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INNOVATION

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Monteverde

Research

Allies from everywhere develop important research in sustainability, ecology, biology and more. Meet them and their research

Constantly monitoring, our campus is an ever expanding field of research. By students and staff, our digital collection and research is ever growing.

John and Doris Campbell

Committed to information justice. Our library is a community resource, and our digital collections are a global resource. In-house research, on-going monitoring data including citizen science initiatives, affiliated research, and student and intern projects are available in English and Spanish.

This collection contains data gathered from researchers associated to the Monteverde area who have analized the relationship and impact, climate change has had on the Monteverde cloud forest.

 

Click on the name of the article to access it. Use Ctrl+f to do a search. If not avaliable online, a physical print can be lent at the Monteverde Institutes library.

Experimental evidence of climate change extinction risk in Neotropical montane epiphytes

Emily C. Hollenbeck & Dov F. Sax – 2024

Impact of land use on Costa Rican tropical montane cloud forests: Sensitivity of orographic cloud formation to deforestation in the plains

Ray, et. al. 2006

Biogeography of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests. Part I: Remote Sensing of Cloud-Base Heights

Welch et. al. 2008

Dry season clouds and rainfall in northern Central America: Implications for the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

Deepak K. Ray, Ronald M. Welch, Robert O. Lawton,   Udaysankar S. Nair. 2006.
Print version available at the institute

A method for quantifying cloud immersion in a tropical mountain forest using time-lapse photography

Bassiouni et al.
Print version available at the institute

This collection contains the findings of scientific studies of tropical terrestrial and marine ecosystems, their components, and their conservation from Monteverde, Cuajiniquil, and other areas of Costa Rica.

This digital collection is a service of the Monteverde Institute, whose mission is to catalyze social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

This collection contains proposed designs and planning documents to assist in Sustainable Community Development, based on issues identified as important by the community. Many of the projects in this collection come from the Sustainable Futures Summer academic program at the Monteverde Institute.

This digital collection is a service of the Monteverde Institute, whose mission is to catalyze social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

Responsible management requires recognizing, understanding, valuing, and conserving the resources of which we are stewards. This collection contains research, data, and designs to support local resource stewardship as a component of a just society and circular, resilient, and inclusive economy.

This digital collection is a service of the Monteverde Institute, whose mission is to catalyze social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

This collection contains research-based information related to community health issues such as food security, nutrition, obesity, women’s health, drug and alcohol use, and more. It also includes documents that focus on social issues, gender, education, and history in Monteverde, The Bellbird Biological Corridor and other areas of Costa Rica.

 

This digital collection is a service of the Monteverde Institute, whose mission is to catalyze social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

GIS MAPS

Monteverde is a relatively young region established at the beginning of the 1930s-1940s. As part of the central county of Puntarenas, Monteverde district has been part of the municipality of Puntarenas for over 60 years. Our first health clinic, as well as many other local organizations, was established during the 1980’s. As a result, Monteverde began taking steps in planned urban development. In 2003 the first District Council was established and with it, much of the decision-making centered in Monteverde. The district currently has numerous organizations from various areas engaged in the task of regional sustainable development.

Objectives
Because real and consistent data regarding past and current events lead to more informed decision-making, the Sustainable Futures Program is collaborating with local public institutions to create and maintain up-to-date an inter-institutional database that use geographic system information to illustrate graphic outcome monitoring actual development trends in Monteverde’s municipal district. The purpose of the database is to help inform both public and private community institutions in their decision-making.

The four participating organizations each have specific responsibilities in order to update and expand the database:

– Update and maintain information relating to the consumption of water by sectors or sub-communities (AyA)
– Update and maintain digital geographic information of the district road network. (Municipality)
– Summary of data for elaboration of annual ASIS. (Health clinic)
– Compile and collect data through field work and data digitalization.

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Board of Directors

President
Vicepresident
Secretary
Treasure
Vocal 1
Vocal 2
Alternate 1
Alternate 2
Fiscal

Pedro Belmar
Celia Harvey
Maikol Cruz
Hazel Guindon
Elena Florian
Dinia SantamarĂ­a
Eugenio Vargas
Silvia Elizondo
Alexa Stickel

Campaign for

Sustainability

Fundraising Campaigns of the Monteverde Institute

Our priority is continuing to build programs that benefit both our visiting students and our local community.

Alliance for the

Monteverde

Institute

Board of Directors, Alliance for the Monteverde Institute

The Alliance for the Monteverde Institute is a 501c3 public charity that provides financial & other support to the initiatives of the Monteverde Institute.

Planting

Sustainabilty

Restoring employment, food security, and forests 

Given the severe impact of COVID-19 on Monteverde, Costa Rica, a town whose economy relies almost solely on tourism, the community is eager to embrace new forms of sustainability—and you can fund these projects while providing income to people who have lost their jobs during this challenging time. Learn more on the following link: