Cocos Island Costa Rica

Jacques Cousteau,our mentor and to whom we dedicated our organization and web site

Newly born (Jan 18 th. 2009)  we started this organization compromising ourselves  ”..to stand for the rights of the future generations..” according to Jacques Cousteau´s  principles of  life preservation and our own premises.

We take our most  emblematic national park and world heritage site, Cocos Island , as a platform and symbol  from where we make effective our plans towards all of our country´s environmental defense and preservation tactics as shown at this link: OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS (Click on Here)

Owned by costaricans, we are aimed to serve our country and to cooperate with the planet´s preservation as a daily updated, efficient and  effective tool for research, information, education and social debate.

Capt. Paul Watson

We have been also inspired by the environmental hero of  the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (S.S.C.S), captain Paul Watson and his team.We are proud to share many of the principles by which we work knowing that people and organizations like his are leading  our cause..it gives us more courage and motivation to join this great work of saving lives…

And these are the premises of  our Mission & Vision commitment:

To serve  :

1. ..as an Informative,Educational and Research Center of Communications for all those involved in the preservation of this planet by all means.

2. ..as an open and free site of Reports & News for all those who willingy want to participate sharing their knowledge  with others and exchanging information of vital importance for the whole planet.

3. ..as a commited web tool for spreading the main principles for which it was created, fomenting debate as a social pressure vehicule in order to convince and gain  the world authorities interest and support for the preservation of nature and the endangered species involved.

4. ..as a daily updated site ready to expose every crime against nature and living beings within, fighting back all corruption motive until God, the law and the nation allow us.

Finally, but not less important…we have added in the last months a new target to our mission statement, maybe the most important of all, which is the promise to restablish  The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations in Costa Rica.

The Vision

“…education and awareness as means to inspire people to love and protect our planet, for the benefit of  the future generations…”      M.Garrido

by Marco Garrido

COSTA RICA

This site was not made alone by its own or only by one person….that’s no possible !!!  The whole idea has been molded through time and by many people during all these years, who guided me to find the way to become what I am now , so to speak, with a “litlle” help of my friends and mentors as follows:

1. In first instance, I want to elevate my thanks to Mr. Jacques Ives Cousteau (1917-1997) by dedicating this site as a tribute to him, his family and his organization, who inspired me since the 70′s to see the world from a different perspective, even when not so many people was still concern about our environment .

He encouraged me as a child through his films in TV programms, to follow his vision and awareness of the wholeness with his gifted teaching nature  and the most exquisite, simple and  easy way to explain and present things so that even a child could be taught, so far….as to  positively influence him as representant  of the future´s generation, to follow and continue the steps, thoughts and actions of someone he admires.

Thank you very much Mr. Cousteau for teaching me such important lessons and for sharing your wisdom heritage with all the world!

2. Second, but not less than the first, to Turubari Ecological Park of Nature and Adventure Tours, (my last job as their Commercial Director), the place that offered me the invaluable  opportunity to explore again those fields of personal interests that were static until I joined this organization and whose partners have supported my actions and visions with extraordinary confidence and faith in my planning. Thank you all very much!

To George Majjul, expert webmaster and trustful consultant, good friend of mine with whom I started the construction of this site shoulder to shoulder, until he taught me how to stand alone.

To FAICO, Cocos Island Friends Foundation in Costa Rica, for its contribuition with the pictures.

To Ricky Bru C., an “outer space” digital artist and brother who owned a part of my dreams even before he knew me.

Finally and definitely the most important pray from now on, I want to thank and bless  the coming  future  for facilitating this new path and mision for us to travel through, together with every new member that is going to stand at our backs, holding us  and  supporting the cause with  their personal intentions of contributing every time needed  to enhance this site, which since its creation, is property of the mankind and world’s heritage as the Cocos Island itself….

Peace,

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