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Conservation Programs in Costa Rica
A register of firms and the professionals working at them in the Conservation Programs sector based in Costa Rica. Browse the public index, then filter or export on Kipplo.
Companies
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Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund
Founded in spirit in 1985, and formalized in 1997 as the Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund (GDFCF) with a gift from the Kyoto Prize awarded to Dan Janzen, we have evolved to become the formal non-profit and close working partner to the Costa Rican government's Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) within their national system of protected areas. GDFCF's formal mission statement is to: “Promote the long-term survival of the ecosystems and biodiversity of the Área Silvestre Protegido (wild protected area) of Área de Conservación Guanacaste in Costa Rica through conservation, education, science-based management and biodiversity development.” Although GDFCF is a U.S. based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, essentially all funds go directly to Costa Rica to support 38+ resident Costa Rican biodiversity field managers/researchers, equipment, land acquisition, and educational programs in ACG.
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Refugio Nacional De Vida Silvestre Romelia
Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre (Mixto) Romelia ( its acronym in R.N.V.S.M.R.) is a wildlife refuge in Montezuma on the Nicoya Peninsula. It was created on November 24, 1998, to contribute to the conservation of the Tempisque Conservation Area (A.C.T, from its acronym in Spanish Area de Conservacion Tempisque). The Refuge stemmed from an initiative of Albert Ingalls and Gitza Gatti, who followed a dream of conservation for land that once was their home and the birthright of their children. The land, now the Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Romelia (category mix), contributes to the A.C.T. as part of the peninsular biological corridor (Cabo Blanco Absolute Reserve, Curú Mixed Wildlife Reserve, Karen Morgensen Reserve, Nicholas Wessberg Reserve, and the Romelia Mixed Wildlife Refuge). It is adjacent to the Nicholas Wessberg Absolute Reserve, one of the country's first and most valuable protected wild areas. The land of the R.M.S.V. exudes beauty. It is a beachfront, bathed by rolling Pacific Ocean waves, guarded by iconic sea stacks, and inland nurtured by peaceful rivers and tranquil waterfalls. It is one of the peninsula's last bastions of pristine wilderness. The R.N.V.S.M.R. is visited by tens of thousands of eco-tourists annually. This Refuge is approximately 224 Ha, 8349 m2 (S.I.N.A.C, 2011). Within this territory are some distinct ecosystems: primary forest, secondary forest, riparian forest, and gallery forest. The avifauna includes more than 57 species of birds and 26 species of herpetofauna, including 13 reptiles and seven amphibians. There are also 26 species of mammals, including 11 types of bats. The weather is characterized as humid, hot, and scorching. Annual precipitation is about mm, distributed from May to December. However, rainfall presents a deficit between July and August during the period known as "Veranillo de San Juan," which lasts up to 70 days. The average annual temperature is between 24 and 27 C (75,2 to 80,6 F)
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Ticorico Projectnature
Unter der klaren Definition von „save nature – create ressources” bauen wir ein Naturschutzprojekt auf, welches an einem der wichtigsten Punkt überhaupt ansetzt. Dem Bestandsschutz der Natur – „save nature“ Definiertes Ziel: Wiederherstellung einer Primärwaldstruktur Aktuell steht uns eine Fläche von knapp 1 million Quadratmeter (ca. 100 Hektar) im Rahmen des Projektes in Costa Rica unter unserer Schirmherrschaft. Mithilfe von Landpatenschaften, Aufforstung und Renaturierung soll der Baumbestand geschützt, ausgeweitet und dauerhaft neue Lebensräume für Tiere und Pflanzen geschaffen werden. Werde Teil des Projectes und schütze den wichtigsten und sensibelsten Lebensraum unserer Erde.
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Children's Eternal Rainforest
The Children's Eternal Rainforest, nestled in the mountains of northwestern Costa Rica, was bought and protected thanks to fundraising by children from around the world. The initial effort by a group of Swedish primary school students in the late 1980’s quickly grew to include schools, individuals, and organizations from 44 different countries. Today the Children’s Eternal Rainforest is Costa Rica’s largest private reserve, spanning 22,600 hectares (55,800 acres). It is owned and managed by a Costa Rican non-profit organization called the Monteverde Conservation League. The Children’s Eternal Rainforest (or “BEN”, after the Spanish “Bosque Eterno de los Niños”) provides water for hundreds of surrounding communities and farms, as well as for hydroelectric projects that produce more than a third of Costa Rica's electricity. The reserve is the centerpiece of a larger block of protected areas that draws tens of thousands of visitors from around the world each year, providing the economic mainstay of thousands of local families. It also harbors an off-the-charts proportion of the world's biodiversity. Though the BEN covers just of the Earth’s land surface, it is home to a wildly disproportionate amount of the world's flora and fauna – including 2% of the world's orchid species, more than 3% of the butterflies, and almost 5% of the world's birds. Birds that depend on the BEN include almost 100 North American species that either spend the whole winter there, or pass through during their spring and fall migrations. Hundreds of thousands of North American birds (yes, really!) pass through the BEN during migration. The reserve is also home to numerous endangered and endemic species, and all six of Costa Rica’s wild felines, including the elusive jaguar. There are many valuable patches of nature in the world, but very few as biologically diverse as the BEN.
