Date: Sat, 15 May 93 00:34 CST
From: Bimal RajBhandary <RBIMAL@macc.wisc.edu>

                   Environmental Organizations

       in Costa Rica and other Central American countries

 
     Note: Addresses and other info for the organizations might
     have changed or wrongly entered.  Please use the list with
     some amount of faith.  Please send the corrections to the
     address given at the end of the list.
 
                       GUIDE TO THE CODES:
OR=Name of the Organization, Project etc.
TY=Type of the Organization           Acad = Academic Institution
SA=Street Address                     NGO-I = NGO - International
MA=Mail Address                            NGO-N = NGO - National
OT=Office Telephone number           NGO-L = NGO - Local/Regional
OF=Office Fax number                                Busi=Business
CP=Contact Person(s)                              Govt=Government
EM=Email Address                              Res=Research Center
NO=Notes
 
OR:  Agribiotecnologia de Costa Rica (ACR)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity
     Project (ABSP).  USAID- Sponsored.  Working with Michigan
     State University (Dr. John H. Dodds. Tel: (517) 336 1641.
     Fax: (517) 336 1982.) and Dr. Joel Cohen, USAID, Office of
     Agriculture, Washington, DC 20523-4219 (Tel: (703) 875 4219.
     Fax: (703) 875 5344).  Other participating organizations
     include: Cornell University, DNA Plant Technologies, Inc.
     (DNAP), Stanford University.
 
OR:  ALFORJA
TY:
SA:
MA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:   alforja@igc.apc.org.
NO:
 
OR:  Alternativas de Desarrollo (Development Alternatives)
TY:  Res
SA:  Rimolo Building, 3rd Floor, 100 meters west of the ICE
     building in San Pedro.
MA:  Apartado 471-1011, San Pedro Montes de Oca
OT:  (506) 539-982
OF:
CP:  Saul Weisleder, President
EM:
NO:  Public interest research group.
 
OR:  Amnistia Internacional Costarricense
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 445, 1002 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 570 938.
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  ASACODE
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  Daytona, Sixaola, Talamanca
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Working with CEDARENA on Land Titling project\
 
OR:  Asociacion Centroamericana de Familiares de Detenidos-
     Deseparecidos (ACAFADE)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  Avenida 8 entre Calles 11 y 13, Casa No. 1156, Planta Baja,
     1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
MA:  Apartado Postal 8188, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica.
OT:  (506) 337 850 or 552 160
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Asociacion Costarricense de Geografica
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 3616, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 36 10 82
OF:  (506) 314 737.
CP:  Peralta Ballestar Eduardo, President
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Asociacion Costarricense para la Conservacion de la
     Naturaleza (ASCONA). Costa Rican Association for
     Conservation of Nature
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 8-3790, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 222 296 or 222 288
OF:
CP:  Lic. Leon Gonzalez, Director
EM:
NO:  Established (1972).  Promotes development without
     destruction of ecosystems; works through public education &
     political action.  Investigates public and private
     development projects, and activities to determine their
     environmental and cultural impacts. Promotes ecologically
     and socially, sensitive analysis in public forums and policy
     making. Environmental watchdog organization.
 
OR:  Asociacion Cultural Sejekto de Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 906-2150, Moravia, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 361 427
OF:  (506) 402 275
CP:
EM:
NO:  Established (1985). Membership mostly indigenous peoples of
     Costa Rica, both individuals and groups. Works in the
     defence and dissemination of indigenous cultural values of
     Costa Rica.  Promotion of scientific research and
     preservation of natural resources.  Promotes the
     establishment of indigenous organizations and the
     development of sustainable economic alternatives to improve
     living conditions of indigenous communities;. Publishes
     newsletter "La Voz del Indio" and disseminates through other
     media the content of its programs. (Hardison 1993)
 
OR:  Asociacion de Awapa Indigena, Cachabri
TY:  NGO-L
SA:  Cachabri, Bribri Reserve, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:  (506) 367-490
OF:
CP:  Fransisco Ahuwapa, President
EM:
NO:  Community association of Bribri Indians. Affiliated with Voz
     del Indio with headquarter in San Jose
 
OR:  Asociacion de los Nuevas Alquimistas (ANAI), Talamanca,
     Costa Rica.
TY:  NGO-N, NGO-I
SA:
MA:  Apartado 170-2070, Sabanilla, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 246 090
OF:  (506) 537-524
CP:  Loretta Spence. In the US, Contact Dr. William O. McLarney,
     Exec. Director, 1176 Bryson City Road, Franklin, North
     Carolina 28734, USA. Tel: (704) 524-8369. Fax: (704) 524-
     8369
EM:
NO:  With the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Regional Office for
     Central America (UICN-ORCA), operates the Programa en
     Conservacion y Desarrollo Sostenible de las Communidades
     Rurales de Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica. (Contact UICN-ORCA
     or CATIE for more information). Regional, non-profit,
     nongovernmental organization in southeastern Costa Rica
     supporting agricultural research, sustainable development
     and education.  Played major role in establishing a
     9,449-hectare terrestrial and marine wildlife refuge in the
     Talamanca canton.  Protects lowland tropical moist forests,
     estuaries and coral reefs adjoining the Cocles Indian
     Reserve.  ANAI supports projects that emphasize protecting
     the region's natural and cultural resources while educating
     local people about the value of these resources and the
     necessity of maintaining control over their lives in the
     face of rapid development. Talamanca Biological Corridor
     Project with the Nature Conservancy and National Park
     Service (Costa Rica)
 
OR:  Asociacion de Desarrollo de Kekoldi
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Working with CEDARENA on Land tenure project. Represents
     local group.
 
OR:  Asociacion de Desarrollo Indigena "Cabecar"
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 170, 2070 Sabanilla, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 243 570
OF:  (506) 537 524
CP:
EM:
NO:  Representative Cabecar (Talamanca) indigenous organization.
     Development, environment, and communication programs.
 
