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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...
Information stand at the Green Exchange 2018
Last weekend, the Green Exchange took place in the Palmengarten Frankfurt with the theme "City Land Wilderness". Once again this year, we had an attractive stand at the trade fair organized by BioFrankfurt and were able to get many people interested in our projects in...
Something is happening at Finca Curré – unfortunately nothing good
There is news from our project, the Finca Curré. Unfortunately, they are not good ones. Thierry Mangel, our forest ranger, who regularly walks around our property and keeps an eye on things, has discovered a freshly cut path on the Finca Curré. He suspects that it was...
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...
First workshop of the new school year: The importance of the forest for wildlife
Since 2014, we have been supporting school projects, excursions into the rainforest and workshops in 3 nearby schools on the subject of the environment and sustainability in our project to protect the rainforest in Baja Talamanca together with our local partner...
Lecture “Tropica Verde conservation projects in Costa Rica – a current overview” on 16.6.2018
Our CEO Michael Ott and Tropica Verde founding member Stefan Rother traveled to Costa Rica together last year. They have visited many of our projects on site, spoken to project partners, planned new projects and gained first-hand impressions of current projects. In...
Gift store opens with new items
Are you looking for an unusual gift? How about a bag made from crocheted recycled plastic produced in Costa Rica? Need a little souvenir for nature lovers? Or maybe you've been waiting all this time for the new Tropica Verde T-shirts? Then our gift store is the right...
Reforestation planned on our new Finca Alicia property
In September 2017, after three years of hard work, we finally signed the contract for the new property, Finca Alicia, and were able to purchase it. The property is adjacent to the existing protected area and thus offers the opportunity to connect it with nearby...
Lecture on mushrooms in Monte Alto/BioFrankfurt Action Week
As part of the BioFrankfurt action week "Experience biodiversity!", mycologist and long-standing TROPICA VERDE member Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring will be giving a lecture entitled "Inconspicuous but indispensable - the importance of fungi in the forest development of...
