New degrees lead to new ideas and projects!
Finca Cántaros Environmental Association would like to congratulate our Co-Director and Resident Biologist, David Rodríguez, for his hard work earning a Masters in the Conservation of Wildlife and Biodiversity from UNA (Costa Rica’s National University). He officially received his diploma in May! Also in May, FCEA Founder & Director Lilly Briggs completed the online Tropical […]
An exciting collaboration with Birds Canada and the “ConservaAves” Initiative!
🇨🇦🌱This week we officially finished the “photovoice” research process as part of our collaborative research with Birds Canada and the ConservaAves initiative, with the special visit of Felipe Del Castañeda (Birds Canada) and Noémie Ducos (Audubon Americas).📷💪 ConservaAves is an initiative led by American Bird Conservancy, Audubon Americas, BirdLife International, Birds Canada, and RedLAC, with support […]
Kicking off our bird banding for the year!
In March we successfully conducted the first of our three planned “MoSI” (which stands for overwinter survival monitoring in Spanish) bird banding pulses for 2025! As you may already know, we conducted three pulses last year, and have compiled a summary of the data collected. On behalf of Finca Cántaros Environmental Association, Osa Birds and […]
A connection with Yale University’s Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative in Panama!
Thank you so much to Jacob Slusser for sharing his time and extensive knowledge with us in the Azuero Peninsula of Panama! Jacob Slusser, MSc, is the Global Training Landscapes Manager of the Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America & the Caribbean (CATHALAC), on behalf of Yale University’s Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI). […]
A cool collaboration with Cornell University!
It was such a pleasure to have Dr. Amanda Rodewald of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and her PhD student, Jenna Brewer, with us at Finca Cántaros last month, setting up Jenna’s research on Finca Cántaros sites such as “Bosque Mágico” (the Magic Forest). Her research will explore birds and forest restoration efforts, including the […]
Some exciting news to kick off 2025…
The Sansonetti family and the Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros are pleased to make an exciting announcement! The Asociación has acquired 52 hectares from the Sansonettis, that connects to the Asociación’s existing Finca Cántaros property. The acquisition was made possible thanks to the family’s much-reduced asking price, in a demonstration of their sincere commitment to conservation […]
It’s Giving Tuesday!
Last year, FCEA was incredibly grateful to all the generous people who helped support more tree growing in our Children’s Forest of Coto Brus, part of our forest landscape restoration pillar. This year, we hope to continue counting on your generosity to further expand the Children’s Forest in 2025! Your donations will go directly to not only planting trees, but […]
We have received funding from the Ford Foundation!
Our gender pillar is reflected in our longest-standing environmental education program, Women Committed to the Earth. One of the areas of work within this program is a collaboration with the “Network of Community Tree Nurseries” run by Rocío Seisdedos of our partner organization, Soy Conservación. FCEA and Soy Conservación submitted a joint proposal to the Ford Foundation’s environmental funds (Donativos Ambientales Ford 2024), and we are proud to report we were successfully awarded […]
More updates on our diverse collaborations!
We were honoured to be invited by the global restoration platform, Restor.eco, to speak about using the eBird and Merlin apps of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in ecological restoration projects! During our one-hour talk on September 18th, more than 50 people from countries around the world–including Indonesia, Madagascar, Switzerland, Portugal, and Brazil–joined us to learn how these […]
Our work at the Swarovski Optik Rainforest in the Osa Peninsula!
In early August, part of Finca Cántaros Environmental Association’s BirdSleuth environmental education team had the pleasure of working with families in the community of Los Mogos of the Osa Peninsula,at the Swarovski Optik Rainforest property! (Important sidenote: many people think of crystal figures when they hear the name Swarovski, but nature enthusiasts–especially birders–salivate over the high-quality […]
