The Pax Natura Foundation's Bosque Lluvioso Rio Costa Rica Project is an exemplar of the reformation occurring throughout the world. The project began in 1996 when three United States citizens from Utah, during a visit to Costa Rica, recognized the urgent need to preserve a particular 448-acre parcel of rain forest.
Mr. Randall Tolpinrud, Mr. Will Connely, and Mr. Jerry Robinson purchased the land, then deeded it back to the Costa Rican nongovernmental organization Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) - the entity commissioned by the Costa Rican Government to establish the country's biodiversity inventory. It is from this genesis of small-scale preservation that the project grew to include the goals of scientific research, environmental education and rain forest restoration. It is fitting that this important project rests in the country of Costa Rica - a country unparalleled in natural beauty and enlightened leadership.