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Home > Destinations > Central
America > Costa
Rica > Giving
Back
A non-profit organization through which travelers can support conservation and
help indigenous people at a local level worldwide.
The Travelers Conservation Trust (TCT) was established
in 1986 as a nonprofit, affiliate organization of Wildland
Adventures, Inc. on the basis that culturally and environmentally
sensitive tourism is a powerful force for conservation and
community development. The TCT identifies means by which
Wildland Adventures and our travelers can support local,
small-scale projects that protect the environment and help
local communities. By inviting our travelers to be more
sensitive and conscientious guests, TCT provides an alternative
to exploitative and destructive elements of conventional
tourism. This link between travel and conservation enhances
your travel experience and allows authentic cultural encounters
through learning, sharing and making a contribution.
 In Costa Rica, ecotourism is bolstered by a very developed
network of national and international organizations. The
Neotropica
Foundation is a private, non-profit organization addressing
the multiple issues that allow ecotourism to be a positive
force in protecting natural heritage and improving the quality
of life for present and future communities. Neotropica works
to achieve its goals by conducting projects in the areas
of natural resource management, community development, environmental
education and environmental policy.
Anyone who has traveled with us to Costa Rica over the years should take pride that together we have donated over $25,000 to the Neotropical Foundation for conservation and community development projects throughout the country. It’s our way of giving back and one way of off-setting the environmental impacts from carbon release during our trips.
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An international group of students learns how greater diversification of crops in a smaller space permits restoration of forest cover while improving families’ income and nutrition. |
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Contributions in 2004-2006 have made it possible for the Foundation’s Environmental Educator to work with schools in the Osa region providing visits and directed activities that contribute to socially, economically and environmentally sustainable initiatives. Our community-based environmental education project in the Osa Peninsula supported training of more than 3000 local students, 1500 young people from other parts of Costa Rica, and 3000 international visitors.
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Students from the six schools of Los Mogos, Bahia Chal, Rincón de Osa, El Campo, Banegas, and Rancho Quemado participate in environmental education programs. |
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For additional information please visit www.neotropica.org.
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