{"id":248657,"date":"2025-07-18T16:58:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/protecting-the-rainforest-together-thanks-to-the-cordes-graefe-stiftung\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:18:36","slug":"thank-you-cordes-graefe-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/thank-you-cordes-graefe-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Together to Protect the Rainforest: Thank You to the CORDES &#038; GRAEFE FOUNDATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Successful Collaboration with the Cordes & Graefe Foundation<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/projekte\/environmental-conservation\/\">Environmental education<\/a> is an essential part of our project work in Costa Rica, as it should be integrated into all our projects in the spirit of sustainability. 2024 was our most successful year to date\u2014through our local teachers, we were able to reach more than 3,000 children and many adults. <\/p>\n<p>The first environmental education handbook was created and distributed to environmental education centers. With the game \u201cWho Will Be the Best Rainforest Protector?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/bildungsmaterial\/\">(download it for free here)<\/a>, we were able to supplement classroom instruction in a fun and educational way, which generated great feedback from the schools. And for the first time, the environmental education program offered by Tropica Verde has also taken root in indigenous schools in the Talamanca region. Another important step forward!   <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000010217-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-248644\" alt=\"Environmental education Costa Rica\" title=\"From a pedagogical standpoint, our game is quite different from everyday classroom instruction\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000010237-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-248647\" alt=\"Environmental education Costa Rica\" title=\"The game \u201cWho Will Be the Best Rainforest Protector?\u201d complements the lessons\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000010149-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-248635\" title=\"A tree planted in Costa Rica\u2014more\" alt=\"\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1000010209-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-248641\" title=\"Environmental issues are also dealt with artistically\" alt=\"\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>All of this is only possible thanks to investors and sponsors. After all, the environmental educators receive compensation, educational materials must be purchased, and transportation for field trips must be arranged. <\/p>\n<p>We would therefore like to extend our special thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordesundgraefe-stiftung.de\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cordes & Graefe Foundation<\/a>, which will once again support us in 2025\u2014as it did in 2024\u2014with a grant of \u20ac25,000. Without this support, Tropica Verde would not be able to offer environmental education on this scale. <\/p>\n<p>A very important contribution to sustainability and treating nature with respect!<\/p>\n<p><em>Yours, Stefan Rother<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordesundgraefe-stiftung.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-Cordes-Graefe.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"324\" class=\"wp-image-248650\" title=\"Cordes &amp; Graefe Logo\" alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_animated\"><section class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-fullwidth-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\"><div class=\"header-content-container center\"><div class=\"header-content et_flex_module\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Helping instead of complaining<\/h2><span class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_subhead\">Support the tropical rainforest with your donation or become a member of the association<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_header_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button et_pb_button_one\" href=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/support-and-donate\/donate\/\">DONATE NOW<\/a><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button et_pb_button_two\" href=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/support-and-donate\/membership\/\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":248642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-ngo","category-educational-work-cr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248657"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252572,"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248657\/revisions\/252572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}