The Tropical Forest Foundation was created in 1994 and its mission is to preserve tropical forests by fomenting sustainable development.
To attain this objective, it disseminates information aimed at awakening awareness, sensitivity, and public solidarity regarding crucial topics in environmental conservation and it encourages and supports reforestation activities at the level of the community, civil society, and government. Among the projects it is now carrying out are El Bosquetón, support for the Laguna Brava or Yolnajab Conservation Project, as well as support for El Mirador Basin archaeological project.
The main projects already executed are "The Rainforest World Event" press conference, the "El Bosquetón" seminar-workshop, a series of press conferences on "El Bosquetón", and mass media programmes on urban and rural reforestation.
With respect to environmental education, FBT is now participating in the microMACRO project, Green Planet Television, the environmental video library, and the Environmental Communications Centre. Worthy of special mention in this area are several projects carried out as television and radio series, high level seminars on the environment, a course for children on the production of environmental videos, the Ecological Video Concert, and the Rainforest Internet Café.