OR:  Asociacion de Peque$os Productores de Talamanca (APPTA)
TY:  NGO-L
SA:  Bribri, Talamanca, CR
MA:  Apartado 902, Limon, CR
OT:
OF:
CP:  Walter Rodriguez Vargas (1990)
EM:
NO:  Association of small indigenous farmers from different
     communities in the Atlantic Coast of the Talamancas
 
OR:  Asociacion de Productores Bribri De Talamanca (ASOPROBITA)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Bribri Indian Small Farmers group. Money from IAF ($34,980)
     in 1992
 
OR:  Asociacion de Voluntarios en Investigacion y Desarrollo
     Ambientalista (VIDA)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 7-0350-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 211 411 or 364 274
OF:  (506) 572 273
CP:
EM:
NO:  Established (1988).  Organizes young people working on the
     design and implementation of environmental education
     programs, involving youth in national environmental policy
     through direct participation. Participates in international
     cooperation programs to enhance rural development and
     environment conservation projects through youth work,
     working in coordination with Youth Challenge International
     (Canada), International Youth Federation for Environmental
     Studies and Conservation, and Youth Service International.
     (Hardison 1993)
 
OR:  Associacion Demografica Costarricense (ASDECO) (Costa Rican
     Demographic Association)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 10203, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 31 4425
OF:  (506) 31 4430
CP:  Victor  H. Morgan, Executive Director
EM:
NO:  Founded in 1966 for research, public education and training
     in population and environment.  Population related
     activities.  Dr. Morgan affiliated with IUCN
 
OR:  Asociacion Guancasteca de Desarrollo Forestal (AGUADEFOR)
     (Guanacaste Association of Forestry Development)
TY:  NGO-L
SA:  50 meters south of the Forestry Department (DGF)
MA:
OT:  (506) 685-230 (might have changed)
OF:
CP:  Fulvio Paniagua (President 1990)
EM:
NO:  Association of small farmers and cattle ranchers working for
     reforestation in the poor and badly deforested area of
     Nicoya peninsula of Guanacaste.
 
OR:  Asociacion Indigena de Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 6979, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica.
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Asociacion para el Desarrollo Rural Integrado (ADRI)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Assisting communities interested in strengthening
     agroforestry and watershed protection program.
 
OR:  Asociacion para la Conservacion de los Recursos Naturales de
     Costa Rica (ACORENA)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  P.O. Box 8-4330, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 358 552
OF:  (506) 870 545
CP:  Franklin Carmiol Umana (1990).
EM:
NO:  Established (1990).  Protection of natural resources, mainly
     wild fauna, in Costa Rica, through the control of, and
     reporting to authorities on, hunting and pollution
     activities; undertakes environmental education for rural
     communities; fosters the creation of local community groups
     in rural areas that will contribute to the improvement of
     the environment. (Hardison 1993)
 
OR:  Asociacion para la Defensa de los Recursos Naturales y el
     Medio Ambiente (formerly Comite de Defensa de los Cerros de
     Escazu (CODECE)) - Association for the Defense of Natural
     Resources and the Environment
TY:  NGO-L
SA:  450 meters north of the last bus stop in San Antonio de
     Escazu
MA:  Apartado 1080-1250, Escazu, CR
OT:  (506) 281-092
OF:
CP:  Romano Sanchez, President (1990)
EM:
NO:  Community organization that addressing environmental
     problems in the six cantons of Escazu
 
OR:  Asociacion Pro-Conservacion Acuatica de Costa Rica (APROCA)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 1863, Paseo los Estudiantes, 1002 San Jose, CR
OT:  (506) 553 365
OF:  (506) 553 365
CP:
EM:
NO:  Established (1990).  Works on water resources related issues
     by creating public awareness through information campaigns
     and environmental education.  Targeted towards youth.  Also,
     concerned with legal aspects of environment protection.
 
OR:  Asociacion Protectora de Arboles (Arbofilia). Association
     for the Protection of Trees
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 512 Tibas, 1100 Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 355 470 or 367 145
OF:  (506) 408 832
CP:  Miguel Soto, President (1990)
EM:
NO:  Established (1987). Membership mostly small-scale farmers
     and biologists. Tree planting and sustainable agriculture
     organization in Costa Rica. Concerned with the recovery of
     water sources, the, reproduction of tree species threatened
     by extinction, reforestation, development of conservation
     units, administered by communities, production of medicine,
     plants and food by women and children, among others. Its
     work is concentrated on those areas more, ecologically
     deteriorated and poor. (Hardison 1993)
 
OR:  Asociacion Talamanque$a de Ecoturismo y Conservacion (ATEC)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Ecotourism training for residents and tourists. Money from
     IAF ($49, 954) in 1992
 
OR:  Biocenosis (Revista), Programa de Educacion Ambiental,
     Universidad Estal a Distancia
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado No. 2, Plaza Gonzales Vigues, San Jose 1001, Costa
     Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Biodoc, Centro de Documentacion en Vida Silvestre,
     Universidad Nacional
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado 54-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 37 63 63 ext. 2472
OF:  (506) 37 70 36
CP:
EM:
NO:  Maintains a database of wildlife management information with
     the help of US Forest Service (Department of the Interior).
     Publishes Boletin Informativo (Biodoc).
 
OR:  Bosque Puerto Carillo
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  C-25, Avenidas 6-8, No. 673, San Jose 131-1000, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:  (506) 222 818
OF:  (506) 226 613
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 6975-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 33-80-69
OF:
CP:  Guillermo Cruz, Tom Divney
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Centro Agricola Cantonal de Hojancha (CACH)
TY:  NGO-L
SA:  Hojancha, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:  (506) 659-004
OF:
CP:  Emel Rodriguez
EM:
NO:  Co-op like association established to integrate local
     agricultural activities with the Ministry of Agriculture
 
OR:  Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ense$anza
     (CATIE) Tropical Agricultural Research & Training Centre
TY:  NGO-I, Acad.
SA:  Catie 7170 Turrialba, CR.
MA:
OT:  506 56 6431 or 506 56 1754
OF:  506 56 1533
CP:  Director: Dr. Rodrigo Tarte Ponce.  Carlos Rivera, Program
     Director, Programa Manejo Integrado de Recursos Naturales.
EM:
NO:  Regional institution devoted to research and education for
     agricultural development and the integrated development of
     natural resources.  Three main programs: Tropical crop
     improvement, Sustainable agriculture production and
     development; and Integrated natural resources development.
     Graduate programs and research.
 
OR:  Centro de Capacitacion para el Desarrollo (CECADE)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  White House on the corner, 200 meters west of the Colegio
     Roosevelt in San Pedro
MA:  Apartado Postal 447, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 241-052 or 248-119
OF:  (506) 342-064
CP:  Jose Luis Castillo, Rural Sociologist
EM:
NO:  Projects involve social research, training of campesinos and
     communications
 
OR:  Centro de Derecho Ambiental y de los Recursos Naturales-
     CEDARENA (Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center).
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  Del Restaurant Nuevo China, El frente al Banco Popular en
     San Pedro, 100 al Sur
MA:  Apdo. 134-2050, San Pedro, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 248-239 or 534-750
OF:
CP:  Drs. Rodrigo Barahona or Robert C. Wells.
EM:
NO:  Has a Ford Foundation Project for studying land tenure and
     natural resources as related with National Conservation
     Strategy (Including land classification, registration and
     use limitation issues).  Also involved in the corridor
     project.
 
