Sapano Headwaters
Headwaters of the Sapano river with cloud forest at the top
$104,400 US
+$7,308 Annually (7% Mmgt Fee)
Total Area
161 acres
Forested
95%
Restoration Needed
5%
CO2 Benefit
548.6
tons/yr
Vista
Stream
Cloud Forest
Moist Forest
Waterfall
Strategic Value
This property is one of the keys to creating a strategic conservation corridor along the “Three Forest Trail”, which connects the moist and cloud forest of the Jama-Coaque Reserve with dry forest in the smaller private reserve called Bosque Seco Lalo Loor and ultimately with the Pacific Ocean. It contains a nice patch of cloud forest along the ridge, and represents the headwaters of the Sapano Stream, including several waterfalls which are difficult to access.
Carbon Benefit
Sponsoring this property today and continuing to conserve over the long term has an annual carbon benefit of 548.6 metric tons of CO2. That is equivalent to offsetting the annual energy use of 40 average American homes or removing 119 gas-powered cars from the road each year.