{"id":247406,"date":"2025-05-25T02:20:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T00:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/cooperation-with-the-costa-rican-ministry-of-education-in-talamanca-strengthened\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:46:08","slug":"cooperation-with-the-costa-rican-ministry-of-education-in-talamanca-strengthened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/cooperation-with-the-costa-rican-ministry-of-education-in-talamanca-strengthened\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperation with the Costa Rican Ministry of Education in Talamanca"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;2752.1px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-34px|auto|-43px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><strong>Tropica Verde e.V. and the MEP (Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica) strengthen their commitment to environmental education in the Talamanca region<br><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>by M\u00f3nica Chinchilla Vargas<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On February 18, 2025, Tropica Verde and the Regional Directorate of Education Sul\u00e1 of the Costa Rican Ministry of Education (MEP) signed an agreement in the canton of Talamanca in Lim\u00f3n that represents a strong commitment and significant progress in the field of environmental education in the region.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Umweltbildung-in-Costa-Rica-Bri-Bri-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Reforestation Finca Alicia Monte Alto&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Environmental education in Costa Rica &#8211; Bri Bri&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Umweltbildung-im-Rancho.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Environmental education at the Rancho&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-355px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Unweltbildung-in-Costa-Rica.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Environmental education Costa Rica&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Environmental education in Costa Rica&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>This agreement was signed by Ms. Patricia Delgado Jim\u00e9nez, Regional Director of Education Sul\u00e1, and Ms. M\u00f3nica Chinchilla Vargas, Coordinator of the Tropica Verde Environmental Education Network. It establishes a clear roadmap for awareness-raising, education and environmental leadership within the educational communities. <\/p>\n<p>As part of the <strong>Environmental Education 2025 work plan<\/strong>, this strategic collaboration aims to promote experiential learning, socio-environmental awareness and the development of students as leaders. The plan includes workshops in schools, training for teachers and the Future Environmental Leaders program, which supports participatory education and citizen science. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, various partner organizations are involved in order to strengthen the impact in the educational institutions.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Together for environmental education: Together we can achieve more!<\/h2>\n<p>The measures of the 2025 work plan are being implemented at several educational institutions in the region. The participating schools include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Escuela de Bribri<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Volio<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Rancho Grande<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Chase<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Bamb\u00fa<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Akberie<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Surekta<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Meleruk<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Shrilores<\/li>\n<li>Escuela Pati\u00f1o<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The plan is being developed in close collaboration with other environmental organizations, including <strong>ASOGUABO<\/strong>, <strong>ARA Manzanillo<\/strong>, <strong>COAST<\/strong>, <strong>CBTC JRC<\/strong>, <strong>Coral Conservation<\/strong> and others, which will be added over the course of the year. 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