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ASANA continues to consolidate and strengthen the Local Council, which is increasingly taking on the management role of the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor (PTBC). Over the past few months, the Local Council, through ASANA’s facilitation, has finalized its official bylaws that must be approved by the Costa Rican Ministry of Environment (MINAE) for the Council to become a legally recognized entity. Just recently, ASANA presented the final bylaws for approval to the MINAE Central Pacific Regional Council. We expect to learn if the bylaws are approved during the month of April.

One of the most exciting achievements over the past few months has been the initiation of the first round of “Green Certification” in the Path of the Tapir. This is an idea that ASANA has wanted to implement for many years but only recently got the funding to be able to do so. The idea is to recognize individuals and businesses in the Corridor who are making significant contributions to the conservation and connectivity of the Path of the Tapir. Our main focus is to identify large private properties of intact forests whose owners have worked hard – often at great person expense and sacrifice – to protect. We have identified four such properties – all over 250 acres – and are now evaluating their conservation potential with their owners. We expect these critical pieces of natural habitat will be certified by ASANA and the Path of the Tapir Local Council during the month of March.

ASANA continues to mature into an effective local organization whose leadership in the region continues to grow, thanks to our phenomenal executive director, Andrea Herrera. We thank you for your continued support of ASANA and hope you stay with us on this journey.