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Asociación ANAI
Talamanca Costa Rica
Asociación ANAI, a Costa Rican nonprofit
organization, has pioneered some of the world's most successful
and highly participatory community based development initativies
in tropical zones. Since 1978, ANAI has worked hand in hand
with the inhabitants of Costa Rica’s Talamanca region,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site and ‘Biodiversity Hotspot’.
ANAI and its Talamancan partners have found ways to advance
a sustainable development agenda in one of the most logistically
and socially difficult areas of Central America. This alliance
has successfully nurtured local entrepreneurs to carry out
economically viable activities that are environmentally
sound as well as national technical capacity and leadership.
Talamanca is making
a contribution to biodiversity conservation far beyond its
borders, and ANAI is demonstrating the significant effect
that an experienced, creative and dedicated group can have
in a strategically important region such as Talamanca. ANAI
and the Talamanca Initiative were proud recipients of the
United Nations Equator Prize which recognizes “extraordinary
accomplishments in reducing poverty in the tropics through
conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity”.
The uniqueness of ANAI is reflected in the practical steps
taken in creating a grassroots process putting these ideas
into practice in a region where most adults lack secondary
education. Please use this website to learn more about us
and ways you can become involved in helping!
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SAVE,
PROTECT, RESTORE….
Let`s
be responsible human beings !
How
can I help ?
Your support of ANAI and its partners is an effective way
to help protect one of the world's remarkable rain forests
and create a viable model for integrating natural resource
preservation and sustainable development. We believe that
anyone interested in supporting the cause of global sustainability
through local initiatives can find no better investment
at this time than ANAI.
Specific Ways to Give to ANAI:
Unrestricted monetary contributions are very welcome. You
can donate online through the “Just Give” button
on the bottom of this page. Donations of stock and planned
giving alternatives are also welcome. In the USA all donations
are tax deductible. Tax deductible donations in other countries
can be channeled through other non-profits who are supporting
our work. Grants to specific ANAI projects, or through ANAI
to other groups in Talamanca are also welcome.
Volunteers are needed, not only in the highly publicized
Sea Turtle Conservation Project, but in many other areas
of work. (Click on “Volunteering with ANAI”)
Your group abroad experience through our Field Studies Program
can make a valuable contribution to a sustainable Talamanca.
Write or call us for information.
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