Environment Friendly

It is no surprise that Costa Rica is referred to as ‘the living Eden’. Having an estimated 5% of the world’s biodiversity, with over 615 wildlife species per 10,000 sq km, Costa Rica sits at the top of the list as the most bio-diverse region of the world. But this happened not just out of good luck. In an effort to preserve much of Costa Rica’s natural beauty and surroundings, 25% of the country’s land has been set aside and turned into protective parks and reserves so as to safeguard the beautiful and lush environments from deforestation and logging. Furthermore more in 2013, the Minister of Environment led a movement to “reinforce the idea of interacting with biodiversity in botanical parks in a natural way.” The idea was that no animal would be in captivity, unless it was being rescued or saved. Since then rehabilitation centers have sprung up across the country, nurturing a variety of animals (from anteaters to sloths to jaguars) back to health and releasing them into the wild whenever it was still possible.  Even more, the country runs mostly on green electricity and the present government is focused in becoming carbon neutral in 2021.