Restoration of the mangrove of Cuajiniquil: a testimony from the Phoenix expedition

Phoenix expedition is a sailing expedition whose ambition is to participate in the “regeneration of the ocean”. Leaving from Brittany in February 2022 to California, the team meets, documents and helps along the way projects of restoration of coastal ecosystems (corals, mangroves, sea grass beds, oyster reefs…). It was in this context that the crew […]

Restoration of the Cuajiniquil mangrove: already impressive results

  These videos report on the magnificent restoration work carried out in the mangrove Bahia Tomas (Cuajiniquil), with the project teams and the community of Cuajiniquil. > Testimonies of those involved in the restoration of Cuajiniquil, in a very nice interview on the website of the NGO Área de Conservación Guanacaste. Videos: the site after […]

Major communication campaign in collaboration with JC Decaux

Costa Rica: Launch of a major communication campaign by Néotropica in collaboration with JC Decaux, who have donated advertising space and offered their panel printing services. The Néotropica environmental education coordinator and communication department have produced six awareness-raising panels presenting first-hand accounts from school children about the importance of mangroves.

Diagnosis of the local environment

The first field visit to the Cuajiniquil and Térraba-Sierpe sites took place in August 2018. It was an opportunity to inspect the reference sites and areas to be restored prior to installing field monitoring equipment. A second visit to the sites was made at the end of November/early December 2018 to install Thalimedes sensors to […]