Wo ein Superfood auf dich wartet? Na, gleich hier am Wegesrand! Liebe Naturliebhaber, mal ehrlich: Warum schweifen wir eigentlich immer in die Ferne, wenn es um Superfood geht? Wir schwärmen von exotischen Wundern wie Chiasamen und Moringa (der in Costa Rica wächst),...
Fungi are neither plants nor animals - and in the tropics there are still countless species that have never been described before. It is precisely there, in the Costa Rican rainforest, that Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring has been conducting research for decades. Before...
Last year, the association in Frankfurt launched a pilot project on the “Secrets of the Rainforest” with the support of Engagement Global and the German Federal Ministry for Cooperation. Two schools in Frankfurt and two schools in Costa Rica were invited to share information and videos about everyday life in their respective schools on the same topics.
Valuable rainforest is disappearing in northern Costa Rica – despite numerous complaints and clear legal requirements. Organized networks are increasingly behind the ongoing deforestation, while state control mechanisms are failing. What is happening in La Guaria is not an isolated case, but an expression of a nationwide crisis that threatens both the environment and the rule of law.
Nature conservation is only possible if it is organized collectively. In Talamanca, this principle comes to life year after year through the collaboration between Tropica Verde and the Jaguar Rescue Center (JRC). For several years now, our colleague and friend Andrey Morales has opened the doors of the rescue center to us.
Commitment to the rainforest As you know, the Tropica Verde association is committed to preserving the rainforest in Costa Rica, and we use all our strength and energy for this. An important part of this is: "Do good and talk about it." We do this in Costa Rica and...
