The species-rich forests of Monte Alto were massively deforested in the middle of the 20th century to meet the high demand for beef. By 1976, all but 2 percent of the forest areas had fallen victim to livestock farming. The natural water cycle began to falter and the...
News from the projects
Hope for a formerly deforested and eroded rainforest
The Monte Alto Foundation and Tropica have been working together for 25 years on the reforestation of a valley basin. The project is now bearing fruit in the truest sense of the word. You can find out exactly how and what role IGS Nordend in Frankfurt/M plays in this...
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Threat to our forests from illegal logging!
At 80 hectares, Finca Curré is one of our larger properties in Costa Rica. It includes a valuable piece of primary forest that we were able to acquire back in 1993. Unfortunately, even in designated protected areas in Costa Rica, illegal logging continues to take...
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Monte Alto: Day of the tree 2019
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...
Rainforest Live Reportage in Heidelberg
Founding member Dr. Stefan Rother will be a guest at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg on Friday. With his well-known illustrated lecture"Secrets in the rainforest - biodiversity and the protection of rainforests", he reports on our projects in Costa...
Lecture “Secrets of the rainforest” at the sustainability fair in Hanau
"Do Something Green Today" - The sustainability fair by the Hanau Environmental Center and the Hanau Library gives you numerous tips on how you can protect the environment in your everyday life. At various stands and do-it-yourself workshops, you can learn how to make...