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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...
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...
Lecture: “What is Costa Rica to us?”
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...
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...
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...
Reserva Kinkajou – Tropica Verde’s new protected area
Ecologically important corridor property acquired for forest protection and reforestation How did this come about?During their project trip at the end of 2017, Michael Ott and Stefan Rother heard the chainsaws of loggers near Yatama Lodge in Braulio Carrillo National...
New on the Faunity blog: Stunning photos and up-close reports from Tropica Verdes projects
Today's e-mail from Dr. Stefan Rother, co-founder of Tropica Verde e.V. and photographer: "Dear friends,after 3 intensive weeks in Costa Rica I visited all Tropica Verde projects and together with Martin I was in good contact with our old and new partners. In my blog...
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...
