Posted Março 9, 2017 by Administrator
No seu segundo ano de operação, o projeto GCS Nicoya consolidou as redes com outras ONGs, a administração da Área de Conservação Tempisque (ACT) e a Universidade Nacional de Costa Rica. Entre outros logros, uma delegação gubernamental alemana visitou a área de restauração seguindo um convite a GIZ. A cooperação académica permitiu clasificar las especies… Leia mais
Posted Fevereiro 9, 2016 by Administrator
Acabou de se presentar seu primer relatório anual o projeto GCS de conservação na península de Nicoya. Está demostrando bom progreso em ambas áreas de intervenção, o parque natural privado Karen Mogensen e a restauração de manguezal comunitario de Jicaral, na parte oriental da península que en su totalidade constitui uma décima parte do territorio de… Leia mais
Posted Julho 10, 2014 by Administrator
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… Leia mais
Posted Novembro 24, 2013 by Administrator
An innovative private-sector based system of payment for conservation and ecosystem services has been established at Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. The agreement signed between the Global Conservation Standard (GCS) and the Non-Governmental-Organization FUNDECODES is designed to deal with ‘rural development for conservation efforts’. The total project area covers up to 10% of Costa Rica’s territory…. Leia mais
Posted Julho 12, 2013 by Administrator
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… Leia mais
Posted Julho 1, 2012 by Administrator
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… Leia mais