16 april, Middenbeemster: Film screening and lecture Martin Havik
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On Thursday, April 16, something special will take place at Onder de Linden: a lecture by Martin Havik about the rainforest in Costa Rica, accompanied by a screening of our documentary ‘Eufonia’. There is no admission fee, but we ask all visitors to become donors at the end of the event or to make a generous donation, 100% of which will go to the project.
The splendor of the rainforest and how we protect it
Born and raised in Beemster, Martin Havik takes you on a passionate journey through his adventures and the lessons and successes of the Adopt a Rainforest Foundation. With great enthusiasm and energy, Martin will take you on a journey to the project in the beautiful rainforest of Costa Rica. He promises an entertaining evening with beautiful images and many wonderful anecdotes. This time with lots of new stories, because he will be returning from a trip to Costa Rica to visit the project on March 30.
To top it all off, you will also get to see the short documentary Eufonia, which tells the story of the foundation through the eyes of local guide Gerald. The documentary premiered at the Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam.
About the foundation’s project
What began in 2011 with the purchase of 3.5 hectares of rainforest in Costa Rica has now grown into a thriving reserve of more than 275 hectares with an active research project. Success stories such as the return of the howler monkey and the nesting box project for the endangered Buffon’s macaw (Ara ambiguus) show what commitment can achieve. Intensive research into biodiversity is being conducted in the reserve by students from all over the world. The flora and fauna are inventoried on a daily basis, leading to some very special observations.
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on with Utrecht University. The foundation was ready for a new step to professionalize the research project and Utrecht University was looking for a stable and reliable partner in Central America to conduct solid research in the rainforest. So for both parties this is a wonderful collaboration! Because of this we will make a big step in professionalizing our current research on biodiversity in our reserve. Together with the visiting students we will focus on scientific research in which the diversity and development of nature in our reserve, with an emphasis on flora, is central.