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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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Costa Rica indigenous leader shot amid tensions over land rights
17 February 2020
An indigenous leader leading his people’s effort to reclaim ancestral land in Costa Rica has been wounded in a gun attack – the latest in a spate of targeted violence which has gone unpunished by authorities. Mainor Ortiz Delgado, 29, a leader of the Bribri indigenous people in Salitre, Puntarenas…

Costa Rica

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SAFE Adapted GALS training project

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SAFE Adapted GALS training project
0
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Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

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UN-Habitat 2020-2025 - UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network
2628183.686
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to
Euro

General

Agrobiodiversity Program Central America
1230000
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to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The project is a regional program aimed at preserving agrobiodiversity in traditional agricultural production systems of indigenous and peasant communities.

Compensation payments for resource and landscape management conducive to carbon storage
1330000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere
0
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United Nations Office for Project Services, United Nations Development Programme
Global Environment Facility

General

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Ecosystem and Natural Resource-dependent Smallholder Farming Communities in Cen
1000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

CI (Conservation International) and CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica) propose to assess vulnerability to climate change in ecosystems whose resources support smallholder farming communities in Central America and to develop and test strategies for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to help highly vulnerable farming communities cope with climate change.

Spatial Planning and sustainable Developement in Central America
4380000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The programme supports national institutions responsible for spatial/regional development and planning to develop improved frameworks, strategies and instruments for sustainable spatial development.

Regional sustainable Development (Project for Land Management and Sustainable Development in Central America)
4200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

political consulting, capacity building for agencies responsible for sustainable land use planning and landmanagement

IS Academy - Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

0
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database)
UN-Habitat 2020-2025 - UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
SAFE Adapted GALS training project
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

UN-Habitat 2020-2025 - UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network
2628183.686
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Agrobiodiversity Program Central America
1230000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The project is a regional program aimed at preserving agrobiodiversity in traditional agricultural production systems of indigenous and peasant communities.

Compensation payments for resource and landscape management conducive to carbon storage
1330000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
United Nations Office for Project Services, United Nations Development Programme
Global Environment Facility

General

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Ecosystem and Natural Resource-dependent Smallholder Farming Communities in Cen
1000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

CI (Conservation International) and CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica) propose to assess vulnerability to climate change in ecosystems whose resources support smallholder farming communities in Central America and to develop and test strategies for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to help highly vulnerable farming communities cope with climate change.

Spatial Planning and sustainable Developement in Central America
4380000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The programme supports national institutions responsible for spatial/regional development and planning to develop improved frameworks, strategies and instruments for sustainable spatial development.

Regional sustainable Development (Project for Land Management and Sustainable Development in Central America)
4200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

political consulting, capacity building for agencies responsible for sustainable land use planning and landmanagement

IS Academy - Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

2628183.686
Agrobiodiversity Program Central America

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
SAFE Adapted GALS training project
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

UN-Habitat 2020-2025 - UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network
2628183.686
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Agrobiodiversity Program Central America
1230000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The project is a regional program aimed at preserving agrobiodiversity in traditional agricultural production systems of indigenous and peasant communities.

Compensation payments for resource and landscape management conducive to carbon storage
1330000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
United Nations Office for Project Services, United Nations Development Programme
Global Environment Facility

General

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Ecosystem and Natural Resource-dependent Smallholder Farming Communities in Cen
1000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

CI (Conservation International) and CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica) propose to assess vulnerability to climate change in ecosystems whose resources support smallholder farming communities in Central America and to develop and test strategies for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to help highly vulnerable farming communities cope with climate change.

Spatial Planning and sustainable Developement in Central America
4380000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The programme supports national institutions responsible for spatial/regional development and planning to develop improved frameworks, strategies and instruments for sustainable spatial development.

