Blog by: Andrew Whitworth, Osa Conservation Executive Director "Hanging in harnesses 80 feet above the rainforest floor, I realize Ruth and I might be the first humans to have ever been in the canopy of this living fossil, Pleodendron costaricense. This extremely rare tree is a...
Blog by: Tara Jeffery, Botanic Program Research Field Assistant. My main area of work is focusing on the production of trees for the arboretum and rewilding and restoration projects, which requires my team to venture into the forests to collect seeds from a range of tree...
Blog by Javier Rodríguez-González, Mangrove Restoration Project CoordinatorGlobally, mangrove ecosystems are being destroyed 3-5 times faster than terrestrial forests. The main threat is a change in land use caused by aquaculture, agriculture and over exploitation of resources; another threat is climate change, which results in...
Blog by: María José Mata-Quirós, Restoration & Rewilding & Data Management CoordinatorFor 105 years on June 15, Costa Rica has celebrated “Día del Árbol,” or Day of the Tree. Former President Alfredo Gonzales Flores established this celebration to raise national awareness about the importance of...
Blog by: Rodrigo de Sousa, Ridge to Reef Restoration Network Implementation ManagerAs most of us are aware, fragmentation of tropical forests is one of the biggest threats to the amazing biodiversity that exists in the tropics, and unfortunately, despite its good environmental policies and strategies,...
Blog by: Hilary Brumberg, Ridge to Reef Program Interim DirectorSouthern Costa Rica is home to two of the most important areas to conserve in Central America: the Osa Peninsula and the Talamanca Mountains. The Osa Peninsula is the most biodiverse region of Costa Rica and contains...
Blog by: Ing. Leonardo Álvarez, Associated botanist researcher, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa RicaSince I was a young boy, I have felt a great fascination toward natural life. I was eager to learn about everything that composes and occurs in its systems. Every time I had...