Fundación Arca Verde
Medio Ambiente y Conservación | Environment & Conservation,Salud y Bienestar | Health & Wellness
About
Fundación Arca Verde is an environmental education and conservation nonprofit based in Santa Bárbara de Heredia. Through El Arca Botanical Garden, the Foundation connects plant conservation, botanical education, ethnobotany, agroecology, and the sustainable use of natural resources. Living plant collections, guided educational programs, a nursery, farm-to-table experiences, hospitality, and events provide opportunities to explore the relationship between biodiversity and everyday life, while helping sustain conservation and expand public access to botanical knowledge.
Impact
72,706
Visits Between
2022 & July 2026
17,394
Visitors in 2025
156
International University
Students Reached
Programs
Plant Conservation
Protects, maintains, and documents living plant collections to support biodiversity conservation and botanical knowledge.
Botanical Education & Ethnobotany
Offers guided tours, courses, and workshops exploring biodiversity, plants, their uses, and their relationship with people.
Agroecology & Sustainable Food
Connects cultivation, nursery activities, and farm-to-table experiences to demonstrate more sustainable relationships with food and natural resources.
Current Need
Strengthening the financial sustainability of El Arca is essential to supporting its conservation and education mission. In 2026, priorities include improving financial performance, ensuring the profitability of events and experiences, increasing direct hospitality bookings, and developing measurable partnerships. Donations, volunteering, educational and research collaborations, collection sponsorships, and visits to El Arca can all help sustain its living plant collections while expanding opportunities for more people to experience and learn from them.
Growing Stronger Every Year
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