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SCIENCE
- Our Evergreen and Greg Gund Memorial Fellowship programs support terrestrial and marine research through scholarships to local and international researchers.
- Osa Biodiversity Center: Facilities with access to 6,000 acres of high quality tropical ecosystems and extensive well-marked and georeferenced trails to conduct research and monitoring
- Sea Turtle Conservation Program: Long-term monitoring and protection of endangered sea turtles
- Offer technical support to those in the field and local communities in order to apply science to conservation
LAND STEWARDSHIP
- Build strong alliances with local, regional and international partner organizations including The Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, American Bird Conservancy, Conservation International, ACOSA, MINAET (Costa Rica's Ministry of Energy and Environment) and others
- Create private protected areas through direct land purchase, shared-use agreements and conservation easements
- Expand protected areas including the Osa National Wildlife Refuge (ONWR)
- Actively protect and manage land and refuge in conjunction with MINAET
- Restore degraded habitats focusing on riparian corridors with use of native species
EDUCATION
- Provide progressive environmental education and training to future generations with a focus on local schools
- Enhance the scientific understanding of tropical ecosystems through hands-on educational activities
- Promote experiential learning through field trips to FOO research facilities
- Build local capacity through technical training requested by communities
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Wrinkle-faced bat Centurio senex
Collection of native tree seeds
Sea turtle education at Piro School
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