Donate to Envision's tree-planting initiative and help offset carbon emissions from transportation to the festival. Through these generous donations, we planted 10,000 trees in 2020.
OUR EFFORTS IN 2020
In 2020 Envision Festival formed “Somos El Cambio,” a non-profit association which aims to raise and channel funds towards projects that benefit the immediate community as well as Costa Rica nationally. Here are a few of the efforts we've coordinated over the last year:
Now, thanks to our partnership with the owners of Rancho la Merced, we are working together to create biological corridors throughout the neighboring property's cattle farms by planting trees along all of the roads and fence-lines of each pasture. So far we've:
By focusing on fruit and nut trees that the animals like most, we are creating long, interlacing lines of trees that will provide food and shelter to help animals make the crossing between the mountains and coast. Sprinkled amongst the fruit trees we've planted rare indigenous hardwoods that we hope will one day be the grandfathers amongst a forest full of wildlife once again.
"HIGHLY COMMENDED" IN 2020
AGF Assessor Summary: “Envision Festival has excelled in terms of Local Community Impacts, Management Systems and External Reach and Behavioural Change. They are committed to motivating a positive transformation in their audience, and the atmosphere and vibration at the festival was amazing. The talks and workshops, yoga and healing areas, the music and art and collaboration with local environmental charities all inspired major environmental and social awareness among the audience. The Eco-Hub, the volunteers and the Sustainable Dish program worked together to keep the site incredibly clean at all times. The tree planting ceremony and the beach clean-up are such terrific ways of enhancing the local ecosystem that are producing results year on year. The procurement policies were admirable, with the vast majority of all consumables obtained fairly and sustainably from the local community, and emphasis on "Maker to Consumer". The impact that that festival has had on the municipality with regard to upgrading the water infrastructure and educating them in safe event systems was excellent. The Envision management team are thinking and acting in many ways to become fully sustainable and Earth Positive.”
Trash cleared from beaches
To fund local water system upgrades
To fund crime prevention program
Trees Planted
Funded Community Youth Centers & Lifeguard Program
SUPPORTING UVITA & COSTA RICA
We work hard to give back to the local community that gives so much to support the temporary utopia we are privileged to call home for one week out of the year. From working with local residents, volunteers and government officials on numerous beach and highway cleanups, to sponsoring local lifeguards, professional surf teams and surrounding schools, we are continuously finding ways to strengthen our alliances in order to maximize our social and environmental impact.
With help from our partners at Limpiando Osa, we have cleaned up 75 kilometers of beaches and streets, collecting a total of 15 tons of trash. Sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page to find stay tuned to the various ways you can support these efforts!
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