Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island with a landscape of mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest.

Sandy beaches sit alongside vibrant cities in Puerto Rico as does the island's coastal capital San Juan.

In San Juan, the Isla Verde area is known for its hotel strip, beach bars and casinos.

Its Old San Juan neighborhood features colorful Spanish colonial buildings and El Morro and La Fortaleza, massive, centuries-old fortresses.

Ensuring that there is a healthy balance between the city's innovative developments and essential natural conservation is something non for profit community organisation, CRES, is undertaking.

Committed to restoring and conserving the city's delicate ecosystems, CRES works to improve the wellbeing of San Juan's Santurce area, home to endangered sea turtles.

By neighbourhood reforesting and providing better habitats for rare species such as the leatherback turtle to live, visit or nest on the beach, CRES looks to protect them from the impacts of nearby city life.

A one-day workshop with CRES allows visitors to help with reforestation efforts, as well as educating them on how best to treat Puerto Rico's city-side beaches.

Useful links

www.discoverpuertorico.com

www.crespr.org