will be reforested using various methods. Regional tree species are to be used for...