Costa Rica

(c) Giancarlo Pucci/PNUD
(c) Giancarlo Pucci/PNUD
Thinking outside the box to change biodiversity finance in Costa Rica
The origins of the COVID-19 pandemic can be traced back to biodiversity loss and we have witnessed the devastating impact it has had across all sectors. Such a crisis also hits the most vulnerable the hardest, with research revealing that women are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. In the fac...Read more
By Carlo Lisa
By Carlo Lisa
Swamps need saving, how can we invest in them?
Today is world wetlands day. Wetlands ecosystem services are worth US$47 trillion annually, supporting the livelihoods of one billion people and supporting life on this earth. Yet the story of our wetlands is a story of disappearance and a story of an urgent need for financing these important source...Read more
Sonnie Hiles
Sonnie Hiles
Financing protected areas in a post-COVID world
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that human and planetary well-being are intertwined, that the economy and the health of our planet go hand in hand. That the ecosystems of our economies are embedded within our natural ecosystems. And protected areas have a key role to play. Protected areas – na...Read more