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Butterflies Reeling from Climate Change & Development

Twenty years from now, we hope our monitoring program will include free online access for all the world like the Shapiro database (described below) and allow for more analysis of the unique climate and ecology of Central America. A press release from the University of California, Davis, our founder's alma mater: California butterflies are reeling from a one-two punch of climate change and land development, says an unprecedented analysis led by...

La Baula que llego a Ostional

A couple nights ago, our turtle rangers met a Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Ostional, and gathered some data.

Unchopping a Tree

We are pleased to be a part of Maya Lin's What is Missing Project.

Maya Lin Unveils New Project in Copenhagen

SustainableBusiness.com News has a piece on Maya Lin's "What is Missing?" project, which honored Paso Pacifico's Return to Forest program in Copenhagen: Maya Lin, the world-renowned artist and designer, revealed a new media piece in Copenhagen on Wednesday on the sidelines of United Nations climate change negotiations. The video, titled "Unchopping a Tree" is the latest iteration of a larger project, called "What is Missing?," which Lin said will be her last memorial....

Primera Gira de Bidiversidad

At Paso Pacifico, we've always been committed to education. Teaching about the environment from a young age is the best way to ensure that children grow up to value their natural resources and promote conservation. Since 2007, Paso Pacifico's environmental education teacher, Julie Martinez, has been traveling around the Paso del Istmo, taking hands-on environmental curriculum to schools. Last month, Julie took a group of schoolchildren from Sapoa (a small...

Restoring Oceans of Wilderness to Save the Planet

We're pleased with all the press coming out of WILD9. This piece in the San Antonio Current provides a great overview of the event and highlights our work in the context of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor: Living forest and a tree plantation are perhaps primarily distinguished by the diversity of species present. Howler monkeys, orangutans, giant sloths, and jaguars are the stuff of forests, the substance of biodiversity. For this...

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle at Marin’s Marine Mammal Center

Rare giant sea turtle found on Stinson Beach An endangered giant sea turtle rarely found north of Mexico washed up alive on Stinson Beach after drifting possibly thousands of miles. "This is definitely a rare find, one of only three live olive ridley turtles I know of reported in the scientific literature since 2001 along the Central California coast," said Todd Steiner, a biologist and executive director of the Sea...

Paso Pacifico’s Thin Green Line

Trained by retired US National Park Service Ranger and Paso Pacifico Board Member Rick Smith, our turtle rangers form the "thin green line" protecting thousands of endangered animals and places. Working 'round the clock, turtle rangers patrol the beaches, monitoring nesting turtles, protecting hatchlings from predators, and using non-confrontational approaches to ask that egg poachers cease poaching on their beaches. We are extremely proud of our turtle rangers, who have...

Climate Change Conference Kicks Off in Copenhagen Monday

In advance of the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference, the Ventura County Star gives us more love:There is debate over whether any kind of meaningful international agreement will come out of the summit. But the local people attending think it will help push the climate issue further along and lay groundwork for a future agreement.“The value is that we continue to work toward a climate solution,” said Sarah Otterstrom, executive...

What Is Missing?

We are so pleased to learn that the What is Missing? (WIM) Foundation will honor Paso Pacifico by purchasing certified carbon offset credits and by donating to our Return to Forest project. We were thrilled to receive notification of this honor, along with an invitation to attend a REDD+ special event at the IPCC summit in Copenhagen next month. The WIM Foundation exists to "help protect habitat and safeguard biodiversity through...

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