Costa Rica

9 Dec 2022

By Midori Paxton, Head, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP Let us step back in time to more than 2000 years ago, when Chinese philosophical and historical texts contained sophisticated conceptions of nature and our place within it. Daoism, a school of philosophical thought popular to this day, focuse...Read more

8 Dec 2022

Costa Rica: The hope we have for Mother Earth

By José Alberto Ortiz, Community Leader of Salitre de Buenos Aires in Puntarenas, Costa Rica My name is José Alberto Ortiz and I belong to the indigenous community of Salitre de Buenos Aires in Puntarenas on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. We have mountains, waterfalls and a unique culture, language and...Read more

3 Dec 2022

Crowdfunding protected areas made vulnerable by COVID-19

In the face of a serious financial crisis for tourism-dependent natural treasures, BIOFIN developed and supported five crowdfunding campaigns in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Philippines, and Thailand.Read more

23 Sep 2022

From bees to banks, from women to nature: LAC Region leading the way in biodiversity finance

Thirteen countries from across the Latin American and Caribbean region came together in Costa Rica earlier this month to focus on how they can further boost excellent progress in unlocking biodiversity finance solutions across the region. The 3-day event opened with Mr Rafael Gutierrez Rojas, Vice M...Read more

UNDP/2022/Simon Nazer

21 Sep 2022

More Women More Nature: Supporting clean cosmetics in Costa Rica

At the height of COVID-19-related lockdowns in Costa Rica, Elizabeth Ramirez Gonzalez and Andrea Rojas Cruz, both out of work, decided to do an online course on organic cosmetics. They did now know each other at the time and little did they know that connecting online would lead them on a journey to...Read more