COPROT
Why choose COPROT?
COPROT began in 2018 in a rural town in Costa Rica called Carate in the Osa Peninsula. Their original mission was to address the environmental and social issues facing the town. In the past 25 years, the majority of development in the area has been due to the rise of eco-tourism, meaning infrastructure development like ecolodges and improvements to nearby Corcovado National Park. Although benefici...
COPROT began in 2018 in a rural town in Costa Rica called Carate in the Osa Peninsula. Their original mission was to address the environmental and social issues facing the town. In the past 25 years, the majority of development in the area has been due to the rise of eco-tourism, meaning infrastructure development like ecolodges and improvements to nearby Corcovado National Park. Although beneficial to the local community, these developments haven't impacted the quality of life for locals significantly. Only a small percentage of locals have been able to find work as groundskeepers or in hospitality since the ecotourism industry grew. On the other hand, a large number of locals are still contributing to environmentally destructive activities, such as gold mining which has a long history in...
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We need more conservation projects like this one!
by: Camilo Polo - ColombiaProgram: Sea Turtle Conservation and Community DevelopmentSince I arrived at the COPROT site, my expectations began to change. Although I try to travel free of expectations, for this visit I immediately expected to meet local people working all the time at the project´s site, and to be honest, I was not expecting to find so many young foreigners, but that was precisely what I found, a very young and enthusiastic, eager to work and give their energy to the turtle conservation project in this part of the Osa Peninsula. The beauty of this type of corne...
Experience of a lifetime
by: Emma Brunel - FranceProgram: Sea Turtle Conservation and Community DevelopmentWhen we arrived to the project we had no expectations in mind. We just knew it was going to be about helping to save turtles, but it was way more than that. We were welcomed by an energetic young group of people who made us feel at home right away. We stayed a week, but I felt like we learned more than in a year! I would recommend this experience to anyone wanting to get out of its comfort zone and give a hand to people and animals who need it. PURA VIDA.
COPROT: a place like no other
by: Ben Pickup - United KingdomProgram: Sea Turtle Conservation and Community DevelopmentCOPROT is a place like no other. You become totally immersed in work which simultaneously conserves endangered species of sea turtles and helps the local community in Carate. Many of these people are living in poverty, cannot read or write, and don't have access to the way of life which we so easily take for granted. Working with sea turtles is a magical experience in itself, but to do it with the locals, empowering them, is something truly special. Not only that but living on camp is an eye ope...
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In 2018, we launched a project aimed at addressing important issues in the biodiverse Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. The beaches of Carate and Rio ...