Tropical Forest Regeneration
La Reserva Forest Foundation
How We Work
All of our work is dedicated to the following goals:
- To promote tropical forest growth and increase biodiversity
- To educate others about the crucial importance to the planet of the tropical forest environment
- To provide study opportunities to those interested in forest restoration and preservation, medicinal plants and other biological sciences
- To teach others how to participate in the restoration of tropical forests worldwide
- To sequester carbon and subsequently ease the impact of our carbon footprint
- To restore and increase habitat, giving flora and fauna the chance to expand and migrate
- To purchase or put under contract more acreage for reforestation than is currently being destroyed
- Provide jobs planting trees, collecting seeds and seedling and maintaining reforested areas
The La Reserva project is based on offering payments for environmental services to private landowners to preserve existing forests and to restore tropical forest in open pastures. LRFF connects existing forests via “tree bridges†or biological corridors that permit animals an increased area for their migratory patterns.
Funding for this project stems from the following sources:
- The generosity and donations of corporations, private individuals, institutions, and governments.
- Sale of native seedlings from our nursery.
- Tours of the La Reserva forest
In support of La Reserva Forest Foundation’s activities in Costa Rica, we maintain an office in Houston, Texas. The Texas site functions as a “virtual†entity with volunteers from several states, including Texas, Oregon, California and Michigan, who help plan and manage our educational and fundraising efforts. We have no salaried positions in the U.S., we depend exclusively on the commitment of volunteers to our shared belief in the importance of tropical forests to the world’s future.