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Conservation coffee for the Great Soldier Macaw
We have teamed up with Don Roberto! Don Roberto produces climate-friendly coffee from Costa Rica. Together with Don Roberto, we have launched a conservation edition of this delicious coffee. For every packet of Tropica Verde coffee sold, €2 is donated to projects to...
Corona crisis: support for families in Costa Rica
Tropica Verde activists Michael Ott and Stefan Rother are supporting families affected by the coronavirus crisis in Costa Rica - you can support them too! Since March, all tourist activities have also been suspended in Costa Rica. For this reason, many people there...
Experienced rainforest conservationists and young researchers as a team in the Reserva Kinkajou
We are delighted to welcome two nature-loving young people from Germany, Lara Meller and Eric Sacher, to Reserva Kinkajou. Lara is studying ecology and environmental planning and is devoting her bachelor's thesis to the ecology and fauna of the protected area. Eric...
Secrets in the rainforest – experience, marvel, feel.
Registration Our project coordinator, biologist and rainforest expert Dr. Stefan Rother will take the audience on a fascinating journey through the tropical forests from Costa Rica to Borneo with exciting stories, colorful photos and sounds from the rainforest in this...
New animal noses on the Reserva Kinkajou
The camera traps on the Reserva Kinkajou filmed a curious peccary family looking for food. The navel pigs feed on tubers, grasses, seeds, small animals, eggs and fruit. At Reserva Kinkajou you will definitely find what you are looking for and can rummage around...
Camera trap videos from Monte Alto
Our colleague Gustavo has put together a great video with the latest camera trap footage. He even identified the animal species and wrote them down for you. Please note: knowledge of Spanish is required. Have fun watching! https://youtu.be/HWSerJYHf8M
What animals are hiding in our forest?
We have been carrying out reforestation and environmental education on the Nicoya Peninsula together with the Fundacion Monte Alto for over 20 years. Sixty percent of the total 900 hectares have already been replanted. Now we want to see what animals live on our land...
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...