Regional sustainable Development (Project for Land Management and Sustainable Development in Central America)
4200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

political consulting, capacity building for agencies responsible for sustainable land use planning and landmanagement

IS Academy - Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

1230000
Donors:
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Compensation payments for resource and landscape management conducive to carbon storage

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
SAFE Adapted GALS training project
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

UN-Habitat 2020-2025 - UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network
2628183.686
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Agrobiodiversity Program Central America
1230000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The project is a regional program aimed at preserving agrobiodiversity in traditional agricultural production systems of indigenous and peasant communities.

Compensation payments for resource and landscape management conducive to carbon storage
1330000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
United Nations Office for Project Services, United Nations Development Programme
Global Environment Facility

General

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Ecosystem and Natural Resource-dependent Smallholder Farming Communities in Cen
1000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

CI (Conservation International) and CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica) propose to assess vulnerability to climate change in ecosystems whose resources support smallholder farming communities in Central America and to develop and test strategies for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to help highly vulnerable farming communities cope with climate change.

Spatial Planning and sustainable Developement in Central America
4380000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The programme supports national institutions responsible for spatial/regional development and planning to develop improved frameworks, strategies and instruments for sustainable spatial development.

Regional sustainable Development (Project for Land Management and Sustainable Development in Central America)
4200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

political consulting, capacity building for agencies responsible for sustainable land use planning and landmanagement

IS Academy - Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

1330000
Donors:
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
SAFE Adapted GALS training project
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

UN-Habitat 2020-2025 - UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network
2628183.686
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Agrobiodiversity Program Central America
1230000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The project is a regional program aimed at preserving agrobiodiversity in traditional agricultural production systems of indigenous and peasant communities.

Compensation payments for resource and landscape management conducive to carbon storage
1330000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
United Nations Office for Project Services, United Nations Development Programme
Global Environment Facility

General

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Ecosystem and Natural Resource-dependent Smallholder Farming Communities in Cen
1000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

CI (Conservation International) and CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica) propose to assess vulnerability to climate change in ecosystems whose resources support smallholder farming communities in Central America and to develop and test strategies for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to help highly vulnerable farming communities cope with climate change.

Spatial Planning and sustainable Developement in Central America
4380000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The programme supports national institutions responsible for spatial/regional development and planning to develop improved frameworks, strategies and instruments for sustainable spatial development.

Regional sustainable Development (Project for Land Management and Sustainable Development in Central America)
4200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

political consulting, capacity building for agencies responsible for sustainable land use planning and landmanagement

IS Academy - Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

0
Donors:
Global Environment Facility
Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Ecosystem and Natural Resource-dependent Smallholder Farming Communities in Cen

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
SAFE Adapted GALS training project
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

UN-Habitat 2020-2025 - UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network
2628183.686
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Agrobiodiversity Program Central America
1230000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The project is a regional program aimed at preserving agrobiodiversity in traditional agricultural production systems of indigenous and peasant communities.

Compensation payments for resource and landscape management conducive to carbon storage
1330000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
United Nations Office for Project Services, United Nations Development Programme
Global Environment Facility

General

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Ecosystem and Natural Resource-dependent Smallholder Farming Communities in Cen
1000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

CI (Conservation International) and CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica) propose to assess vulnerability to climate change in ecosystems whose resources support smallholder farming communities in Central America and to develop and test strategies for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to help highly vulnerable farming communities cope with climate change.

Spatial Planning and sustainable Developement in Central America
4380000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

The programme supports national institutions responsible for spatial/regional development and planning to develop improved frameworks, strategies and instruments for sustainable spatial development.

Regional sustainable Development (Project for Land Management and Sustainable Development in Central America)
4200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

political consulting, capacity building for agencies responsible for sustainable land use planning and landmanagement

IS Academy - Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

1000000
Donors:
Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
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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. 

Prindex - Perceptions of tenure security
Webinar: An introduction to Prindex, 28 November
Around the world, insecure property rights prevent families from feeling confident about the future, businesses from investing, and communities from becoming more productive. Hundreds of millions of us lack property security. This makes the world poorer, less free, and less just. There is a growing…