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    Karen Mogensen Reserve

    Wildlife Refuge

    • HOME
    • ABOUT US
    • GET INVOLVED
    • EXPANSION PLAN
    • ECOLODGE
    • CONTACT
    • DONATE
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      • ABOUT US
      • GET INVOLVED
      • EXPANSION PLAN
      • ECOLODGE
      • CONTACT
      • DONATE
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    • Get Involved in a Grand Conservation and Regeneration Project

      The enormous trees in the Karen Mogensen Reserve stand over the crown of the peninsula’s watershed, holding the land intact with their root system, sequestering approximately 8000 tonnes of CO2 per year from the atmosphere (according to IPCC 2019 methodology). The reserve is the source of the rivers that tumble down to the ocean on all sides of the peninsula, providing pure water to five small communities. The long-term protection of the watershed by the Karen Mogensen Nature Reserve is a critical pillar for the region.

      Nevertheless, while the forest inside the Karen Mogensen Reserve is protected, there still remain many threats for the wildlife and ecosystems outside of the Nature Reserve on the Nicoya Peninsula.

      Every year a large area of private land is deforested for different reasons:

      • Clearing private land for development

      • (Illegal) logging for supply in the timber market

      • Clearing forest for mono-crop teak farms (an exotic species)

      • Clearing forest for cattle farming

      But you can help...

    • Be Part of Our Legacy

      DONATE

      DONATIONS go directly into land acquisition. Find out how.

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      Experience this special forest and help contribute toward the stability of our forest protection services.

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      RESEARCH

      Many endemic species have been recorded in the reserve and there are more to discover

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      Placements available for a

      minimum of three months.

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      environmental research, 

      and educational campaigns in 

      Costa Rica.

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