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...
SDG 13: Climate action
Reserva Kinkajou – Tropica Verde’s new protected area
Ecologically important corridor property acquired for forest protection and reforestation How did this come about? During their project trip at the end of 2017, Michael Ott and Stefan Rother heard the Chainsaws of the lumberjacks. Pedro...
Lecture “Tropica Verde conservation projects in Costa Rica – a current overview” on 16.6.2018
Our CEO Michael Ott and Tropica Verde founding member Stefan Rother traveled to Costa Rica together last year. They have visited many of our projects on site, spoken to project partners, planned new projects and gained first-hand impressions of current projects. In...
Reforestation planned on our new Finca Alicia property
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...
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...
Only really happy with fungal infestation – a healthy forest
Educational work on site is a core element of active nature conservation. In this context, Prof. Dr. Piepenbring recently published a Spanish article on the role of fungi in nature. You can now also read it on our homepage under 'Environmental education in Costa...