Culebrita Lighthouse Restoration
Projects Restoring the Culebrita Lighthouse is a step towards reimagining the recovery of Puerto Rico’s 17 historic lighthouses as a network of recreational and nature conservation posts relevant to present and future generations. The Culebrita Lighthouse Restoration Projects creates a new path of sustainability that marries the preservation of a historical treasure with significantly improving […]
San Juan Aqueduct Restoration
Projects A new attraction, inspired by water and its ecosystems The San Juan Waterworks, an urban watershed fully contained within the metropolitan area of San Juan, is a 19th century facility adjacent to the last natural meander of the Rio Piedras that highlights the historic engineering and public health contributions that occurred during this period. Once […]
Land Acquisition
Projects Preserving 33% by 2033 The Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (CTPR) began as a traditional land trust, with the basic mission of protecting sensitive ecological lands from the destruction of the rapid development and construction frenzy that occurred during the 1950s and 1960s. Since then, and with the growing climate crisis, the need to […]
Biodiversity & Conservation
Projects Protect our ecologic wellness Puerto Rico is full of ecological diversity and breathtaking landscapes. It is part of the largest biodiversity area in the Caribbean islands, which is one of the main endemic biodiversity centers in the world due to the geography and climate of the region. It is also home to the only tropical […]
Outdoor Trails
Projects Exploring for renewal Puerto Rico has experienced several traumatic events over the last few years including debilitating hurricanes, a financial crisis, a global pandemic and unnerving earthquakes. Para la Naturaleza’s programming and natural protected areas have always served as a destination to reconnect with nature and as an opportunity to find relief from extreme […]
History, art and culture
Projects Preserving the cultural treasures of Puerto Rico With over 500 years of history, Puerto Rico has a rich and varied legacy. Para la Naturaleza maintains six sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places, which house its headquarters and includes five of our visitor centers. Collections in permanent exhibition at our sites are […]
Agroecology
Projects Feeding the Earth to feed the people Respecting the earth and nature is the basis for a successful balance between health, food, and well-being. Para la Naturaleza has been cultivating a culture of agroecology by providing farmers with low-cost land to grow locally while they enrich the land with their agricultural practices. After Hurricane […]
Communities
Projects Working together towards sustainable solutions For five decades, Para la Naturaleza’s work has been grounded in education, learning and community engagement. From our interpretative nature tours to our Summer Nature Immersion Workshops for 9-12 year old explorers, we are guided by the interdependent relationship between humans and nature, and the communities that will steward the […]
Reforestation
Projects Planting the future, today During the early part of the 20th century, Puerto Rico lost almost all its forest cover due to extreme agricultural activity. Since then, and thanks in part to reforestation efforts like the one launched by Para la Naturaleza in the late 1980s, Puerto Rico recovered more than half of its […]