Goals

• Improve the conservation status of the marine turtles and their critical habitats.
• Provide support, training and advice in marine conservation to all Caribbean country governments, with emphasis in Costa Rica.
• Elaborate environmental studies and planning tools using of the best available science, Contribute to the improvement of the general knowledge about nature, especially in Costa Rica and the Caribbean, through the creation, elaboration and distribution of a variety of informative material in any means that the organization determines, the execution of training programs and courses, and other technology information tools.
• Lead research about the biology of marine organisms, especially marine turtles.
• Gain experience in these matters, and systematize and evaluate all experiences related to these topics.
• Collaborate and participate in national and regional programs aimed to improve the knowledge about the issues established by the Governments or the community, and members of the general public.
• Elaborate and develop programs for the improvement of socio-economic conditions of certain groups or regions that may require this assistance, as one of the methods for conflict solving around nature conservation issues.
• Promote models for the conservation of natural resources based on community participation.
• Develop fundraising activities with the sole purpose of achieving the self-sustainability of the conservation activities, such as the operation of the volunteer program, sale of locally produced handcraft and other related activities, improved the offer of professional services, ecotourism activities, among others.