While deforestation due to logging and cattle farming has halted, Costa Rica's Southern Zone continues to grapple with severe landscape degradation issues, including land erosion, compromised watersheds, and diminishing biodiversity.
The arrival of foreign investors, digital nomads, and retirees has resulted in soaring food costs, low-paying jobs, housing scarcity, and reduced land ownership. Consequently, farmers are compelled to sell their land as income per hectare dwindles, severing the traditional ties between local communities and their land.
It is crucial to provide farmers with compelling reasons to retain their land, with income return being a pivotal factor.
Gama Verde is fostering connections among stakeholders to advance participatory eco-tourism, thereby bolstering community involvement and biodiversity conservation.
Our long-term objective is to collaborate with farmers in transformed zones to grow bamboo, thereby enriching the bamboo value chain and amplifying regenerative practices. Our team comprises educators, bamboo experts, and holistic architects dedicated to promoting sustainable business models.
The urge to restore
Landscapes in Southern Costa Rica have degenerated and are still degenerating
Planting Trees in equotorial zones have global effects
To restore forests, it's crucial to provide farmers with incentives to plant trees. The local community's commitment to biodiversity stewardship is essential for the long-term maintenance of diverse landscapes.
Implementing tree planting on cattle grasslands demands a tailored approach. Human involvement and compensated labor are vital to ensure the survival of newly planted trees. The prospect of future income bridges the gap between nurturing and nature.
Tropical trees grow quickly! Within 4 to 5 years, they offer natural benefits such as CO2 absorption, increased shade and humidity, soil loosening, and improved water retention, which reduces erosion.
Tropical forests play a significant role in global weather patterns; their transpiration helps form cool clouds that contribute to stable rainfall in other regions.