OR:  Centro de Documentacion en Vida Silvestre, Universidad
     Nacional de Heredia
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado 54, 3000 Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 376 363 ext 2472
OF:
CP:  Nidia Duran Villalobos (1990).
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Centro de Estudio Ambiental (CEA) Center for Environmental
     Study
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  Bario Gonazalez Lahman, 50 meters east of the southern
     corner of the Supreme Court building (Office)
MA:  Apartado 347-2120, San Francisco de Guadalupe, Costa Rica.
OT:  (506) 226-608
OF:
CP:  Kay T. Dodge
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Centro de Investigaciones en Contaminacion Ambiental (CICA),
     Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo
     Facio, San Jose, Costa Rica
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:
OT:  (506) 531 363
OF:  (506) 259 866
CP:  Alexis Rodriguez (1990)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Centro de Investigacion para el Desarrollo Socio-Ambiental
     (CIDESA),
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  In May 1990, sponsored the Primera Encuentro Forestal
     Indigena (ENFOINDI), coordinated by Carlos Brenes. The
     course covered the management and use of forest products,
     and the threats to their conservation. The workshop
     attempted to identify the appropriate and inappropriate uses
     of indigenous technologies, chemical contamination. The
     center is interested in developing general education
     programs. (Hardison 1993)
 
OR:  Centro Ecologico La Pacifica (La Pacific Ecological Centre)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apdo. 1224, 1000 San Jose, CR.
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Founded in 1986, the Centre has ecological foundations
     linking different agrosilvipastoral systems regarding
     production, conservation, research, and education, while
     encouraging the development of ecological tourism on the
     Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.
 
OR:  Centro Feminista de Informacion y Accion (CEFEMINA)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Box 949, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Coordinates the Red de Mujeres y Medio Ambiente - Centro
     America y Caribe.
 
OR:  Centro para La Paz y La Reconciliacion, Fundacion Arias para
     La Paz y La Reconciliacion, San Jose, Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:  (506) 55 2955
OF:  (506) 55 2244
CP:  Oscar Arias (Director)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Centro Popular de Asesoria Legal para la Mujer, Alianza de
     Mujeres Costariccense
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  Avenida 10, Calle 3, Casa 1077, San Jose, CR
MA:  Apartado Postal 6851, San Jose, Costa Rica.
OT:  (506) 335 769
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Centro de Estudios para la Accion Social (CEPAS) Center of
     Studies for Social Action
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 131-1001, Plaza Gonzales Viques, San Jose, Costa
     Rica
OT:  (506) 231-076
OF:
CP:  Rolando Rivera
EM:  cepas@igc.apc.org.
NO:  Combine research and social action.
 
OR:  Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 37-2060, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 539 011 or 252 744
OF:
CP:  Theodore Hope: NGO Networking
EM:  e-mail: thope@ax.apc.org
NO:
 
OR:  Comision Costariccense de Derechos Humanos (CODEHU)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 371, y Griega 1011, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 230 735
OF:
CP:  Doctora Yolanda M. Rojas, President (1989)
EM:
NO:  Established (1985). Human rights NGO for peace, justice, and
     the full establishment of rights established under the UN
     system and Costa Rican law and Constitution.  Public
     education.
 
OR:  Comision Internacional de Juristas - Centroamericano
     (ICJ-CA),
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 1571, San Jose, Costa Rica.
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Comision para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos en
     Centroamerica  (CODEHUCA)
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:  Avenida 6 bis, Calles 13 y 15, No. 1336, San Jose, Costa
     Rica
MA:  Apartado 189, Paseo de Los Estudiantes, San Jose Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 250 634 or 245 970
OF:  (506) 342 935
CP:
EM:
NO:   Publishes `Brecha'.
 
OR:  Comision para los Recursos Geneticos de Costa Rica
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 480, San Pedro Montes de Oca, San Jose, CR
OT:  (506) 250 050
OF:
CP:  Dr. Jorge Leon, President
EM:
NO:  Advises the Ministry and Government of Costa Rica on the
     conservation, documentation, use and exchange of plant
     genetic resources, and advises on the development of a
     national network. Works with the Oficina Nacional para
     Semillas (ONS)(National Seed Office): Administratively
     autonomous, funds independent of the national budget
     (independent from many bureaucratic pressures). Cooperates
     with INBIO and the Fundacion de Parques Nacional.
     Inventories, databases of germplasm sources and locations
     (Diversity 7(1&2): 29. 1992).
 
OR:  Comision Nacional de Asuntos Indigenas (CONAI). National
     Indian Commission.
TY:  Govt
SA:  100 meters east of the southeast corner of the Supreme Court
     bldg. office
MA:  Apartado 2203, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 215-496 or 215-722
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Government body responsible for the management of the 21
     indigenous reserves
 
OR:  Comision Nacional de Educacion Ambiental (CONEA). National
     Commission for Environmental Education
TY:  Govt.,NGO-N
SA:  Programa de Educacion Ambiental, Universidad Estatal a
     Distanica San Pedro de Mentes de Oca, San Jose, CR
MA:
OT:  (506) 258-788
OF:
CP:  Estrella Guier
EM:
NO:  Published a comprehensive two-volume report on environmental
     education.
 
OR:  Comision Nuevo Orden Ecologico Internacional, Ministerio de
     Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  Apdo. 10027-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 330-522 or 237-555
OF:  (506) 239-328
CP:  Gabriela M. de Niehaus, Coordinadora
EM:
NO:  Coordinating Costa Rican Country Study of Biodiversity
 
OR:  Comite de Derechos Humanos de Costa Rica
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 189, Paseo de los Estudiantes, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:  codehucr@igc.apc.org.
NO:
 
OR:  Commission for Natural Resources and Environment, Costa
     Rica.
TY:
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Confederacion Nacional de Asociaciones de Desarrollo Comunal
     (National Confederation of Community Development
     Associations)
TY:  NGO-N or Govt.
SA:  5th floor, Dinadeco Building, Across from the Banco Agricola
     Office
MA:
OT:  (506) 213-280 or 221 or 467
OF:
CP:  Javier Chacon, President
EM:
NO:  Representing 1,400 community development associations and
     affiliated communities. Technically NGO.
 
OR:  Consejo de la Tierra, Comite Organizador (Earth Council
     Organizing Committee)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 2323, 1002 Paseo de los Estudiantes, San Jose,
     Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 233 418
OF:  (506) 552 197
CP:  Alicia Barcena, Exec. Director
EM:  abarcena@igc.apc.org
NO:  Committee for the establishment EARTH COUNCIL as proposed by
     the Costa Rican government at the Earth Summit (1992 Brazil)
 
OR:  Consejo Nacional para Investigaciones Cientificas y
     Tecnologicas (CONICIT). (Costa Rican National Council for
     Science & Technological Research)
TY:  Govt, NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apdo Postal 10318, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 244-172
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Official research organization.  Has created an inventory of
     base programs and activities, unions and centers of
     development and investigation, specialists, scientific and
     technological unions, conventions, treaties and projects in
     technological cooperation, and technology transfer projects
     in Costa Rica. With MIRENEM (Ministerio de Recursos
     Naturales, Energia y Minas).
 
