The team

The core of the team is formed by Volker Schmidt and Aquilino Cruz. Volker Schmidt and Aquilino Cruz, who also had the idea of constructing the park, have accompanied the whole process of construction and development until now and helped significantly setting up the concept of the park. 
They are supported by a german volunteer, who will be responsible for all belongings of the park during his yearlong stay as a volunteer, supported by two gardeners. This includes the maintainance but also the amplification of the offerings and the realization of projects with different audiences.
Furthermore, the team is completeted by many internal and external colleagues, who contribute to the positive development of the project in all sectors concerning the "Centro Ecológico".

The project

"Centro Ecológico" is a PPP-Project (Public-Private-Partnership). That means the funding is raised by the public authority and a company of private economy by equal parts. In case of "Centro Ecológico" the public authority is the DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft) and the company is Biotropic SRL. This project serves to foster and support sustainable resources and sectors. Thus, the German government is able to assert its own development policies with help of medium-sized enterprises.

"Centro Ecológico" was built since september of 2012 and was finished in December of 2014. Since then it is accessible for different groups like students, farmers or tourists.

Biotropic

Both, holding company BioTropic GmbH and subcompany Biotropic SRL, which is located in Dominican Republic, act an important part for the park. The part of the funding raised by a member of private economy was facilitated by Biotropic SRL, which also hosts the park on their territory. BioTropic GmbH undertakes a large part of public relations through presenting the project to different audiences. Moreover the company will engage further and will for example man two of five seats of the managing-comitee of the foundation, which will be set up in order to ensure the funding and like that also the continuity of the park.