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...
Educational work in Costa Rica
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...
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...
Round trip to rainforest conservation projects in Costa Rica
From October to December 2017, Michael Ott, Chairman of the Board of our association, and Dr. Stefan Rother, founding member of the association and freelance photographer, spent two months in Costa Rica. The aim was to visit the current projects and our local...
Environmental education course from project partner ECODESI
Our project partner ECODESI held an environmental education course for local schoolchildren on June 22. The children at the school have learned how important it is to take care of our surroundings and environment and have captured their findings in art. You can admire...
Los Guardianes – Support from our neighbors
Around 25 years ago, Tropca Verde acquired the Finca Curré, a 70-hectare primary forest property in the coastal region of Baja Talamanca, thus saving it from immediate deforestation. In 2005, the finca was extended by a further 15 hectares. However, the pressure from...