Land acquisition
By purchasing off private landowners, our mission is to secure more than 30 strategically located hectares of primary rainforest
Where?
Located in the heart of the much threatened Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, Punta Mona is one of the most “intense” places on Earth in terms of species per area (Universidad de Costa Rica, 2019)
Value
RAMSAR wetland of international importance
(IUCN)
Borders
La Amistad UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
1 of 238 eco-regions of global importance
(WWF)
#1 hawksbill turtle nesting site in eastern
Costa Rica
(UNA)
Most important migratory route in Central America (UNED)
1 of 36 global biodiversity “hotspots”
(Asociación ANAI)
4,000 endemic species and 3,046 vascular plant species
(Kew)
28% of Costa Rican bird life
(National Museum of Costa Rica)
Issues
406 ha illegally removed from Wildlife Refuge
in 2014
209 illegal construction permits issued between 2014 - 2019
Highest youth suicide and drug abuse rate in
Costa Rica
(INEC)
Booming second-home market and no coastal-maritime zoning plan
How?
Conduct educational tours
Improve bio-literacy of more than 100 children per year
Step 1
Acquire small property
Purchase or lease strategically located 300 m² nucleus
Step 2
Build operational
headquarters
Build a research station to accommodate on the ground conservation projects
Step 3
Create biological corridor
Annually purchase strategic adjacent properties to expand protected area
Step 4
157,000 USD required
945,000 USD required
Road Map
Through collaboration with local experts, guides, indigenous peoples and biologists conducting conservation and research locally...
we are able to provide educational experiences for the youth and conduct interdisciplinary scientific sensing and conservation within our protected area and its buffer zones
By purchasing off private landowners, our mission is to secure more than 30 strategically located hectares of primary rainforest
Through educational tours, we introduce vulnerable Latin American youth to the conservation of their natural heritage
Through a fully operational on-site research station, we can conduct ecosystem restoration and adaptation