OR:  Consejo Superior Universitaria Centroamericano (CSUCA)
TY:
SA:
MA:  Apartado 37, 2060 Ciudad Universitaria "R. Facio", 1000 San
     Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 25 27 44
OF:
CP:
EM:  csuca@igc.apc.org or csupax@igc.apc.org.
NO:  (AKA: Confederacion Universitaria Centroamericano). Edgardo
     Richards (1993). Guillermo Galvan (1993). Higher University
     Council of Central America. The confederated universities
     have established an environment and development programme to
     achieve a more coordinated and rational use of natural
     resources. Active in: environmental management and planning,
     ecology, sustainable development, education, educating
     policy- and decision-makers, influencing government, teacher
     training, scientific research, food science and technology,
     environmental leadership training, pesticide and insecticide
     monitoring. NGO member of the IUCN. (Hardison 1993)
 
OR:  Conservacion Internacional (Costa Rica)
TY:  NGO-I, NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apdo:8-3870 C.O. 1000, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 533-308 or 252-649
OF:  (506) 534-963
CP:  Manuel Ramirez Uma$a, Resident Director, Programas de Costa
     Rica, Panama
EM:
NO:  Many conservation project support in Costa Rica. Especially
     in the Talamancas.
 
OR:  Consorcio Centro Ejecutor de Proyectos Economicos y de
     Salud, (CEPESA)
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 1257 - 1002, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 34 9905
OF:  (506) 25 1239
CP:
EM:
NO:  Established (1990).  Research and public education on
     occupational health and environmental conditions.
 
OR:  COOPEPENIN
TY:  NGO-L
SA:  25 meters west of the Basilica de San Blas, Nicoya Center
MA:
OT:  (506) 685-230
OF:
CP:  Jesus Fonseca, President
EM:
NO:  Co-op started by medium to large cattle ranchers but now
     changed into small and medium farmer organization.  Involved
     in reforestation.
 
OR:  Cooperativa Agropecuaria Industrial y de Servicios Multiples
     "El Guayacan" R.L.R.1
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 571, 2050 San Jose, Costa Rica.
OT:  (506) 230 923
OF:  (506) 337 327
CP:
EM:
NO:  Appropriate technology training and rural development
     organization. Works with indigenous communities.
 
OR:  Coordinadora Regional de Pueblos Indigenas (CORPI)
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 6979, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 259 573
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Coordinadora Regional de Pueblos Indigenas de Centro
     America, Mexico y Panama (CORPI)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 2720, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Central American regional indigenous coordinating body
 
OR:  Corporacion Educativa para el Desarrollo Costarricense
     (CEDECO)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 209-1009, San Jose Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH)
TY:
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 6906, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 340 401 or 340 402 or 340 403 or 340 404
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Defensa de los Ni$os Internacional Costariccense (DNI-CR)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 7019, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 335 522.
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Departamento de Historia Natural, Museo Nacional de Costa
     Rica, (MNCR-DHN)
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  Apartado 749, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:  Dr. J.E. Sanchez, Chair of the ICBP Costa Rica section
     (1991)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:   Costa Rica Natural Heritage Program, Museo National
TY:   Govt.
SA:
MA:   Apdo. 749, 1000 San Jose.
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Desarrollo Economico Laboral Femenino Integral (DELFI)
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:  Calle 28, Avenida Central y 1era, No. 84 Norte, San Jose,
     Costa Rica
MA:  Apartado 49, Centro Colon, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 231 238 or 211 669.
OF:
CP:  Dra. Irma Morales de Flora, Directora Eejecutivo (1989).
EM:
NO:  Established (1974).  Promotes social participation, legal
     aid, health care, economic aid (credit), rural development,
     and education for women.
 
OR:  ECODES
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:  Dr. Carlos Quesada, Director
EM:
NO:  Works with the government in conjunction with national and
     international non-governmental organizations to focus on
     tropical rainforests and biodiversity. International
     colloquium on the environmental North/South dialogue, field
     sessions at the research station of La Selva. (Hardison
     1993)
 
OR:  Education Development Center (EDC)/Interlock Media,
     Associates (IMA)
TY:  NGO-I, NGO-N
SA:  55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02160, United States
MA:
OT:  (617) 969 7100
OF:  (617) 332 6405
CP:
EM:
NO:  Established (1958 (EDC); 1980 (Interlock).  Interlock is not
     a membership organization. Have pioneered the use of
     interactive radio instruction for use in environmental
     education. A pilot project has been initiated in Costa Rica.
     IMA has been active in development communications for 12
     years and its programs on the struggles of indigenous
     peoples, human rights issues, and the environment, have been
     seen world wide featured on television, shown in schools and
     universities, and used by international NGOs. (Hardison
     1993)
 
OR:  Escuela de Agricultura de la Region Tropical Humeda (EARTH)
     Agriculture School of the Humid Tropics
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado 4442-1000 San Jose
OT:  (506) 535-454
OF:
CP:  Dr. Jose A. Zaglul (Director)
EM:
NO:  New school oriented towards small farmer agriculture.
     Founded with $70 million endowment from USAID, the Kellog
     Foundation, and others.
 
OR:  Esquela de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Nacional de San
     Jose - Costa Rica,
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  San Juan de Tibas, Apartado 8123, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 352 270
OF:  (506) 376 465.
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Estacion Biologica La Selva
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 676, 2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica.
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  OTS Biological station
 
OR:  Federacion Costarricense para la Conservacion del Ambiente
     (FECON). Costa Rican Conservation Foundation
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 8-3870, San Jose, CR
OT:  (506) 222-296 or 222-288
OF:
CP:  Leon Gongalez
EM:
NO:  Umbrella organization founded in 1989.
 
OR:  FLACSO, Costa Rica
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:  flacsocr@igc.apc.org.
NO:
 
OR:  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations -
     Costa Rica (FAO-CR)
TY:  NGO-I, NGO-N
SA:
MA:  c/o Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza
     (CATIE), Apartado 7170 CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica.
OT:  (506) 56-6431 or 56-0169
OF:  (506) 56-1533
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Fundacion ACCESO - Informacion y Asistencia Tecnica para
     ONGs en Centro America
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 471-1011, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 539 982
OF:
CP:  Stephen Cox or Maria Saenz (1993)
EM:  acceso@nicarao.apc.org or acceso@huracan.cr
NO:  ACCESO's mission is to promote institutional effectiveness
     among NGOs and representative organizations of the poor, by
     promoting better communication among institutions,
     facilitating access to useful information, catalyzing
     collaborative efforts, and providing training and technical
     assistance in institutional development.
 
