GVI Costa Rica Coastal Rainforest Programmes

Facts and Figures Quepos Community Project

Ongoing education support to over 330 primary school students within 2 local schools (2011-2012)
227,400 hours of Primary School students hours taught (2011-2012)
Over 1700 hours of English classes taught to adults and secondary school students (2011-2012)
Volunteer led English lessons with the 5 best students in each grade within the structure of El Cocal Primary School and Maria Luisa Primary School in Boca Vieja.
Extracurricular initiatives including, beach cleans, summer school activities, field trips, sporting events and environmental education workshops.
Estimated figures for 2011-2012 # of calories burned jump roping:320,572, # of water balloons thrown:879, # of faces painted:240, # of piñatas filled with candy:18

Facts and Figures Jalova Expedition

Largest consistent workforce in our conservation area, conducting more research and community initiatives than any other organization working locally.
Over 3300 beach miles walked between 2006-2012 monitoring and protecting 4 species of endangered and critically endangered sea turtles. Green turtles, Chelonia mydas (endangered), Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea (critically endangered), Hawksbill, Eritomochelys imbricata (critically endangered) and Loggerhead, Caretta caretta (endangered) turtles.
An average of 1300 hours of night walks yearly during turtle season (March-October).
Over 3000 turtle nests monitored and over 300 nests excavated (2010-2012).
Data collected on 1339 Jaguar predated Marine Turtles. Over 12 jaguars identified as sharing hunting ground on Tortuguero beach between mile 18 and mile 10 (2006-2012)
In 2012 GVI Jalova partnered with Panthera the world’s leading wild cat conservation organization.
Over 430 individual species identified, the largest group being birds at 304 species, Reptiles 62, Mammals 34 and Amphibia at 31.
6 beach cleans conducted between 2010-2012 removing over 250kg of trash.
Ongoing environmental education workshops in the local town of Parismina and with Tortuguero National Park rangers.

Monday, January 25, 2010

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, here's some places you can read up conservation matters, and some places you can get involved for yourself!

An evocative piece about the ruling to designate "critical habitat" for the jaguar in the United States Jaguars don't live here anymore by the head of Panthera: Alan Rabinowitz

State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) are putting in a final call for data into nesting beaches for all species of marine turtles, which will be featured in an updated version of this map

Volunteer teaching and community work in Costa Rica with us

Cute dogs & Darwin

Animals rafted to Madagasca?

Primates not rafting around the world...

Gorillas - Human dimensions of Conservation

also see Jaguar Paradise?... by GVI Costa Rica for more human dimensions of conservation

Darwin - he liked beetles, barnicles and plants too you know...

Big Cats Initiative - First heard about this one at the Defenders of Wildlife Conference last year; great website:

WWF are all at sea with their latest reports into ecolabelling and blue finned tuna

Want to get involved in conservation in 2010? Check out our website and learn about the expeditions, internships and projects where YOU are the difference

GVI Costa Rica Coastal Rainforest and Community Programmes