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Costa Rica

Costa Rica stands out for its efforts to protect the environment, with 26% of its territory protected. This, together with increasing urbanisation, has had an impact on agriculture, a declining sector. Land governance poses challenges with regard to land titling, the effective practice of indigenous peoples' land rights and the lack of updated data on gender differences in the countryside.
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Land Area
5,106,000 ha
GINI Index
48.7
GDP/Capita
21,199.3 USD
Total population
5,153,960
Urban population
79.3 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
34.7 %
Perceived tenure security
75.2 %
Primary forests
1,814,400 ha

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Particularly noteworthy is the action of indigenous women to reclaim land, despite the threats they receive for doing so, in response to government inaction. The women land recuperators of Térraba, Salitre, Cabagra and China Kichá have come together to elaborate, with the support of the United Nations Population Fund, the Agenda of Indigenous Women in Defense of the Territories of the South.