Biodiv’Monde
The Sloth Conservation Foundation is an initiative whose objective is to protect sloths in their natural environment in Costa Rica, to study them and to raise awareness about the importance of their preservation among local populations.
The three-toed sloth and Hoffman’s sloth face many anthropological threats: electrocution on high-voltage power lines, dog attacks, road collisions, deforestation for agriculture, hunting and poaching. The fragmentation of their habitat by urbanisation of the rainforest is increasingly isolating sloth populations, resulting in genetic disruption. To combat these threats, The Sloth Conservation Foundation aims to create biological corridors by planting trees or building bridges to connect different patches of forest together. The protected zones and the action plans are defined with the owners of the land concerned and in collaboration with the National Institute of Electricity of Costa Rica for the installation of bridges on major roads.
We support The Sloth Conservation Foundation in their “Connected Gardens” project in Talamanque, Limón province, Costa Rica. Local communities play an essential role in building infrastructure and planting trees. In 2025 and 2026, Play for Nature’s €5,000 funding will finance the construction of wildlife bridges, forest nursery equipment and community awareness-raising tools. These initiatives aim to create safe passages for sloths and spider monkeys, while strengthening the involvement of local populations in protecting their biodiversity.
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