Why are women the main focus of one of our programs?
In honour of International Women’s Day, I would like to answer two questions that staff at Finca Cántaros have been asked: Doesn’t everyone matter equally when it comes to conservation work? So why are women the main focus of one of our environmental education programs? Answer 1: Of course. We are all in this work to […]
One “species” in the forest of environmental education: environmental identity
Environmental education (EE) is a diverse forest, like our young Children’s Forest of Coto Brus. And EE is at the core of all our goals at Finca Cántaros Environmental Association. Each of the different native species planted in our Children’s Forest represents one of the many unique goals of the vast field of EE. From cultivating […]
Is Finca Cántaros Environmental Association focused on birds?
Question: “Is Finca Cántaros Environmental Association (FCEA) focused on birds?” Response: “Yes AND no! No AND yes!” The other day, on the very same day, two unconnected people asked me in two distinct conversations: “your organization focuses on birds, right?”I laughed out loud and sighed a little on the inside on both occasions. I will explain, […]
Children’s Forest of Coto Brus: 2020 Update
This past weekend, there were actual CHILDREN in the Children’s Forest of Coto Brus (at Finca Cántaros) for the first time this year. (Take that, 2020!) The Finca Cántaros, San Vito Bird Club and Monteverde Bat Jungle teams welcomed them with impeccable 2020 style: Big smiles, just hidden behind masks, and lots of enthusiasm, just […]
Why Finca Cántaros has launched a new program for young women
Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize for starting the Green Belt Movement in Africa, involving women in planting hundreds of trees across the continent. Jane Goodall is famous for her research among chimpanzees on the same continent (in an era when women didn’t frequently travel alone to such places), and for galvanizing people of […]
Why Finca Cántaros wants to help create “green highways”
If you are a human who lives in San Vito, where Finca Cántaros is based, but a loved one lives further north in Costa Rica, you can drive different roads to reach them. If you are a White-faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus imitator) who lives in San Vito, human-made forms of connectivity like highways make it […]
Finca Cántaros wants to “do good” and not just “feel good”
All conservation organizations, including our brand new non-profit Finca Cántaros Environmental Association, want to be known for doing right by the world. However, in the face of news about forests burning and climate change ravaging communities around the world, the desire to “do good” can often seem fuelled by a frenzied panic to “feel good.” […]
