The latest candidate for GCS approval is the Nicoya Peninsula at the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Twenty years ago, the peninsula of the Guanacaste region was near completely deforested, in order to produce cattle for the „burger connection“. Since then, a combination of market factors and consequent environmental policies have achieved to restore a… Read more
Today, the Technical Panel of the Global Conservation Standard approved the first project on Costa Rican territory. At the same time, the GCS signed a partnership agreement with the proponent in the Central American country often cited as the „Central American Switzerland“. The project site is the Central Volcanic Mountain Range north of Costa Rica’s… Read more
The Global Conservation Standard offers new opportunities for protected areas in Costa Rica. This is the result of a one-day expert workshop in San José. The German development agency GIZ had invited 30 stakeholders from government, NGOs and the private sector to discuss matters related to nature conservation and development. The experts concluded that the… Read more
