Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula provides nesting habitat for thousands of turtles annually. COPROT will combat the threat of ocean plastic pollution on turtle nesting beaches by expanding a community-based recycling center that aims to clean beaches and upcycle collected plastic debris.

Memorial donations made in honor of Marjorie Lee Kemp (1927–2021) allowed SWOT to award an additional grant to this education and outreach project that is led by a woman who is early in her career.