ASCOMOTI
Café Milagro is a founding member of ASCOMOTI and with each purchase of Café Milagro you will be helping ASCOMOTI to preserve biodiversity.
The Association for the Conservation of the Mono Tití (ASCOMOTI) is a new kind of conservation organization. The membership of ASCOMOTI are local businesses which firmly believe that investing in biodiversity conservation should be a priority for every responsible business whose current and future success depends on the protection of Costa Rica's unique and beautiful natural areas. Through the dues paid by its member businesses and through grants and donations, ASCOMOTI is financing the protection of biologically diverse natural areas in Costa Rica's Central Pacific.
In addition, ASCOMOTI provides local area elementary schools with environmental education opportunities.Eight elementary schools now have their own nurseries where the students grow up to 13 different species of trees they will eventually plant during ASCOMOTI sponsored reforestation outings.
 The Costa Rican government is on the forefront of developing markets for the environmental services provided by landowners who conserve forest on their land. ASCOMOTI is following the government's lead by providing a mechanism through which tourism businesses can negotiate directly with local landowners to conserve or regenerate natural ecosystems.
The protection of biodiversity is an important environmental service to tourism in Costa Rica and ASCOMOTI allows tourism businesses to pay landowners in the Central Pacific region to provide that service.
For more information about ASCOMOTI or to make a tax deductible donation, visit www.ascomoti.com
School Supplies
Café Milagro promotes a yearly fundrasier via our website to purchase supplies for for a local area school. We are working closely with La Escuela El Estadio and finding ways to meet the school’s growing economic needs. There are over 300 children attending the school, most of whom are at risk kids. The teachers and director offer a wonderful support system for their students. Café Milagro is working closely with the school to make sure the teachers have the necessary tools to teach their students.
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Chamber of Commerce
Café Milagro is a founding and active member of the local area Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Tourism. The Chamber works to improve the economic, environmental and social conditions in our community. The Chamber strongly encourages and works closely with local and national government to promote sustainable and responsible development. As the President of this non-governmental organization, Lance has made it part of the Chamber’s mission to foment government legislation and industry practices in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.
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