Rescate Verde

Our history.

Fundación Rescate Verde was created in 1998 by three Costa Ricans committed to emerging environmental challenges. Miguel Chacón-Vargas, entrepreneur and current president; Miguel Chacón-Arce (+), pioneer in sustainable human, and Humberto Morales-Guzmán (+), historian and key figure in the country's environmental legislation.

Since its inception, the Foundation has worked in the protection of vulnerable ecosystems, the promotion of public policies, active participation in conservation systems such as the Guanacaste and Tempisque Areas, and advising developers and local communities.

After a transitional period marked by the loss of two of its founders and a fire at its headquarters in 2016, the Foundation redefined its strategic direction. As of 2019, it reorganized around three core pillars:

• Participation and empowerment of women and youth

• Technology and information in service of sustainability

• Sustainable productive models for regenerative development

Today, we work on concrete proposals for environmental restoration, aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change and reversing the degradation of both ecosystems and the social and territorial structures that support them.

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To be an organization recognized nationally and internationally for its efficiency and commitment in the execution of activities that improve living conditions and generate well-being, while promoting social justice and environmental awareness.

Vission

Recognizing the importance of humanity’s need to live in harmony with nature and in alignment with prosperity and equity, Fundación Rescate Verde proposes, implements, supports, and advocates for programs, projects, and initiatives that promote sustainable development by strengthening the sociocultural identities of communities, enhancing transparency and efficiency in administrative management, and promoting the principles of free market, sustainability, and social responsibility.

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Mission

Values are the elements that support human beings and allow them to integrate with others and with their environment. At Fundación Rescate Verde, these are our core life values:

• Commitment to Life, empathy

• Cooperation and active listening

• Sociocultural strengthening

• Proactive and resilient thinking

• Family with social awareness

• Social awareness

• Modesty and good practice

• Honesty and integrity

• Fulfillment of responsibilities

• Professionalism

• Loyalty and transparency

• Diligence and efficiency

• Sustainability and social responsibility

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Values

Key Objectives

Research

• Identify challenges and obstacles to development through policy-relevant research

• Influence the dialogue on development policies

• Research the design of new programs and projects at the national and international level for sustainable development

Policy Dialogue

• Establish and operate an impartial forum for sustainable development policies

• Increase the capacities of local stakeholder groups to participate in policy dialogue

Projects

• Increase the capacities of local stakeholder groups for sustainable development

• Design, implement, and evaluate sustainable development projects

• Mobilize human and financial resources for sustainable development projects.

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As one of the three priority areas is the integral development and empowerment of women and youth so they can assume their rightful role in the family and society, all our strategies will be infused with this priority.

• Organization of community capacity-building workshops on topics related to circular economy, the environment, organic farming practices, and project management

• Establishment of socially responsible enterprises

• Promotion of community-based organic agriculture

• Raise awareness about the importance of introducing integrated solid and liquid waste management, as well as its incorporation into circular models

• Distribution of brochures and reports on activities carried out by municipal and national authorities related to the sociocultural, ecological, and economic issues affecting communities;

• Public outreach activities to promote common interests;

• Encouraging private companies to purchase local products;

• Development of training and communication mechanisms to improve goal achievement

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Strategies

Sustainable Human Development SECURES our future