For the past few years, we have been working with our indigenous partners to start breeding amphibians as a renewable income source.  While this provides a vastly different rate of pay than traditional export crops, it has it's limits in extending the daily work to other residents of Kachabri, as well as neighboring villages.  Luckily we have responsible business owners like Paul and Jeanne Johnson of Caribeans Coffee and Chocolate. Paul and Jeanne

"Filthy water cannot be washed" - West African Proverb In order to understand the processes and relationships between the plants, animals and humans of our two survey sites, we must also understand things like the quality of water. Is the water potable? How do the local populations utilize water? Do they bathe in their home or outhouse? Do they cleanse in the river?W what else do they do in the river? What about Laundry? Do they get nourishment from

Project Green Jungle conducts capacity building programs for at-risk communities by balancing the economic and ecological needs of a region with responsible commercial endeavors. These actions are built upon a framework of integration with the local populous, connecting them to the global marketplace.

How Safe is it traveling to Costa Rica? When traveling to Costa Rica, and more specifically the Caribe Sur (South Caribbean Coast) many people worry about the safety of themselves, their families, and their belongings.  Many articles and blogs are written due to bad experiences of past visits to Puerto Viejo, Limon and Cahuita National Park. Now, however, there is a new program called Un Caribe mas Seguro, started by local business owners, members