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...
News from the projects
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...
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...
The plan for the reforestation of Finca Alicia has been finalized!
The survey of our recently acquired property - Finca Alicia - is now complete and Victor, the Costa Rican forestry engineer who has been commissioned with the reforestation, has developed a plan for the reforestation: The 1.5 hectares to be planted will be divided...
Lecture “The return of the green macaws”, 11.6.2018
Stefan Rother (founding member of our association, biologist and photographer) will give a lecture entitled "The return of the green macaws - species and forest conservation projects in Costa Rica" on Monday, June 11, 2018. Among other things, he will present our...
Picture presentation “Secrets of the rainforest”
Stefan Rother, founding member of our association, biologist and photographer, presents the fascinating world of the rainforests with a focus on Costa Rica in his illustrated talk entitled "Secrets of the rainforest - special features, threats and protection". This...