Sustainability
Journey Costa Rica believes that business has the power to create a positive impact. We aim to be radical in our approach to travel – generating positive change as well as reducing negative effects – while offering high touch, creative trips for the most discerning of travelers. With years of experience in the industry, we´ve seen how travel can transform a destination, providing jobs, resources, and protection to cultural and natural wonders.
We recognize that sustainability is a journey, not a destination. Journey Costa Rica will continue to innovate, challenge ourselves, make mistakes, and improve as part of our commitment to being a leader in positive-impact travel.
Our Approach to Giving Back
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We´re thrilled to partner with the Bosque Vivo Foundation! This family-led initiative is dedicated to reforesting and rehabilitating Costa Rica´s high-altitude forests, the first and currently the only project to do so in the country. For every guest that travels with us, Journey Costa Rica charges a conservation fee per traveler which goes directly to Bosque Vivo to support their invaluable work.
We love connecting our travelers with hands on sustainable experiences, from meeting up with local conservationists and visiting biological research stations, to planting trees as part of reforestation programs.
Who Is
Bosque Vivo
Bosque Vivo is the first high altitude forest rehabilitation project in Costa Rica. The foundation is passionate about restoring these forests to their natural state and raising awareness about their importance.
High altitude forests are life-giving due to their crucial role in the hydrological cycle, replenishing and filtering the water in aquifers and streams that supply drinking water and become lowland rivers.
The Bosque Vivo Foundation is divided into four main projects:
- Volunteering: Opportunities that allow others to donate their time and effort to planting trees. Teamwork is a key principle in Bosque Vivo´s approach to achieving change.
- Education: The forest becomes an immersive classroom with Aula Bosque, providing children with a sensorial learning experience that seeks to plant the seeds of empathy and concern for the preservation of the forests.
- Greenhouse: Located in Porrosatí, Heredia, the Bosque Vivo Greenhouse is dedicated to collecting seeds, germination, transplanting into bags, and taking care of the trees and shrubs.
- Research & Development: In response to the lack of practical knowledge about high-altitude greenhouses, it´s necessary to investigate the best practices for success in germination, seedling development, and the transplanting of trees for reforestation.
Conservation Fee
Monthly Contribution
- A conservation fee is charged per traveler per trip.
- Total donated in full to Bosque Vivo on a monthly basis.
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How is the Money Spent?
- Materials for planting, facilities, and resources.
- Transportation costs to facilitate environmental educational visits and volunteer work.
- Restoration of 900m2 wetland that was lost due to cattle activity.
- Creation of the ´Journey Forest´; we've planted 650 native trees so far!
Impact of Bosque Vivo
- High-altitude trees supply water to aquifers and rivers.
- Trees provide a habitat to a great diversity of flora and fauna.
- Engages, teaches and inspires visitors to conserve the environment.
Total Donations
Roadmap
See what action we´ve taken each month in partnership with the Bosque Vivo Foundation, and the impact of our contributions.
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Roadmap
See what action we´ve taken each month in partnership with the Bosque Vivo Foundation, and the impact of our contributions.