Rainforest Preservation
Protecting nearly 100 acres of rainforest.
Nearly 100 acres of pristine rainforest
Hannig Environmental Research Organization owns nearly 100 acres of pristine rainforest in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Keeping this land as rainforest protects habitat and provides a place to learn about the ecosystems that surround it.
Bocas del Toro is an archipelago on Panama's Caribbean coast where rainforest, mangrove, seagrass and coral reef sit within a few hundred meters of each other. Runoff can carry sediment and nutrients from land into coastal water. Keeping forests standing helps protect habitat on land and can reduce pressure on nearby reefs. Read the science ↗
HERO photo collection
Regional species examples, including conservation and captive photographs. This is not a species inventory of HERO's preserve.
At a glance
Where: Bocas del Toro province, Caribbean coast of Panama
Area: Nearly 100 acres of rainforest owned by HERO
Field station: Casa de Theresa, Isla Cristóbal
Connected habitats: rainforest, mangrove, seagrass and coral reef
From forest to coast
Rainforest preservation is part of caring for the coast. What happens on land can affect the water that flows toward mangroves, seagrass and coral reefs.
HERO's preserve on Isla Cristóbal brings rainforest, mangrove and reef within reach of one another. Protecting this setting also creates opportunities for researchers to observe how these habitats interact.
Casa de Theresa is HERO's field station on the preserve.
Dolphin Bay
Photographs from Bocas del Toro show the coastal water and wildlife near HERO's rainforest preserve.
