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...
SDG 14: Life on land
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...
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...
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...
ACBTC- Festival Ambiental por la vida
As part of environmental education, we supported the ACBTC Ambiental por la vida festival in Talamanca this year. Pupils were given the opportunity to present their various projects artistically at this environmental festival. The students not only provided the guests...