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Change of course and public cost
By Emma Tristan & German Lleras José Rafael has always lived in Alajuelita. In his happiest memory he is on the lap of his grandfather, who drives one of the buses that were brought in the 60's....
Towards a taxonomy of sustainable finance in Costa Rica
During the month of May, Costa Rica will submit its first taxonomy of sustainable finance to public consultation. Why did this taxonomy arise? What advantages will it bring to the Costa Rican...
Jurassic fashion
David Bowie, music and fashion icon, said it in the early 1980s in his piece Fashion: fashion plays with us. It makes us turn left, then right. It asks us to listen to it and then not anymore. It...
Cloudy water
In March 2022, citizens of the cantons of Moravia and Goicoechea reported that the water in their homes smelled like fuel. However, Roberto Zoch, mayor of Moravia, indicated that the Costa Rican...
Working alone
Pedro needs to work. He has been out of work for several months and his family depends on him. María offers him an opportunity to receive income and Pedro must work for clients that she will send...
Magic trees
For this article, I borrowed from photographer Giancarlo Pucci the title of his beautiful book and the foundation he formed, following the trail of his passion for trees. Giancarlo spoke with...
Unsustainable security
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) promulgated the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which sets out 17 goals that seek the integral well-being of nature and people, hand in hand with the Social...
COP 28 results
The Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are highly anticipated events. For those who optimistically follow the issues at stake in...
Green gold, not Black: on the exploitation of fossil fuels in Costa Rica
The exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in Costa Rica are issues that are not to be ignored. They are there, latent, until they become relevant, as has happened during the last few months....
COP28: Climate Justice and the Global South
The much-anticipated United Nations Climate Change Conference 2023, known as COP28, currently underway in the United Arab Emirates, arrives at a tumultuous yet crucial moment for international...
An environmental ultrasound
Today we have the privilege of observing, through an ultrasound, the development of a life in gestation. Ultrasound is not only a magical window to the invisible world of the womb, but it also...
Environmental and social risk management in credit portfolios
For over a decade, several Costa Rican financial institutions, both public and private, have incorporated processes to manage the environmental and social risk of their loan portfolios. The vast...