What is Ticorico?
Welcome to Tico Rico: Protect Nature, Shape the Future
Tico Rico pursues a clear mission under the motto “Save Nature – Create Resources”. Our targeted conservation project starts at a crucial point: the protection of nature. It’s not just about planting trees for us. Our deeper concern is to preserve and revitalize the entire ecosystem with its biological diversity to achieve sustainable CO2 sequestration.
Currently under protection: Over 1 million square meters of nature
Our initiative has successfully protected nearly 1 million square meters (approximately 100 hectares) in Costa Rica. Starting from an initial area of 140,000 square meters, we are continuously working to expand this area to create and permanently secure stable habitats for numerous animal and plant species.
An open, community engagement
Tico Rico is more than a project – it’s a movement that is open to partnerships and collaborations with other conservation initiatives. We believe in the strength of the community and that collective efforts make the greatest difference. Every year, more than 12 million hectares of tropical forest are lost, a challenge we are determined to confront.
Your contribution matters: Participate through sponsorships
We invite you to become part of Tico Rico. Through your sponsorship, you not only contribute to the protection of existing forest areas but also actively support reforestation and restoration. Together, we can regenerate nature and sustainably improve the quality of life for both local and global communities.
Non-profit and socially responsible
Tico Rico is a non-profit environmental conservation project aimed at fully revitalizing nature and empowering people in the project regions. Our work not only promotes biodiversity conservation but also provides economic opportunities for the local population, enabling them to protect and manage their lands themselves.
Become part of Tico Rico and help us make a real difference for our world.
Primary “Tico Rico” goals at a glance:
Preservation of existing resources (conservation).
Renaturation of rainforest/primary forest
Creation of new resources for animals (food and water sources)
Protection of the CO2 bond
Creation and protection of habitat for native animals and plants, especially for acutely endangered species
Preservation of beaches/disposal of plastic & other trash that washes up from the oceans
Involvement of locals and creation of jobs (e.g. fruit plantations with fair working conditions)
Individual projects to promote the education of the next generation in sustainable and conscious use of nature
Private promotion of leisure and infrastructure projects in coordination with communities and organizations - see crowdfunding projects
and many more individual projects
How You Can Support Us
Discover the diverse ways you can contribute to the conservation and enrichment of our nature. Every form of support positively impacts our environment – for nature and for us all.
Save Nature:
Expand our nature reserve by sponsoring a specific area of land and optionally a water source. Choose the size and duration of your sponsorship to help us provide and maintain a safe habitat for wildlife.
Create Resources – Plant a Tree:
Do you want to leave a green footprint? Decide how many trees we should plant in your name. Your commitment helps create new habitats for animals and strengthens nature.
General Project Donation:
If you want to support us flexibly, a general project donation is ideal. We use your donation where it is needed most at the moment. This form of support gives us the flexibility to respond quickly and effectively to current needs.
Every Contribution Counts:
Every form of support helps preserve and promote the beauty and diversity of our nature. Your effort makes a difference – for nature and for the lives of us all.
Save Nature from 2 USD/EUR
CREATE RESOURCES
Decide here for a sponsorship in the category "Land Area" + the planting of a Tree of your choice.
Please note: each tree needs its individual space to grow, the required minimum size of the land area per tree is 20 sqm - the adjustment is done automatically
The CO2 sequestration of a tropical tree develops over the years of its life as follows:
- Juvenile growth (0-5 years): During the first years of a tropical tree’s life, it usually grows quite rapidly. A tree can sequester between 1 and 5 kilograms of CO2 per year during this time, depending on the species and growing conditions.
- Mature phase (5-20 years): During this phase, tree growth continues to sequester CO2, but at a slower rate compared to the juvenile phase. A tropical tree can sequester between 5 and 15 kilograms of CO2 per year during this period.
- Adulthood (20-50+ years): A mature tropical tree can typically sequester between 10 and 25 kilograms of CO2 per year. CO2 sequestration peaks during this time and remains relatively stable.
Conclusion: on average, a tropical tree will gain 1 kg of CO2 sequestration per year up to the age of 25 and then remain relatively stable. Of course, this is somewhat variable depending on the tree species. But it clearly shows how important conservation is as a basis for the preservation of nature. With annual clearing (internationally estimated) of approx. 10 million hectares of mixed forests (tree age 15-20 years and older) it is easy to calculate how many new trees have to be planted to compensate this directly. That is why the protection of existing trees is so elementary important.
Sponsorships:
With a sponsorship you show an awareness for nature and protect an important habitat for plants and animals. You can decide on the size of the land area or the extent of the sponsorship yourself. There are pure land areas available or also land areas with the so important water sources. In addition, we offer the possibility of renaturation – give a new life “a tree” its name. Nature will thank you for it.Investors:
As an investor you have the possibility to give something back to nature and help to realize our vision faster. This is not an investment on an economic basis but an investment to give something back to the world “without replacement” as it corresponds to our own philosophy. Together we create something great.Crowdfunding:
Our Project TicoRico “social” offers purposeful the possibility of a donation Crowdfunding. One of our other priorities is to invest in education, culture, children and infrastructure. For this purpose we invest from the income of the project in different areas. Some of these projects require enormous efforts for realization, mostly financial efforts that we alone and in cooperation with the communities and municipalities can not handle. With risk-free crowdfunding, you can make targeted donations to specific areas so that they can be realized together.In our project, individuals as well as companies can get involved and participate on a donation basis.
individuals of any age (for minors please bring their parents)
companies of any size
public institutions / municipalities / communities
private institutions
TICORICO
SAVE NATURE
Today, nothing has changed, although by now every child knows that forests are essential for survival and can do more than create space for pasture or serve our consumption in the form of paper or furniture. Shockingly, since the dawn of civilization, humans have destroyed nearly 50 percent of the world's tree cover...
TICORICO
CREATE RESSOURCES
"Create Ressources" is our vision to give back to nature - something that we consume in everyday life without replacement. It is no secret that the global destruction of rainforest is damaging the cycle of nature. Our goal is to accelerate the renaturation through our project and to re-create a primary forest-like structure. Based on our "Save Nature" project, it includes the planting of native tree species, some of which are threatened with extinction or even no longer exist regionally. We and you are recreating nature. But it is important to understand how this reforestation has to take place. In order to reach our goal as quickly as possible and naturally, we work with local and experienced partners who have the necessary know-how. You can find out how reforestation works in our knowledge library. The general planting time in Costa Rica is the end of the dry season, this varies a bit but usually it is end of April/beginning of May every year. This is when the natural conditions are best for seeding. In advance, the trees/plants are grown as seedlings in suitable greenhouses and later released at the beginning of the planting season. Of course, each tree needs its own space to develop and flourish to its full glory, so it is necessary to provide the optimal area for successful growth. Therefore, please do not be surprised that if you want to support us, it will happen that depending on the selection of the desired tree, the corresponding footprint will be automatically adjusted.
TICORICO
SOCIAL
"TicoRico" does not serve any commercial purpose, but is a non-profit environmental protection project with the aim of reviving nature to its fullest extent and strengthening the region and its people. The areas are to remain a permanently untouched area, where life and nature organize themselves on their own...
It will be expanded over time
And this is just the beginning
Springs, rivers and streams
And we continue to plant
Will be protect in our project
Our Project bind 1075 tons of CO2 per year