OR:  Fundacion ACECOD (Asistencia a Centroamerica en Comunicacion
     y Desarrollo)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  Rohmoser Calle 112 Av. 5
MA:  Apartado Postal 267-2010, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 201-383 or 203-495
OF:  (506) 322-056
CP:  Silvia Tomic, Executive Director
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Fundacion Arias Para la Paz y el Progreso Humano
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 8-6410, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Founded 1988.  Promote development for the poorest sectors
     in Central America; environmental conservation is included
     as a requirement.  Recent activities include sponsorship or
     collaboration with various organizations of meetings on
     topics concerning environment and development.  Particular
     emphasis is being placed on women's activities, discussed
     during seminars and international conferences.  A register
     of Central American organizations dealing with "women and
     the environment" has been established.
 
OR:  Fundacion de Asuntos Indigenas (La Voz del Indio)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  400 meters east of the municipality of Moravia, San Jose
MA:
OT:  (506) 367-490
OF:
CP:  Jose Isabel Rojas
EM:
NO:  Organization representing the interest of Costa Rica's
     Indians living on 22 Indian reserves.
 
OR:  Fundacion de Parques Nacionales (National Parks Foundation)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  250 Oeste del ICE, Sabana Norte, San Jose
MA:  Apartado 1108 1002, San Jose
OT:  (506) 32 02 50 or 22 17 44
OF:  (506) 20 09 39
CP:  Ines Gallegos, Executive Director.  Dr. Luis Hurtado de
     Mendoza, Delegado Ejecutivo
EM:
NO:  Founded in 1981
 
OR:  Fundacion Ecologista, San Jose
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:  Mario Vargas
EM:
NO:  Criticism of ecotourism in Costa Rica.
 
OR:  Fundacion Mujer (FUNMUJER)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Provide credit and technical assistance to the
     Microenterprises affected by major earthquake. IAF Grant
     $52, 328 in 1992
 
OR:  Fundacion Neotropica (Neotropic Foundation)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  225 metros al norte del Hospital del Ni$o, San Jose, CR
MA:  Apartado Postal 236 1002, San Jose
OT:  (506) 33 00 03, 33 67 71, 23 84 37, 22 22 24
OF:  (506) 33 06 17
CP:  Vera Varela - Executive Director
EM:
NO:  Founded 1985.  National and international individual members
     and organizations.  Matches conservation projects with
     organizations interested in assisting them.  Aims to
     research, implement, and inform about activities that
     contribute to the sustainable development of natural
     resources, generating alternatives to development models
     which are damaging to renewable natural resources; programs
     include conservation and sustainable management of tropical
     forests, and sustainable development of renewable natural
     resources at community level; acts as a center for
     environmental studies and policy, and environmental
     education. Acquired a biologically diverse and strategically
     important dry tropical forest area in Costa Rica's
     Guanacaste National Park.
 
OR:  Fundacion TUVA
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 54, 100 Oeste Rest. Vista Mar, Puerto Jimenez
     Golfito, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 785 094
OF:
CP:  Manuel Alonso (1993)
EM:  manolo@igc.apc.org
NO:  Indigenous knowledge systems, agroforestry.
 
OR:  Fundacion Verde Centroamericano, Costa Rica.
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Green Iguana Foundation, Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:  Dagmar Werner
EM:
NO:  Raises iguanas in undisturbed rainforest, which provides a
     great amount of protein for input. Demarcating preserves
     does not protect them, and iguana farming may provide a
     buffer around parks by providing an incentive to farm
     iguanas and keep poachers out. The ideas is to protect parks
     with people, not guns. (Hardison 1993)
 
OR:  Greenpeace Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-I, NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 230, Centro Colon, San Jose
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  National office of Greenpeace International
 
OR:  Informacion Tropical
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 138-2150, Moravia, San Jose, CR
OT:  (506) 40-56-74
OF:
CP:  Diane Jukofsky (1993)
EM:  infotropical@igc.apc.org.
NO:
PE
 
OR:  Institute for Central America Development Studies (ICADS)
TY:  NGO-N, Acad
SA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Special Spanish institute, also conducting applied research
     projects on social, cultural or environmental issues in a
     community with volunteer opportunity.
 
OR:  Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas
     (INCAE) Central American Institute of Business
     Administration
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado 960, 4050 Alajuela, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 412-255
OF:
CP:  Mel Copen, Director
EM:
NO:  Best private business school in Central America. Also major
     training program in natural resources management
 
OR:  Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Secretaria Tecnica
     de Cuencas (ICE-STC)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 3703-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 570-166 or 207-187
OF:
CP:  German Freer, Manejo de Cuencas
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Instituto de Estudios Centroamericanos (IECA)
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 300, 1002 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 279 928
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Instituto de Tierras y Colonizacion (INTIC)
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  San Jose, Costa Rica.
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Instituto Geografico de Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-N, Acad
SA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  for physico-political maps
 
OR:  Instituto Interamericano de Cooperacion para la Agricultura
     (IICA)(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
     Agriculture)
TY:  NGO-I
SA:
MA:  Apartado 55, 2200 Coronado, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 29 02 22.
OF:  (506) 29 47 41 or 29 26 59
CP:  Martin E. Pineiro, Director
EM:
NO:  Affiliated with Organization of American States (OAS).
     International research organization promoting agricultural
     development and rural progress among member states.
 
OR:  Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (IIDH)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 10081, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 340 581 or 340 582
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Inter Press Service
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 70, 1002 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 236-952 or 233 110
OF:
CP:  Jorge Flores or Eduardo Jiminez (1993)
EM:  ipsflo@igc.apc.org or ipssjo@igc.apc.org.
NO:
 
OR:  Instituto Nacional para la Biodiversidad (INBIO)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:  Del Cementerio de Santo Domingo de Heredia, 300m Norte y 300
     oeste, contiguo a Formularios Moore, Costa Rica
MA:  3100 Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  36 42 69
OF:  36 28 16
CP:  Dr. Rodrigo Gamez Lobo, Director
EM:
NO:  The unique institute trains "parataxonomists" to collect,
     mount and maintain specimens, compile information on the
     distribution, location, collection dates, etc. of specimens.
     The information system was developed with the aid of the
     International Organization of Systematic and Evolutionary
     Biology. In order to preserve biodiversity and provide
     economic initiatives for the local population towards
     conservation.
 
OR:  International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP) Seabird
     Specialist Group
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Programa de Vida Silvestre, Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales,
     Universidad National Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:  David and Marina Duffy or Malcom Coulter, Savanna River
     Ecology Lab, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29801 USA.
EM:
NO:  ICBP Seabird Specialist Group Bulletin
 
OR:  IRIRIA TSOCHOK, Fundacion para la Defensa de la Tierra
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 555-2100, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 255-091
OF:  (506) 534-963
CP:  Nydia Rodriguez or Mario B. Badilla de la Unidad de
     Comunicacion y Educacion Ambiental
EM:
NO:  Splinter group from earlier Biosphere Reserve Group and
     National Park Service of Costa Rica. Funding from
     Conservation International.
 
