Read the multimedia story here Costa Rica wrote the playbook on Eco-Tourism. Its Indigenous Startups Are Reinventing it. Paulino Nájera Rivera grew up surrounded by the majestic forests of southern Costa Rica , where fresh fruit from the wilderness was a daily staple. The forest trails were Paulino’...Read more
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Fourth edition of the Raíces program launched in Costa Rica.
San José, Costa Rica – 27 May 2025 The “Raíces” program, a national initiative supporting Indigenous-led sustainable tourism in Costa Rica, has launched its fourth call for applications — now expanding for the first time to the Caribbean territories of Nairi Awari and Bajo Chirripó. Developed to emp...Read more
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Costa Rica has taken a significant step towards strengthening biodiversity finance. On 24 February 2025, the Environment Commission of the Legislative Assembly approved the SINAC Future Flows Securitization Bill (File 23.896). This legislation enables the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC...Read more
BIOFIN and Raices supports indigenous people in Costa Rica
Raíces reaches its third edition, after having supported 28 initiatives in previous calls for proposals. The non-reimbursable funds will be directed to enterprises in the indigenous territories of Boruca, Cabagra, China Kichá, Rey Curré, Salitre, Térraba and Ujarrás in Costa Rica. There are currentl...Read more
Moving the needle in Latin America
Last September, a significant event unfolded in Panama, where representatives from 10 countries convened for the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance, organized by the UNDP's Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN). This dialogue brought together representatati...Read more