Inspired by the profound beauty of the plants and animals in Costa Rica's tropical rainforest and aware of the peril they faced if deforestation were allowed to continue at its present rate, in 1991 Gustavo Calderelli took an active stand for the cause of nature preservation. He collaborated with friends on the purchase of some large tracts of primary rainforest land in the Cerro Nara mountain region of Costa Rica's Central Pacific Coast with the intention of preserving the land as a sanctuary. This marked the beginning of EcoEra.
Since that time, EcoEra Foundation has been devoted to securing adjacent tracts of rainforest land to add to the preserve. The goal has been to reestablish an unfragmented biological corridor by extending the reserve to encompass the entire Cerro Nara watershed from the headwaters of the Rio Naranjo to the river's mouth in the Pacific Ocean. By utilizing Analog Forestry methods to reforest the degraded sections of annexed land, this would completely restore the biological corridor of the region.
In 2005, this dream was realized when the 2,600 acre EcoEra Rainforest Reserve was officially acknowledged by the government of Costa Rica. The acreage of the Zona Protectora Cerro Nara and the lands of the EcoEra Rainforest Reserve were joined providing 7,500 acres of uninterrupted rainforest habitat.
Scientific Advisor:
Ruth Tiffer, Msc
Analog Forestry Advisors for Eco Era Reforestation and Biological Corridor Projects:
Dr. Ranil Senanayake - Founder
Sri Lanka - www.rainforestrescueinternational.org
Milo Bekins Faries - Chairman IAFN
Costa Rica - www.analogforestrynetwork.org