20 / Jan / 2022

by Josie Humbert - Volunteer How two weeks changed my life This past summer, I traveled to Central America to support the work of The Corcovado Foundation, whose mission is to protect Costa Rica’s natural heritage for future generations. By...

15 / Oct / 2021

The Race to Restore Costa Rica’s Mangroves By William Callejas - Board of Advisors, Corcovado Foundation On Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, three vital mangrove restoration projects are underway. Their survival or loss is in the balance, and the implications for all...

11 / Jul / 2021

By Jim Damalas Co founder Greentique Hotels Member of the Board of Directors of the Corcovado Foundation. Looking back some 25 years, the idea or vision to start a new career in Sustainable Hospitality was a risk I took when...

05 / Jul / 2021

I am not going to lie to you; I am a true tree hugger. Hugging a tree is the most fantastic experience. And now I see the experience in the eyes of the beautiful kids we work with at the...

02 / Jun / 2021

By Bill MacLachlan Corcovado Foundation President How on earth did a Canadian from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains become the President of Corcovado Foundation? Bord Of Directors I am fascinated with balancing humanity and nature and the sustainable...

08 / Sep / 2020

Please help the Corcovado Foundation continue making grocery deliveries for seniors and the most impoverished families in Drake Bay. During the COVID 19 Pandemic, the economic situation in Drake Bay has been extremely critical. Drake's population lives directly or indirectly...

08 / Sep / 2020

This year was a big surprise! Firstly, we had dozens of volunteers interested in supporting us at our sea turtle project in Rincón. Also we were going to support the new sea turtle conservation project in Playa Hermosa Punta Mala....

08 / Sep / 2020

For more than 17 years, our environmental education program has been working with boys and girls from the Osa Peninsula communities. Every week our environmental educator, Helena, taught 155 children in 6 schools and held meetings in the afternoons with...

08 / Sep / 2020

Improvement for 5 Protected Wild Areas of the South Pacific Corcovado, Marino Ballena, and Piedras Blancas National Park, La Amistad International Park and Golfito Wildlife Refuge will benefit from 1700 million colones to improve their tourism infrastructure. (see the detail...

03 / Sep / 2020

Greenway Nature Tours is a Costa Rica Tour Operator specialized in Costa Rica Day Tours, Costa Rica Family Vacation Packages, Costa Rica Shore Excursions & Costa Rica Student Travel. With Greenway Nature Tours, you will get the professional advice of...

11 / Jul / 2020

The lifeblood of our Sea Turtle Protection Program — our International volunteers. For 15 years, our Sea Turtle program has been helping thousands of baby sea turtles make it to the ocean.  By the end of 2019, we had protected...

30 / May / 2020

The Osa Foundation, led by Jonathon Miller, began the Sea Turtle Conservation Project in 2001, to protect the nesting sea turtles at Rincon Beach. Rincon de San Josecito Beach is an important nesting beach in the region where the species...

14 / May / 2020

Last May 1st, we took advantage of Labor Day to celebrate it in the best way: working for a good cause. On April 30th and May 1st, we carried out the second delivery of food packages and cleaning supplies to...

05 / May / 2020

As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to take human lives, the methods used in each country to protect the health of its citizens have also benefited wildlife and habitat. Unfortunately, there are also some unfortunate consequences for wildlife on the...

17 / Apr / 2020

Every day, the COVID-19 crisis presents new challenges for everyone. In the wake of this pandemic, we decided to adapt the Corcovado Foundation’s mission to Protect, Preserve, and Participate, by expanding our scope to meet some of the emerging challenges...

15 / Apr / 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7rfQGCX1YU&feature=youtu.be Ganado is a small pueblo in the jungles of the Osa Peninsula, 15 kilometers from Drake Bay in Costa Rica. The road in the area is often washed out by flooding and erosion, adding to its isolation. Versabe and Polin are...

07 / Apr / 2020

Embracing change In an effort to try to stay closer, motivated, and sane, we are directing our efforts by using our platforms and networks to support the community we serve. Our goals will be refocus on collecting cleaning goods and...

20 / Mar / 2020

As we consider the COVID-19 global pandemic, it is clear that we are all navigating uncharted waters. Our “new lives” distance us from our friends and extended families, disrupting every aspect of our regular schedules and a sense of personal...

12 / Mar / 2020

The Osa Peninsula is nesting home to sea turtles such as the Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), the Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), and the Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricate), the latter two being especially endangered. The role of the foundation. The Corcovado Foundation has...

21 / Feb / 2020

Steven Lill y Vinicio Zamora, founders of Corcovado Foundation. Some 45 years ago, I landed on an unknown and wild shore in Costa Rica and began a great adventure. I knew from the start that I had found a special...

29 / Jan / 2020

Sea turtles releasing / Liberación de tortuguitas “If you are a sea turtle the odds are against you!”  I read somewhere.  This could not be truer. Only 1 in 1000 sea turtle eggs become adults old enough to reproduce. Only 1...

12 / Dec / 2019

Children at christmas party We are almost through 2019, a full of plans, challenges and achievements. The end of the year always means a closing cycle and a rebirth of projects and dreams. Personally, this has been a year full...