Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Reforestation Success in Costa Rica


Costa Rica's forestry sector has reversed deforestation, from a low of about 21% in the 1980s to nearly 60% today

The country's success is due to government policies that made logging illegal without permits and implementing a groundbreaking Payment for Environmental Services (PES) program that financially incentivizes landowners for conservation.

Other strategies include expanding sustainable forest management and landscape restoration programs, creating national parks, and planting native trees.

These efforts have created new economic opportunities through ecoa-tourism and a rise in GDP, and the country is now recognized as a leader in forest conservation.

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