OR:  IUCN (New Address)
TY:  NGO-I
SA:  Del Caballo (en Moravia) 200 mts. al Sur y 100 100al este.
     Casa Esquinera Blanca con Verde
MA:  P.O.Box 1161 - 2160, Moravia, Costa Rica.
OT:  (506) 35 65 68 or 35 57 88
OF:  (506) 36 27 33
CP:
EM:
NO:  Programa de Humedales, CATIE, Apartado 106, Turrialba, Costa
     Rica. Enrique Lahmann, Director. IUCN's regional forest use
     and management service. Operates the Proyecto Si-a-Paz.
     Distributes information, bibliographic information on
     wetlands research.
 
OR:  Jardin Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de
     Biologia
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 245 616 or 519 877
OF:
CP:  Mora de Retana Dora E., Director (1989)
EM:
NO:  Member of the IUCN SSC Orchid Group (IUCN, 1990)
 
OR:  La Comision Nacional Mujer y Ciencia, Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Dedicated to promoting women in science. c/o CONCIT.
 
OR:  Liga Internacional de Mujeres pro Paz y Libertad (LIMPL)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 287, 2100 Guadalupe, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 244 376
OF:
CP:  Olga Bianchi, President (1989)
EM:
NO:  Costa Rican chapter of the Women's International League for
     Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
 
OR:  Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Fertilidad de Suelos
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  Apartado 10094, San Jose
OT:  (506) 243-712
OF:  (506) 259-660
CP:  Alvaro Cordero
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Subdireccion de Pesca
     y Vida Silvestre
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 1306, San Jose
OT:  (506) 338-112
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Fish and Wildlife Service
 
OR:  Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia, San Jose, Costa Rica
TY:  Govt.
SA:
MA:
OT:  (506) 53-8360
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Information on Ley de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico.
     CONICIT has created an inventory of base programs and
     activities, unions and centers of development and
     investigation, specialists, scientific and technological
     unions, conventions, treaties and projects in technological
     cooperation, and technology transfer projects in Costa Rica.
 
OR:  Ministerio de Educacion Publica
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  Apartado 10087, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 339 050
OF:
CP:  Giovanni Arrieta Murillo (1990)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Ministerio de Recursos Naturales, Energia y Minas (MIRENEM)
TY:  Govt.
SA:  Calle 25, Avenida 8 y 10 Bo Gonzalez Lahmann, San Jose, CR
MA:  Apartado 10104, San Jose 1000, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 552-122 or 229 260 or 334 533 or 232 124
OF:  (506) 236 963 or 570 697
CP:  Lic. Mario Boza, Viceministro
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Ministerio de Recursos Naturales, Permanent Mission of Costa
     Rica
TY:  Govt.
SA:
MA:  211 East 43rd Street, Room 903, New York, NY 10017
OT:  (212) 986 6373
OF:  (212) 986 6842
CP:  Sr. Erick Ulloa (1992),  Sr. Carlos Valerio: Tecnico en
     Biodiversidad (1992).
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  MISURASATA
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 437, Paras, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Indigenous peoples' organization.
 
OR:  Monteverde Conservation League
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 10165-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:  (506) 612 953
CP:  Jim Crisp
EM:
NO:  Group of Quakers of U.S. origin and others who maintain an
     imp. ecological reserve (Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve)
     and work on the behalf of other conservation efforts.
     Promotes scientific research on the ecology of tropical
     forests and the application of knowledge to local projects
     that benefit landholders and promote the preservation of
     forestland.
 
OR:  Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, Departamento de Historia
     Natural
TY:  Govt.
SA:  Calle 17, Avenida Central y 2
MA:  Apartado 749, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 571 433
OF:  (506) 337 427
CP:  Pablo Sanchez, Executive Secretary
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Organizacion para Estudios Tropicales (OET or OTS)
TY:  NGO-I
SA:
MA:  Apartado 676, 2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 406 696
OF:  (506) 406 783
CP:
EM:
NO:  A major training Center.  Contact in the U.S.: c/o D.E.
     Stone, OTS, P.O. Box DM, Duke Station, Durham, NC 27706.
     Nonprofit consortium of 52 institutions of higher learning
     in the United States, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico for
     leadership in education, research and the wise use of
     natural resources in Latin America. Operates three field
     stations in the Costa Rica (La Selva, Las Cruces, Botanical
     Garden).  OTS works closely with Costa Rican agencies on
     issues of conservation and resource management. OTS provides
     and promotes conservation education. Conservation materials
     in Spanish are available from OTS, as well as contacts with
     other Latin American conservation organizations.
 
OR:  Programa de Educacion Ambiental (PEA)
TY:
SA:  Edificio UNED, 300 mts. al este de Fabrica Sterling
     Products, Carretera Sabanilla, San Jose, Costa Rica
MA:  Apartado 474-2050 San Pedro, Montes de Oca, San Jose, CR
OT:  (506) 258 788 ext. 246 or ext. 254
OF:
CP:  Maria Eugenia Zuniga Chaves, Directora
EM:
NO:  Environmental education, capacitation, promotion, protection
     and conservation; environmental inventories; protection of
     the built environment.
 
OR:  Programa de Plaguicides Desarollo Salud y Ambiente, CR
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Programa Regional de Mujer y Desarrollo Sostenible: project
     of IUCN/ORCA
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  12 women's groups in Costa Rica. Maintains a directory of
     NGO's in Central America working on these issues. Working to
     create a network of those groups which can participate in
     the relevant environmental policy and seeks to increase
     women's participation in conservation and sustainable
     development.
 
OR:  Programa Regional en Manejo de Vida Silvestre para Centro
     America y Caribe, Escuela Regional de Vida Silvestre,
     Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales (EDECA), Universidad
     Nacional, Campus Omar Dengo
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 1350, Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 377 039 or 374 151
OF:  (506) 377 036
CP:  Chris Vaughan, Director Programa de Posgrado en Manejo de
     Vida Silvestre (1991)
EM:
NO:  Established in 1984 by the forest agencies of Panama, Costa
     Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and the
     Republic of Dominica. The Regional Forest Management Program
     leads to degrees in Forestry Management. Funded by: WWF-US,
     US Fish and Wildlife Service, Organization of American
     States. Affiliated with CATIE. Emphasis on conservation
     management and conservation technology transfer. Degree work
     available in: forest biology, mammology, tropical ecology,
     ornithology, herpetology, forest management, rural
     sociology, hydrology and land use. Sites include: Refugio de
     Fauna Silvestre Tapanti, Isla San Lucas, Estacion de
     Investigacion Playa Nancite, Refugio de Fauna Silvestre
     Rafael Lucas Rodriguez Caballero (Palo Verde), and Reserva
     Biologica La Selva.
 
