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A Thank You Note From Osa Wildlife Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:34:39 GMT

Adopt an Acre in Costa Rica #RTR #EcoCR

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:53:49 GMT

Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula

Where Jungle Meets Sea

You can help protect one of the world's most beautiful and diverse habitats when you Adopt an Acre® today.

Day or night, the Osa Peninsula crawls with life. Howler monkeys greet the break of dawn with a thunderous roar while scarlet macaws wing over treetops as the sun begins its slow trek across the sky. Tapirs cool themselves from the hot midday sun in cool, sparkling rivers while poison-dart frogs hop in the nearby vegetation. At night, jaguars stalk moon-lit beaches looking for prey.

At Costa Rica's southwest corner, 400,000 forested acres of the Osa Peninsula jut into the Pacific Ocean. Only a strip of white sand beach separates the lush rainforest from the sea. The forest is alive with a wealth of magnificent plant and wildlife, including jaguar, puma, sloths and four species of monkey. You'll also find 4,000 plant species, including trees that can grow more than 200 feet tall.

A Threatened Paradise

Historically, the dense forests and rocky terrain of the Osa Peninsula shielded it from the outside world. But improved transportation and expanding development now threaten the peninsula. Osa's forests are starting to disappear as this once isolated land increasingly attracts farmers, hunters, developers, gold miners and tourists. Sadly, lands are being cleared for logging and agriculture at a higher rate than anywhere else in Costa Rica. Illegal logging, poaching and ill-conceived land-use activities further threaten the region.

How The Nature Conservancy Works on the Osa Peninsula

With the Costa Rican government and a strong network of partners, The Nature Conservancy is working to protect and maintain the Osa Peninsula’s forests and coastal areas. We are doing this in a variety of ways, such as:

How The Nature Conservancy Works on the Osa Peninsula

Acquiring and protecting land
Strengthening the management of protected areas
Hiring and training park staff
Creating a 100,000 acre biological corridor between Corcovado and Piedras Blancas National Parks
Creating sustainable, bush-based job opportunities
Establishing a network of marine protected areas

How Can You Help Save Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula?

When you give today to the Adopt an Acre® program, you will help the Conservancy protect and restore one of the world's most extraordinary yet highly threatened regions. You can also call 1-800-84-ADOPT to donate.

With your $50 donation per acre to the Adopt an Acre® program, you will receive:

Personalized certificate with signature photo of the Osa Peninsula commemorating your generosity
Colorful fact sheet about the Osa Peninsula
Adopt an Acre® Osa magnet set
Adopt an Acre® world map
Four issues of Nature Conservancy magazine to keep you informed all year about the many places the Conservancy is working to protect. (Plus, we'll rush the current magazine issue along with your personalized certificate!)
An invitation to create a personalized nature homepage on nature.org
Great Places E-Newsletter subscription to our monthly e-communication with local conservation updates, enviro-tips you can use and stunning nature photography downloads.

Best of all, you'll get the satisfaction of knowing you're helping to protect this extraordinary wild habitat now and for future generations. Please Adopt an Acre today!

Read more about it at: http://adopt.nature.org/acre/costa-rica/

The Prince's Rainforests Project #RTR

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:26:02 GMT

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Planet is supporting the Volunteer 2010, Take action!

A Thank You Note From Osa Wildlife Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Adopt an Acre in Costa Rica #RTR #EcoCR

Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula

A Threatened Paradise

How The Nature Conservancy Works on the Osa Peninsula

How The Nature Conservancy Works on the Osa Peninsula

How Can You Help Save Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula?

The Prince's Rainforests Project #RTR