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Eco Preservation Society's restoration and reforestation project in and around Manuel Antonio National Park involve several separate, but coordinated efforts. The overall objective of this work is to recreate the necessary biological corridors, reconnecting stranded wild species in the National Park with existing populations and habitat further inland and further south. Species such at the Squirrel Monkey find themselves isolated in the remaining habitat fragments in and immediately around the National Park, a situation that places them in grave danger of extinction.  Reforestation efforts

The first major effort we will be carrying out related to this project is our Primate Research Program in Manuel Antonio, where over the course of several years we will study the three species of primate currently found in the area. This study will eventually give us the information we need to plan for biological corridors and long term conservation goals. Since primates are an umbrella species, these corridors and protected zones will benefit not only primates but many other, lesser known, wild species inhabiting the area.

Reforestation in the area is another critical component to creating the biological corridors necessary to reconnect the Manuel Antonio National Park and surrounding forests further inland. Replanting the Rainforests will work at the beautiful Playa El Rey beach, which has been severely modified in the past decades, to restore its natural vegetation and ecosystem services. In addition the Eco Preservation Society will work with private land owners to create biological corridors through their lands, as working purely on government controlled lands is not enough to accomplish all the connectivity goals needed to save these threatened wild species.

Environmental education programs are also a vital component of this overall project and educational opportunities will be designed into all of our projects, including both the Primate Research Program and our reforestation and habitat restoration work.

Reforestation as a tool for environmental education