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San Vito, Coto Brus, Puntarenas. Organization offers research, internships and community assistance with conservation, ecology, marketing and sustainable agricultural development.
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Finca Loma Linda-Research, Education, Outreach Linda field station works with Costa Rican rural families to promote sustainable community development and agroecology in Coto Brus. Our Mission: Research: Studies in agroecology, forest regeneration and sustainable land use in cooperation with university...Non-profit, tax-exempt organization promoting the preservation of land in Costa Rica and elsewhere in Latin America, using donated funds, corporate sponsorship, and volunteers. Information in English and Spanish.
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Fundación de Tierra Preservada (Foundation of Preserved Land Conserving Land for the Future You are reading this message either because you can not see our css files or because you do not have a standards-compliant browser. Welcome to Fundacion de Tierra Preservada. Skip directly to: Section Navigation, Content....A private nature reserve created to preserve biodiversity in the tropical cloud forest adjoining the Chirripó Pacifico river on the slopes of Mt. Chirripó. Describes site ecology and reforestation project.
http://cloudbridge.org
Project to study socio-economic impacts of land use and hydrological change in tropical montane cloud forest areas of the Lake Arenal watershed. Includes a list of the collaborating institutions and a photo gallery.
http://www.cluwrr.ncl.ac.uk/projects/costarica/index.html
Biological conservation and research facilities
http://www.campanario.org/
Organization using agro-forestry to preserve tropical rainforests. Describes project of sustainably harvesting butterfly pupae for sale to conservatories with pictures and descriptions of many tropical butterfly species.
http://www.elbosquenuevo.org/
General discussion of volcanic activity in the country, followed by a list of major structures, with photos and descriptions.
http://kostaryka.org/wulkany2489/
Research, teaching and education institution located on the edge of the Piedras Blancas National Park. Lists programs and publications, with information on visiting or donating. [English/German]
http://www.lagamba.at
Information about various rainforest animals, earth science and literature.
http://www.costarica-homeschool.com/
Report on academic research project on rainforest establishment in abandoned pastures. Discusses birds, plants, and soil.
http://www.plantbio.uga.edu/~chris/charral.html
USGS descriptions and location map, eruption histories.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CostaRica/framework.html
Brief descriptions of each of the volcanoes in the Guanacaste Range.
http://insidecostarica.com/trave...starica_volcanoes_guanacaste.htm
Photos of birds, animals, and landscapes.
http://homepage2.nifty.com/wwgkanda/encr01.html
Detailed geographic and ecological information on this area of the country, including indigenous species, environmental threats, bibliography, and photos.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/cpd/ma/ma16.htm
Map showing location of sites, with detailed information on importance, biological and hydrological description, human uses, and conservation programs.
http://www.wetlands.org/RDB/neotropics/CostaRica1.html
Electronic virtual library covering a selected collection of Costa Rican scientific journals. Includes browsing tools for serials and articles. [English/Spanish/Portuguese]
http://www.scielo.sa.cr/
A network of institutions and field research stations, with bibliography, descriptions and contact info.
http://crlter.ots.ac.cr/
Works for the conservation of the marine ecosystems of Costa Rica through environmental education, research and influence in management policies.
http://www.promar.or.cr/
A conservation organization comprised of businesses and property owners, financing the protection of biologically diverse natural areas.
http://ascomoti.org/
A large scale inventory of arthropod diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of La Selva. Includes a history and description of the laboratory facilities, information management and research publications.
http://viceroy.eeb.uconn.edu/ALAS/ALAS.html
A project organized for collecting, mounting and identification of specimens of flies and mosquitoes. Includes information about the staff and facilities, sampling sites, and publications.
http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/diptera/ing/twig.htm
Multi-organizational workshop on the climate and socio-economic conditions of the San Juan River Basin. Includes field investigations and technical reports with maps.
http://www.oas.org/sanjuan/engli...documents/dialogue/contents.html
Photos and descriptions to aid in identification of the regional species.
http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/edge/Field_guide_main_page.htm
Dedicated to preserving, reforesting, and establishing habitats for endangered species in the tropics. Information about current projects, news, membership and volunteering.
http://www.tropicjoes.com/
A joint conservation and research project of York University and the Tropical Science Center.Located on the Pacific slope of the Talamanca Mountain Range
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Las Nubes Conservation supports the protection of the biological and ecological values of the Las Nubes Rainforest and adjacent area in southern Costa Rica. Working with the Faculty of Environmental Studies of York University and the Tropical...