Because of its work on scientific projects in the tropics Since 1962, the Tropical Science Center (TSC) has earned wide recognition in Latin America as one of the most outstanding organizations in terms of research and environmental measures. Its net income is committed to the preservation and the operational expenses of its network of biological reserves, to research and environmental education programs, and to the improvement of tourist infrastructure in its protected areas.
TSC manages the Monteverde Biological Reserve, internationally recognized as a high-value protected area, scientifically as well as economically. It also manages other biological and forest reserves in Costa Rica such as San Luis, Las Nubes, Kelady, and La Sonora.
TSC offers optimal training conditions to the Latin American community, in the subject areas for which the organization and its associates have wide experience.
Beginning in 2007, TSC will offer an educational and training program at the Monteverde Biological Reserve and protected areas in the region.
For more information, please contact:
Humberto Jimenez Saa
www.hjimenez.org
Target Group
It is necessary to actively involve different professionals and sectors of society in order for them to assume more direct responsibility in the proper use of the natural and cultural resources of the protected areas and their surroundings. These would include:
- The operative, technical and professional personnel of the State institutions that are responsible for administering protected areas.
- The personnel of non-governmental institutions that are in charge of private protected areas, or (ONG) that direct PA through co-administrative agreements.
- Municipal governments that are involved in protected area administration.
- Development associations and indigenous associations that are instrumental in the conservation of natural resources at a local level.
- The personnel of private companies that have devoted their land to biodiversity conservation, eco-tourism, research, etc.
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