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New head of environmental education in Monte Alto
In 2019, Finca Alicia was planted with over 1100 trees of 40 different species. Numerous schoolchildren and students from the region actively helped out. With the start of the rainy season at the beginning of May 2020, we will be able to assess more precisely how well...
Monkey pot trees for the Reserva Kinkajou
Our partner Pedro Mendez Tam collects the seeds of monkey pot trees for planting on the Reserva Kinkajou. The seeds are very popular with several animals - last year, the seeds collected for the tree nursery fell victim to animal theft twice, first by a squirrel and...
Spanish movie night in Frankfurt
Colombia Viva e.V and the Festival Dias de Cine cordially invite you to the screening of the documentary film from Colombia "Homo botanicus" (2018) by director Guillermo Quintero. The screening will take place on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 8:15 pm...
Feeding trees for exotic bird species
We regularly look for rare and native tree seeds in and around the Reserva Kinkajou. The aim is to germinate these seeds and then grow them in our on-site nursery for 3-8 months, depending on the tree species. If they are robust enough, they are planted in open areas...
Green Stock Exchange 2019: Support for parrots in Costa Rica
A successful weekend! Tropica Verde was for the Great Soldier's Macaw at the Green Stock Exchange in Frankfurt The protection of the greater soldier macaw, a species of parrot from Central America, is particularly important to us in our work in Costa Rica. The...
Tropica Verde anniversary: 30 years of tropical forest protection
Celebrations in the Palmengarten and a huge thank you to all our colleagues We would like to thank all our sponsors and volunteers who supported us at our anniversary celebration in the Villa Leonhardi in the Palmengarten and made it possible!!! It was a wonderful...