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Two prominent international publications have featured Costa Rica in their recent news coverage.
In a story that appears in its February magazine, National Geographic explored how the coronavirus pandemic could threaten conservation efforts on the Osa Peninsula. An excerpt from their article:
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the Costa Rican economy, shutting off the spigot of tourist dollars that has underwritten the shift toward environmentally sustainable livelihoods. The hearts and minds of Osa people are turning toward a conservation ethic. But they still have stomachs.
“People here are close to nature,” says Hilary Brumberg, the Osa Conservation staffer who led the reforestation project on Doña Celedonia’s farm. “But when it comes to feeding your family or protecting nature, the family will come first.”