Bio-diversity

The Fundacion green mother is an environmental n created in Palmares de Alajuela, Costa Rica, in the or 2,000, in order to recover and conserve the forests from the West of the Central Valley of the country - known as the mountains of the avocado - and the acu feros robes; in order to regenerate the vegetative mantle, prevent floods and landslides, protect flora and fauna, producing clean air and water; establish environmental education projects in the population n, mainly children and youths; create spaces for recreation and enjoyment of nature accessible to the population n from the West and benefit future generations of the cantons of Palmares, San Ram n, Athens, and Naranjo. In the medium term are promoted projects ecotur plastics associated with the strengthening of the cultural identity of the people, the sustainability of the project, the creation of sources of employment in the region n n and utilization of resources in harmony with nature and the environment. Our n visi is consolidated at the national level as an organization n l der in n planning and development of projects aimed at the recovery n, n conservation and education environmental n through a wide participation communal n. Fundacion mother Green is directed by distinguished from Palmares n cant inhabitants and is the owner of an estate recovered from 30 Ha., where they develop different projects of reforestaci n, protection, trails, butterfly garden, investigaci n, environmental education and protection basins hidrogr n graphics. It was legally registered on 01 March 2000 and is registered in the direction n of people Jur dicas national registry with c dula N 3-006-261053. Make up the General Assembly 69 sponsors partners, of which 45 are men, 21 women and three are community organizations. He has been financed mainly through contributions that around 600 people in the community have offered, as well as community organizations such as cooperatives, the Pastoral Council, the municipality and the Association n C vica Palmare a, schools, ministries and State institutions. Received financing spec fico for 4 S clubs, small as donations of UNDP projects, Fundacion tree of Holland and m s recently Resource Foundation, were executed projects of research, infrastructure, paths, butterfly garden, volunteering, cultural events, reforestaci n, environmental education, and inventories of flora and fauna. The expansion border agr n tail which occurred in Costa Rica since the beginning of the century XIX, allowed the colonizaci n of the western part of the Central Valley, so settled extended family than r quickly settled throughout the area, exerting great pressure on the resources of the environment. The introduction of the confined n a and little after s n of tobacco and coffee production, made the little suitable land for crops, are desprotegieran such as the slopes of the mountains of the avocado, surrounding the western part of the Central Valley. All the forest cover of the place is lost to give way to coffee plantations, with the loss of the flora and the fauna p, and as an immediate consequence of the deforestacion output n water and pure air is disminuy in such a way that is not now caters to a population increasing n, at the same time that demand for water is increasing. Considering the expansion the population future n n in the great metropolitan area the lands where the western part of the Central Valley lies be being place of residence of a large population lacking n b classics of pure air and water services, places of recreation and coexistence with nature. This happen within the pr next 25 to you. The Fundacion mother Green is working in the recovery of these natural n mounted as such as producing water, air spaces of coexistence and mental health, flora and fauna of the place. This no doubt be in the quality of life of present and future generations with the possibility of self-sufficiency in water and the attitudes responsible for protection n training n, enjoyment and coexistence with nature. Involve the community in direct and its living forces allows the Fundacion green mother create a program of education environmental n where is agreed the formation n of values, the scientific knowledge of biodiversity, development you rich with learning pr practical, through volunteer work. This proposal has m multiple components developed sistem tica and gradually, in accordance with human conditions, econ micas and cultural of the Regi n West of the Central Valley, to allow the runner Biol n consolidation magical mountains of avocado, Carara and Monte Verde. The purpose is to prepare n child and youth population to learn about the wealth of biodiversity as treasures of the premontane forest of the Central Valley are us around and desape

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