CRUSA's Activities Environment - Remarkable Initiatives Environment - Remarkable Initiatives
Supporting the conservation of an area containing 2.5% of the planet’s biodiversity for future generations.
Campaign Osa
The Osa Campaign consists of a coordinated fundraising effort and the execution of various conservation activities involving many institutions, whose goal is to preserve one of the last remnants of lowland rainforest on Central America’s Pacific coast, and one of the areas on the planet with the greatest biodiversity in proportion to its size: the Osa Peninsula.
After 5 years of arduous work and the efforts of many organizations and individuals, more than half the target funds have been raised. However, there is still a long way to go, not only to achieve the goal of raising US $32.5 million, but also to use the funds collected in different activities to promote the area’s conservation and the development of its local communities.
If you want more information you can visit the project’s web page http://www.osacampaign.org/
Supporting the conservation of wetlands of major biological importance in Guanacaste..
Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
Since 1998, with CRUSA’s support, the OTS has implemented several initiatives in the Palo Verde National Park and its surrounding areas to promote the conservation of the park’s wetlands, which are of incalculable economic and biological value. It has also worked with local communities to help them use the water resources of the Tempisque River Basin in a sustainable way in their various economic activities.
As part of these efforts, the OTS has trained small and medium-scale rice farmers to use more efficient and eco-friendly production techniques, and has also developed technological tools to help them make informed decisions about the management of the watershed. Several activities have been carried out to eliminate invasive plants in the area and the project has also restored life to the Palo Verde Lagoon, which lay abandoned for more than two decades. Since 2004 this lagoon has been visited by around 35,000 aquatic birds of more than 50 different species.