OR:  Proyecto Desarrollo Agricola Forestal en Acosta Puriscal
     (PRODAF)
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 85-6000, Puriscal, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 496-716
OF:  (506) 496-494
CP:  Hebert Fromberg, Coordinator
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Proyecto Huracan (Fundacion Nahual)
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  c/o Theodore Hope, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio,
     Apartado Postal 37-2060, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 539 011 or 252 744
OF:
CP:  Theodore Hope, NGO Networking
EM:  thope@ax.apc.org or thope@igc.apc.org
NO:
 
OR:  Puerto Jimenez Comite de Pro-Defensa de Recursos Natural,
     San Jose
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  NGO coalition of community groups, environmental
     organizations, and indigenous communities working to create
     a marine national park of Golfo Dulce, a brackish wetland
     basin on the Osa Peninsula with unique vegetation
     associations.
 
OR:  R and C Botanical Garden (OTS-RCBG), OTS
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  P.O. Box 676, San Pedro 2050, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 366 696
OF:
CP:  Prof. Luis Diego Gomez, Member of the IUCN SSC Orchid, and
     Pteridophyte Groups (Dec., 1989)(IUCN, 1990).
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Red de Mujeres y Medio Ambiente - Centro America y Caribe
     (REDMUJER-CAC), CEFEMINA
TY:
SA:
MA:  Apartado 68 C.A. 3355, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 244 420 or 244 620
OF:  (506) 346 875
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Secretaria de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecologia (SEDUE) de Mexico
TY:  NGO-I, NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Constituyentes No. 947, Colonia Belen de las Flores,
     Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico DF, Mexico
OT:  2-718481 or 2-718521
OF:
CP:  Lic. Patricio Chirinos Calero, Director
EM:
NO:  Environmental planning, investigation, education, technical
     cooperation, capacitation, administration and development,
     promotion, prediction and control, vigilance and mediation,
     protection and conservation; land use planning; ecological
     inventories, particularly of flora and fauna; protection of
     the constructed environment; remote sensing and computer
     programming. With the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the
     Canadian Wildlife Service organized the Programa de
     Humedales, involving Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,
     Nicaragua, Costa Rica (CATIE, Enrique Lahmann is the
     Coordinator of the Program), Cuba, Venezuela and Ecuador.
 
OR:  Secretaria de Planificacion de Recursos Naturales,
     Minesterio de Recursos Naturales
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  Apartado 10124, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 250 509
OF:  (506) 340 651
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Servicios de Parques Nacionales (SPN)
TY:  Govt
SA:
MA:  MIRINEM, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 255-091
OF:  (506) 531-073
CP:  Juan Diego Alfaro or Carlos Salas
EM:
NO:  Rosa Bustillo Lemaire (Project Coordinator, Corredor
     Biologico Talamanca Project)
 
OR:  Simon Bolivar National Zoo, Costa Rica
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  SOSWAK: Hombre y Mujer Trabajador, Fundacion Guilombe
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 219 451
OF:  (506) 279 361
CP:
EM:
NO:  Indigenous support organization. Aids BriBri and Talamanca
     communities in reforestation, agricultural, craft, and
     traditional medicine and knowledge projects. (SAIIC, 1992).
 
OR:  Tropical Science Center (Centro Cientifico Tropical)
TY:  NGO-I, NGO-N, Res
SA:  Del Figueron 200 sur y 125 este
MA:  Apartado 8-3870, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 22-62-41
OF:  (506) 35 54 69
CP:  Raul Solorzana, Head
EM:
NO:  Independent research Center focussing on environment and
     conservation.
 
OR:  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
     Organization (UNESCO), Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB)
     Costa Rica
TY:  NGO-I
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:  Director, Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y
     Ensenanza (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa, Rica.
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Union de Peque$os Agricultores de la Region Atlantica
     (UPAGRA). (Union of the Small Farmers of the Atlantic
     Region)
TY:  NGO-L
SA:  Guacimo, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:  (506) 765-070
OF:
CP:  Carlos Campos, President
EM:
NO:  Large campesino organization on the Atlantic side.
     Politically visible.
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica (University of Costa Rica)
TY:  Acad
SA:  San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San Jose, Costa Rica
MA:
OT:  (506) 255-555 (information)
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Large university with strong program in traditional
     subjects. Many research and training centers associated with
     it. Some of them are:
     -Instituto de Investigacion Social (ISS)
     -Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPONA)
     -Centro de Investigaciones en Contaminacion Ambiental (CICA)
     -Programa de Educacion Ambiental
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo
     Facio, Catedra Fundamentales de Biologia, Ecologia
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  San Pedro Montes de Oca, San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:  Isabel Maria Chacon Vega: Profesora de Problemas Ecologicos
     y Seminario Efectos Humanos del Avance Cientifico
     Tecnologico: specialist in numerical taxonomy of trees,
     plants, ecology, ecology of the Family Laurraceae, flora of
     Costa Rica, ecology of Costa Rica; project for the creation
     of the program Humanismo, Ciencia y Tecnologia at the
     University of Costa Rica.
EM:
NO:
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo
     Facio, Escuela de Quimica
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 259 866
OF:  (506) 259 866
CP:  Oscar Castro, President of the Organizing Committee for the
     II Seminario Mesoamericano de Etnofarmacologia (II
     SEMETFARM).
EM:
NO:  Economic botany, ethnobotany, traditional medicine,
     chemistry of plant medicines and their applications, medical
     anthropology, cultivation of medicinal plants, home gardens,
     health gardens, indigenous medicine, diffusion of plant
     medicinal projects.
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Centro de
     Investigaciones Agroeconomicas
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:  Freddy Sancho, Director.  Soil chemistry, soil fertility and
     classification for the humid tropics, soil surveys of the La
     Selva Biological Station.
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Centro de
     Investigaciones en Contaminacion Ambiental
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
PE
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Escuela de
     Biologia, Departamento de Biologia
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 245 616 or 280 001
OF:  (506) 249 367
CP:  Hernan Camacho Vargas (1990). Liliana Camacho Vargas (1990).
     William Eberhard (see also: STRI, Panama). Mary Jane
     West-Eberhard (see also: STRI, Panama).
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Escuela de
     Biologia, Facultad de Agronomia
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  San Jose, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica, Centro de Investigaciones en
     Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia (CIMAR)
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Works with CONICIT in technology transfer to mariculture
     organizations for mariculture (clams, oysters, shellfish).
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica - Alajuela
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado 183, Alajuela, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:  Ing. William Gonzalez: Member of the Comision Nacional para
     Recursos Geneticos (1991)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad de Costa Rica - Guadalupe, Escuela de Biologia
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Apartado 726, 2100 Guadalupe, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 532 531
OF:
CP:  Maritza Hidalgo Calderon (1990)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Programa de Educacion
     Ambiental
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado Postal 474, 2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San
     Jose, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 266 454 or 258 788 ext. 254 or 258 788 ext. 246
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Environmental education programs.
 
