Protected Area and Status

The Nature Conservancy is working hard to protect some of Costa Rica’s most exotic tropical rain forest. In particular, they have begun a project to protect the Osa Peninsula, where 400,000 acres of rain forest meet the coast. In the past, this area was nicely shield from the outside world but improved transportation and well as clearcutting and logging activities have threatened the peninsula. The Nature Conservancy is looking to establish a 100,000 acre corridor between the Corcovado and Piedras Blancas through donations to adopt an acre. In addition, the Nature Conservancy also wants to establish a network of marine protected areas to aid the protection of fish and other marine life.