Organization Description:

Latin American Sea Turtles (LAST) is an organization working together to make a change in sea turtle conservation. In their effort to create environments where humans and sea turtles can live together in balance, they have developed different projects. The first, a group of conservation and research programs both on the Caribbean and Southern Pacific coasts of Costa Rica. The Caribbean program is focused on the nesting of leatherback, green and hawksbill turtles, while the South Pacific project works on the recovery of mangrove forests and sea grass beds as well as the studies of the rare Eastern Pacific hawksbill turtles. They have also generated a voluntourism project to create alternative livelihoods by training local partners on how to receive volunteers and tourism in community homestays. Further, they initiated projects to monitor reefs, train the park rangers in monitoring turtle nesting and educate hundreds of local students on the importance of marine and coastal conservation. Finally, they also advise the government on marine environments, participate in several local, national and international networks and publish articles to improve the knowledge about the ocean and its life.

Desired Nonprofit Consulting Services:

• Grant Proposals

• Website Development

• Fundraising Databases/Constituent Relationship Management Software

• Social Media, Marketing & Communication Strategies