OR:  Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencias y Technologia
     (ULACIT) Latin American University of Science and Technology
TY:  Acad
SA:  100 meters south of La Republica newspaper, Urbanizacion
     Tournon
MA:
OT:  (506) 551-050
OF:
CP:  Marco Garcia
EM:
NO:  Also academic program in ecotourism
 
OR:  Universidad Nacional Heredia
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apartado 86, Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 376-363 (information)
OF:
CP:  Ing. Abdenago Brenes H., Secretary of the Comision Nacional
     para Recursos Geneticos (1991).
EM:
NO:  Second largest university. Less conservative.
 
OR:  Universidad Nacional Heredia, Departamento de Fisica
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 300 086
OF:
CP:  Carlos Brenes (1990)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad Nacional Heredia, Departemento de Quimica
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 376 363
OF:  (506) 376 427
CP:  Juana Maria Cotto Campos (1990)
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad Nacional Heredia, Escuela de Ciencias
     Ambientales, Programa de Posgrado en Manejo de Vida
     Silvestre
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Campus Omar Dengo, Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:  Christopher Vaughan, Coordinator (Prog. in Conser. Biology)
EM:
NO:
OR:  Universidad Nacional Heredia, Escuela de Ciencias Biologicas
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 376 363
OF:  (506) 376 427
CP:  Jorge Cabrera Pena (1990). Rafael A. Cruz (1990). Carlos
     Esquivel (1990). Julio Fraile (1990).
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad Nacional Heredia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y
     Naturales
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Heredia, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 376 363
OF:  (506) 376 427
CP:  Claudia Charpentier (1990). Nazira Gonzales (1990). Tatiana
     Lascaris Comneno (1990).
EM:
NO:
 
OR:  Universidad para la Paz (University for Peace)
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  Apdo. 199, 1250 Escazu, Costa Rica or  P.O.Box.138 Ciudad
     Colon, C.R.
OT:  (506) 49 1072 or 49 1511 or 49 1512
OF:  (506) 49 1929
CP:  Gerardo Budowski, Director (Natural Resources)
EM:
NO:  UN Sponsored University.  Graduate Program in Natural
     Resources and Sustainable Development and Peace.
     Professional Courses Offered: Agroforestry: Sustainable Land
     USe for the Humid Tropics, Buffer Zone Management for
     Protected Areas.  Raising the Value of Non-Timber Forest
     Products and Services for Local Communities.
 
OR:  Voluntarios en Recuperacion y Defensa Ecologica (VERDE)
     Volunteers for Ecological Restoration and Protection
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  Apartado 790, 2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
OT:
OF:
CP:  Sra. Anna Fallas.
EM:
NO:  Founded 1984.  Promote conservation, and to publish work by
     conservation organizations such as the Nature Protection
     Society. Active in: socio-economic aspects, community
     conservation aid, conservation and development integration,
     monitoring environmental misconduct, analysis of development
     patterns and lifestyles, development planning, sustainable
     development, the protection of traditional knowledge
     systems, human health, quality of life. NGO member of the
     IUCN.
 
OR:  World Conservation Union (IUCN)
TY:  NGO-I
SA:
MA:
OT:
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  See (IUCN)
 
OR:  World Peace University/Radio for Peace International
TY:  NGO-I, NGO-N
SA:
MA:  P.O. Box 10869, Eugene, OR 97440, United States
OT:  (503) 741 1794
OF:
CP:
EM:
NO:  Established (1980).  A centre for environmental education
     and training; through its Department for Integrated Ecology,
     conducts seminars and workshops and is developing a
     full-scale Master's programme; undertaking a programme for
     the preservation of rainforests in Costa Rica. Radio for
     Peace International dedicates broadcasts programs to issues
     relevant to the ecosystem and ecology.
 
OR:  World Wildlife Fund - Centroamerica (WWF-CA)
TY:  Govt.,NGO-I, NGO-N, Acad., Business
SA:
MA:  Coordinador Regional para Centroamerica, Codigo Postal 7170
     CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica
OT:  (506) 561 712 or 566 431
OF:
CP:  Miguel Cifuentes Arias, Coordinator
EM:  wwfcr@igc.apc.org. Oscar Brenes (1993).
NO:
 
OR:  Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental
     Studies, Tropical Resources Institute (TRI)
TY:  Acad
SA:
MA:  370 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
OT:  (203) 432-5116
OF:
CP:  Dr. William Burch, Director
EM:
NO:  Florencia Montagnini: tropical forest ecology and
     agroforestry, research experience in Argentina, Brazil and
     Costa Rica.
 
OR:  Yanesha Forestry Cooperative
TY:  NGO-N
SA:
MA:  c/o Fundacion Peruana para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza
     (FPCN), Chinchon 858-A, Apartado Postal 18-1393, San Isidro,
     Lima 27, Peru
OT:  (14) 422-796 or 408-846
OF:  (14) 422-796 or 410-258
CP:
EM:
NO:  Helps indians obtain land titles and to manage their
     forested lands sustainably. Using agroforestry techniques
     compatible with traditional land use patterns, they protect
     biodiversity in the region. Assisted by the Tropical Science
     Center in Costa Rica.
 
AMERICAN NGOS AND UNIVERSITIES
 
     Many american NGOs are working in Costa Rica in different
capacities.  They play an important role in the environment and
development scene.  Similarly, Many American universities have
numerous projects in Costa Rica.  Please contact them for more
info.  Some of the major ones are just listed here.
 
 
NGOs:
 
     The Nature Conservancy
     ANAI, Inc
     Greenpeace
     Conservation International
     World Wildlife (WWF)
     World Conservation Union (IUCN)
     CARE/USA
 
Universities:
 
     Stanford University
     Yale University
     Harvard University
     Cornell University
     University of Colorado, Boulder
     University of Wisconsin-Madison
     University of California-Berkeley
     University of Florida-Gainseville
     Michigan State University
 
[Updated MAY 13, 1993]
 
 
     Sources:
 
     Institute for Global Communications, 18 De Boom Street, San
     Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Tel: (415) 442-0220. Fax: (415)
     546-1794. E-mail: support@igc.apc.org.
 
     Preston D. Hardison. (1993). Deaprtment of Psychology, NI-
     25, UW-Seattle, WA 98195. pdh@u.washington.edu
 
     South and Meso American Indian Information Center (SAIIC),
     P.O. Box 28703, Oakland, CA 94604, USA. Tel: (510) 834 4263.
     Fax: (510) 834 4264.  1992 International Directory and
     Resource Guide: 500 Years of Resistance, SAIIC, 1992.
 
     World Conservation Union (IUCN), rue de Mauverney, 28,
     CH-1196, Gland, Switzerland. Tel: (41 22) 999 0001. Telex:
     (41 22) 419624 IUCN CH. Fax: (41 22) 999 0002. Cable:
     IUCNATURE Gland. E-mail: iucnus@igc.apc.org (IUCN-US: John
     Waugh); iucnssc@igc.apc.org (IUCN-SSC: Tim Sullivan).
     Directory of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN,
     1990.
 
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