Climate Change and the Role of Tropical Forests
- Free classes on climate change and the role of tropical forests.
- A school forest on a farm in Costa Rica with animals, birds and trees.
- A sign with your name on it.
- Capture and store 20 tons of CO2 each year for your greenhouse gas account.
- A 25-year agreement with the farmer.
- The farmer benefits from selling some of the production from the managed forest.
- Your forest is managed by the staff of RTT. A free CO2-emissions inventory done by your students under RTT guidance establishes a baseline for your school or classroom. Can you become greener?
- E-mail reports and photos for your class.
- Watch the forest habitat grow.
- Monkeys, Toucans, Armadillos, Parrots and more!
- Participate in our research to develop a better forest.
Forest Habitat and Support Projects Photo Gallery
Walking in the forest allows students to see more than just the trees.
- Elsie Stapf, a teacher in the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT
- Students from EARTH University visit RTT Forests
- Teachers from Cutler Middle School
- Foreground human food crop background the forest is growing.
- The SEMI program at New London Public Schools forest is changing as the trees grow