Long Term Goals
1. Additional Protection for BEN/Children’s Eternal Rain Forest means more Forest Guards to clean, mark and patrol the boundaries as well as funds for lawyers and legal fees to defend the land titles – $40,000 annually
2. Living Endowment is a plan to plant native tree species on 100 hectares (250 acres) of BEN/Children’s Eternal Rain Forest needing reforestation. The project could receive Costa Rican government support and still produce funds through selective, sustainable commercial tree harvesting in 25-30 years – $225,000
3. Educational Endowment to support an educator in the La Tigra area to interact with schools in the community and bring the students to the BEN/Children’s Eternal Rain Forest for environmental education. – $200,000
4. Creating biological corridors on the Pacific slope through land purchase – $500,000
