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News From The Field:
From Living Soil to Chocolate
Restoration in Action
At CBR, restoration is becoming something you can see, hear, taste—and participate in. Our cacao team is working from the soil up, improving cacao agroforestry, experimenting with fermentation, and sharing what we learn through a growing series of short videos filmed right here in Costa Rica.
This work is about more than producing excellent cacao. By combining regenerative agriculture, biodiversity restoration, education and small-scale ecotourism, we are working to create sustainable local employment and new economic opportunities tied directly to protecting the land. Read more…
Bioacoustic Monitoring:
Listening to the Jungle’s Hidden Biodiversity
Imagine hearing the life of the forest, alive in every chirp, croak, and whisper. Our remote recorders capture these sounds continuously—day and night—revealing wildlife we cannot see. Our recordings are analyzed using Cornell Lab’s software and AI tools to identify species, and provide precise data on presence, timing, and population trends. Read more…
1Afternoon rain
4:13–5:13 pmA heavy downpour peaks around 4:30 and washes out almost everything else. As it fades, the evening insects begin.
2Dusk
5:13–6:13 pmInsects take over with steady high buzzes. Below them are bursts of calls and, as darkness falls, low trills that may be frogs.
3Before dawn
4:31–5:31 amNight insects hum. Around 5:19, a single caller repeats the same two-note sound every few seconds.
4Dawn
5:31–6:31 amThe forest wakes up. Software picked out four species: Tropical Kingbird, Orange-chinned Parakeet(?), Great Kiskadee and Blue-gray Tanager. Loud, harsh squawks ring out around 6:18.
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