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Sustainable Development
Let Osa Grow Green: Balancing Conservation, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship
States that the Caminos de Osa initiative, led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and others, has pulled off a feat no one else has yet accomplished: the delicate balancing act of natural conservation, community empowerment and economic development.
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Orero de Corcovado Dejó su Oficio Para Convertirse en Emprendedor Turístico de la Zona Sur
Profiles Juan Cubillo, one of 23 Costa Rican entrepreneurs who recently graduated from the Caminos de Osa project, led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and others, which is involving rural communities in local tourism initiatives.
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Visitantes Tendrán Nuevas Rutas Turísticas en Osa Hechas Por Emprendedores
Profiles the "Caminos de Osa" initiative, a big picture vision for a tourist route or “camino” in the Osa peninsula of Costa Rica, led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and other partners.
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Fifty-States Plan Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels
Mark Jacobson discusses his plan for renewable energy as a main source of power for countries.
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From Whales to Waste: Costa Rica’s Community Residents Apply Geospatial Technologies to Solve Local Problems
Notes that Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and the Caminos de Liderazgo Project have supported GPS workshops for Costa Rican communities to identify methodologies for community monitoring using geospatial technologies.
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Central States Water Environment Association Global Iniative
Notes that the Central States Water Environment Association is working with and gaining insight from Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative, among others, to develop a solution for water issues in the small Costa Rican community of Piedras Blancas (see page 14).
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Private Reserves Support National Parks in Big Cat Conservation
Refers to Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative as a resource for information on the exceptional biodiversity, and its myriad threats, in the Osa and Golfito region.
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