Costa Rica

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

By Onno van den Heuvel, BIOFIN Global Manager This week I had the opportunity participate in the high-level pre-CBD COP event organised by the Government of Colombia, laying the groundwork for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The event, personally hosted by the President of Colombia Iván...Read more

By Ana Lucia Orozco Rubio, BIOFIN Costa Rica Coordinator, and Rafaella Sánchez, Gender Specialist BIOFIN-UNDP A groundbreaking programme in Costa Rica is promoting the creation of financial instruments for women and nature – working to both close the gender gap and support a nature positive future....Read more

In Costa Rica, BIOFIN has promoted the mobilization of $84.9 million, under six financial solutions, including a new generation of PES , a green bond for protected areas and the crowdfunding initiative campaign Footprints4ourFuture to restore nature and promote green wages especially for rural women...Read more

In Costa Rica, people are coming together from all corners of the country - and beyond - to donate funds for the Huella del Futuro, #Footprints4ourFuture, campaign.Read more