We would like to offer a warm welcome to visitors to the DANTA website. DANTA is a
non-profit organization run by people who share a great concern for the plight of the world's rainforests. We hope to make a contribution to preserving these magnificent ecosystems through our education programs and our support
of local conservation enterprises.
We invite you to join our efforts, by taking part in one of our exciting courses held at various locations in Costa Rica. As our organization grows, we plan to run courses in other outstanding locations in the tropics. Wherever our courses are held, our expert and enthusiastic faculty will provide an authentic and highly educational rainforest experience that you will never forget.
Our Mission
We at DANTA believe that education must be the cornerstone of any long-lasting conservation policy. Through our classes we aim to raise the level of understanding of tropical fauna and flora, with an emphasis on both the complexity and vulnerability of these hugely important ecosystems...
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Recent News
- Summer 2010
Join us in our mission to protect Costa Rica’s precious Osa Peninsula.
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Professor Peter Slater will guest lecture in Tropical Ornithology
read more... - Summer 2011
We kick off our new Bolivia program! Details to come soon.