11 to 50 staff
Nature For Justice
The climate crisis is disrupting livelihoods, supply chains, food security, and the health and welfare of over a billion people, particularly those living in front-line communities. Nature For Justice mobilizes resources that communities need to restore their natural ecosystems, build climate resilience, and promote sustainable livelihoods. Nature For Justice works with trusted local partners and investors to identify and co-create projects that deliver Nature-based Solutions to sequester massive amounts of carbon and achieve social justice.
11 to 50 staff
Jaguar Rescue Center Foundation
The Jaguar Rescue Center is a temporary or permanent home for ill, injured and orphaned animals. Working with all kinds of wild animals like felines, primates, reptiles, birds etc, the JRC provides veterinary services, round-the-clock care and comfort to animals that would otherwise be unable to survive in the rainforest or in the sea of the Caribbean. The primary goal of the JRC is to rehabilitate animals and reintroduce them back into their native habitats. Monkeys, birds, sloths, snakes and more are brought to the JRC and treated by professional veterinarians, caregivers and a hard-working team of staff and volunteers. In addition to the animal-care services, the JRC provides educational services to the residents and visitors of Costa Rica, as well as internship and research opportunities for biologists, veterinarians and researchers from around the world.
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Raising Coral Costa Rica
We are reestablishing Costa Rican reefs with a holistic approach to sustain the health of the reef ecosystems and the people that depend on them. Most of the world's coral reefs occur in developing countries. This is where we should apply restoration and the incredible scientific innovations being developed to help coral reefs bridge global warming. Costa Rica has incredible capacity to adapt these innovations, particularly when we train local people in the art of reef restoration. We work on both coasts of Costa Rica: in Golfo Dulce on the Pacific side, and in Cahuita National Park on the Caribbean side.
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Costa Rican Alliance For Sea Turtle Conservation & Science Coasts
We are a grassroots non-profit organization working on the frontlines studying and protecting nesting and feeding sea turtles in Costa Rica.
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Rivers And Forests Alliance Rafa
The Rivers and Forests Alliance (RAFA) is a nonprofit organization in Costa Rica dedicated to preserving and protecting the Pacuare River Basin, its forests, and biodiversity, alongside our communities for a sustainable future. The Pacuare River flows 136.39 km (85 miles) from Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains, past Cabécar Indigenous communities and through dense jungle inhabited by endangered species, before reaching the Caribbean Sea. It is one of Costa Rica’s last large, free-flowing rivers, celebrated for its breathtaking scenery and world-class whitewater paddling. The entire river basin spans 914.11 km² (353 sq mi), forming a vital link in the Barbilla-Destierro Biological Subcorridor that connects national parks and private protected areas. It provides habitat for jaguars, pumas, ocelots, endangered great green macaws, the endangered bobo mullet fish, and many other wildlife species. Currently, the Pacuare is protected from hydroelectric development by a presidential decree until 2040. However, deforestation, illegal hunting, extraction of river materials, and agricultural pollution threaten the river and local communities. While ecotourism is instrumental in protecting the Pacuare, it also puts environmental pressure on the river. Over the last 20 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of ecotourism businesses operating along a short stretch of the Pacuare River. Within a distance of 26.25 km (16.3 miles), there are 11 river lodges and 17 rafting companies operating, bringing thousands of tourists annually to this fragile ecosystem. Our Guardians of the Pacuare program unites key stakeholders—including ecotourism businesses, conservation organizations, local communities, and government agencies—to protect the Pacuare River Basin’s forests, wildlife, and water resources. Our initiatives include reforestation, forest conservation, environmental education, biological corridor connectivity, and water quality monitoring.
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Biosur Foundation
The BioSur Foundation is a Costa Rican non-profit NGO based in the Osa Peninsula. Our mission is to help the communities and protect the wildlife and tropical rainforest, home to almost 3% of all the biodiversity on Earth.
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Cloudbridge Nature Reserve
Cloudbridge is a private nature reserve that stretches from 1550m to 2600m (5085-8530 ft) in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica. Since 2002, 255 hectares (630 acres) of cattle pasture or cultivated land with a further 28 hectares (70 acres) of primary forest has been purchased by the reserve. Since it’s beginning, Cloudbridge has been dedicated to the conservation and reforestation of the cloudforest. The Cloudbridge nature reserve is on a mission to reforest areas of degraded agricultural land and nurture those areas back to a climax forest composition. As we have grown, education and research have played a large part in what we do; teaching the importance of and expanding our knowledge of this unique habitat for wildlife, sustainable tourism and climate change. Cloudbridge provides research and volunteer opportunities in one of the world’s most beautiful and biodiverse regions. Participants can pursue independent research, contribute to our ongoing projects, or apply their existing expertise while gaining new skills through hands-on volunteering experiences. Open to visitors 365 days a year for hiking and wildlife tours, we enable people of all generations and all walks of life to be able to enjoy and learn about this incredible part of Costa Rica.
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Conservación Internacional Costa Rica
Con más de 30 años de trabajo, Conservación Internacional Costa Rica, a través de la ciencia, políticas innovadoras y trabajo con las comunidades, empodera a las personas para conservar la naturaleza de la cual depende su bienestar y medios de vida.
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