Nectandra, S.A.: What We Do

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	What We Do Nectandra Cloud Forest Garden is a horticultural display garden landscaped to exhibit the immense richness of the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The premontane cloud forest of this region has one the highest density of species in the world, where, as naturalist Ken Miyata described in his book titled Tropical Nature, “Rare species are common, and common species are rare.”
	The Garden carries out educational programs for the general public, and conducts limited scientific studies to support its educational goals. These goals are to promote understanding of neotropical cloud forests: their biodiversity, their ecology, and their importance to our future. The preserve occupies 130 hectares of premontane primary and secondary cloud forest, only a small portion of which is opened to the public by reservation. The Garden, as the landscaped area is known, uses mostly plants native to the preserve. Highlighted are the dominant wild epiphytes — orchids, ferns, bryophytes, and heliconias.
	We have naturalist guided tours for a limited number of visitors. Garden day-tour programs may be tailored according to the visitors’ interests. All of the proceeds from the Garden goes to support our sister non-profit organization, the Nectandra Institute and its watershed conservation programs. The Garden is operated by Nectandra SA, a Costa Rican corporation formed to generate income for the activities and mission of its sister non-profit organization, The Nectandra Institute.