Costa Rica Hosts Rainforest Aid Festival June 19, 20, 21, 2009 from www.enn.com

Three days of music, Entertainment and fun will take place on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica for Rainforest Aid 09 (www.rainforestaid09.com). The first event of its kind, Rainforest Aid will help preserve culture and biodiversity IN the rainforest with music, art, film, speakers, demonstrations, organic food and alternative energy ideas while promoting sustainble business and tourism on the Osa.

Festival proceeds will benefit health, education and rainforest preservation needs on the Osa. Rainforest Aid goals for the first three years include reducing deforestation on the Osa by 90%, a regional recyclable grocery bag program, educational materials for elementary schools and field trips in nature for children with certified guides. In addition, there are plans for the purchase of land and infrastructure for a Osa-wide sustainable landfill and recycling center providing both full time and part time sustainable employment for Costa Ricans.

Existing conservation groups, including the Corcovado Foundation, are working hard to protect Costa Rica€™s Osa Peninsula and are chronically underfunded. RainforestAid09 aims to change that through partnerships with the Corcovado Foundation, Mono Titi Alliance and Nature Kids as well as sponsors including Nature Air, Costa Rica Traveler Magazine, Green Magazine, Costa Rica Film Festival, Inticketing and Festival de Artes

The Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica has always been the wild, wild west of Costa Rica. However with new roads being built, unsustainable developments, proposed marinas, new mining concessions and floating tuna farms.....all that is changing fast.

In addition to the 4-6000 colorful species of trees, birds animals and marine life that call The Osa Peninsula home, the Pre Columbian Indians also called The Osa home for hundreds of years, leaving only their pottery and graves as evidence of their existence. Years later Spanish Conqistdore, Sir Frances Drake, and pirates arrived. Today only a few remaining Guyami Indians occupy The Osa, and are the direct descendants of the original Pre-Columbian Indians that once lived here. These indigenous cultures have been living sustainably and in harmony for hundreds of years and hold many secrets of living sustainably.

For ALL festival information including tickets, lodging, transportation, camping and artist line-up please visit www.rainforestaid09.com. Incredible festival video can be seen by visiting the website.

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