Across the world, frontline communities face growing pressures—from biodiversity loss and climate change to extractive industries and cultural erosion. Without strong, inclusive governance, regenerative efforts often fail to scale or serve those most deeply connected to the land.
📍 The Osa Peninsula—called “the most biologically intense place on Earth” by National Geographic—holds:
But Osa is at a crossroads. Once isolated and protected by geography, it now faces:
These are symptoms of deeper systemic challenges. Without coordinated solutions, Osa risks trading its natural wealth for short-term development that benefits few.
CEDPO (Community Empowerment for the Development of the Osa Peninsula) is a systems-based solution co-created by:
Regenerative Earth, the Osa Territorial Council, INDER, and PIOSA (University of Costa Rica).
CEDPO enables a local governance body to select, support, and fund regenerative community projects—strengthening local leadership, culture, and ecosystems.
Your donation strengthens the ability of Osa communities to regenerate their land, economy, and culture—on their own terms.
By funding CEDPO, you are:
Help protect one of the most precious ecosystems on Earth—and support the people who care for it.
👉 Donate now to support CEDPO and regenerative leadership in the Osa Peninsula.
In April, our team visited a local vanilla farm near Puerto Jiménez as part of our ongoing engagement with grassroots regeneration projects in the Osa Peninsula.
This visit was an opportunity to:
The Osa Territory Systems Map is a regenerative planning tool co-created with local communities, Indigenous leaders, government institutions, and civil society actors. Through a participatory process, this map visualizes the shared vision of a thrivi
Description & Impact
In 2023, Regenerative Earth launched a small grants program in partnership with CEDPO to directly support Indigenous- and community-led regenerative projects in the Osa Peninsula. These grants empower local leaders to
Description & Impact
This milestone marks a major step forward in bioregional regeneration in the Osa Peninsula through the sponsorship of four high-impact local initiatives. The total contribution of $99,500 is enabling a diverse set of e
Description & Impact
In 2025, the CEDPO board will formalize CEDPO (Centro Estratégico de Desarrollo de la Península de Osa) as a Costa Rican Trust—transforming it into a legally recognized, locally governed **bioregional financing facil
Our mission is to preserve biological diversity and indigenous wisdom in keystone ecosystems globally, as well as to enable the conditions where humans and the environment thrive together in balance and reciprocity.