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It is presented at the first Meeting of Park Rangers in Latin America, The First National Meeting of Park Rangers in Costa Rica was implemented within the framework of the Unpublished Program + Women + Nature of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the Finance Initiative for Biodiversity (BIOFIN) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), together with the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) —MINAE and SINAC as public institutions—

Photography: PNUD Costa Rica

 

• With the adoption of a thousand trees, the Chinese technology company Huawei joins “Footprint of the Future”, an initiative promoted by the Government of Costa Rica and UNDP.
• Native species such as ceiba, coffee, medicinal plants, yellow bark, savanna oak, jacarandas, laurel, almond and guanacaste will be planted on a two-hectare site.
• New forest will offer life, biodiversity and resilience to the ecosystem, while providing green jobs to women in the area.

Los Chiles, August 6, 2021. A former two-hectare sanitary landfill, located in the canton of Los Chiles, in the northern part of the country, will become a forest with 1,000 native species thanks to the contribution of Huawei.

The Chinese technology company officially joined the “Footprint of the Future” initiative this Friday, promoted by the Government of Costa Rica together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

In a ceremony held in Los Chiles, the Vice President of the Republic, Epsy Campbell Barr, planted together with the CEO of Huawei, Peng Yang, the first trees that will form the forest with thirteen circumferences, designed from Nelder’s algorithm.

The activity also had the participation of the Vice Minister of the Environment, Franklin Paniagua, the Mayor of Los Chiles, Jacobo Guillén, and the UNDP BIOFIN coordinator, Ana Lucía Orozco.

In the forest -which will offer life, biodiversity and resilience to the ecosystem, as well as green jobs for women- different native species will be planted such as ceiba, coffee, medicinal plants, yellow cortea, savanna oak, jacarandas, laurel, almond tree, guanacaste, among other

“We thank the Huawei company for joining the Future Footprint initiative and contributing to our country’s efforts to forge the foundations of a sustainable, inclusive and resilient future for all people,” said Vice President Campbell, who is also the manager of this initiative.

He also recalled that the project was born with the aim of leaving an indelible sustainable footprint and with the need to achieve an inclusive economic recovery after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

She explained that, unlike other reforestation programs, “Huella del Futuro” stands out in its efforts to seek the survival of all planted trees by maintaining them for five years, a task carried out mainly by organizations led by women.

The project establishes a map that can be consulted online ( www.huelladelfuturo.cr) where it is possible to visualize the place where each tree has been planted and other information.

Photography: PNUD Costa Rica

 

For his part, the Huawei representative said that “for our company it is very important to participate in actions that seek a benefit with the environment. We have other projects such as TECH4ALL: Saving the Rainforest by Listening, where, through a public-private partnership, we provide technology for efforts to protect the forest and the species that inhabit it. We are happy to be part of Huella del Futuro and contribute to the reforestation of the northern area ”, he highlighted.

The new forest is located on a two-hectare land, owned by the Municipality of Los Chiles, which until 2010 served as a sanitary landfill. During the last 11 years its technical closure was established, so the decision was made to take advantage of this land, giving life to a new forest.

In this regard, Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment and Energy, indicated that the support of the business sector and citizens is essential to continue advancing in the fight against climate change and the generation of green jobs.

“I am very grateful for the support of the Huawei company to an initiative that will contribute to the country’s efforts to increase forest cover to 60% by 2030 and will seek to face the difficult economic situation of vulnerable groups.”

Ambitious project. “Footprint of the Future” is an initiative created within the framework of the celebration of the Bicentennial of Independence, with the aim of bringing together partners from various fields to green the northern part of the country, with the planting of 200,000 endemic, floral, fruit and timber.

According to data from FONAFIFO, in addition to reforestation, this initiative contributes to the generation of approximately 200 direct jobs and 700 indirect beneficiaries, and up to 14,000 green wages, which will boost the economy of the area, one of the most affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for rural women.

In this sense, Ana Lucia Orozco Rubio, coordinator of the BIOFIN initiative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), highlighted that “the multiple crises facing humanity: the pandemic and its economic consequences, the loss of biodiversity and climate change force us to rethink the way we propose solutions in the present ”.

“Footprint of the Future marks a new milestone, highlighting with concrete and comprehensive actions, the economic, social and environmental route, which we must accelerate in the face of immediate needs but with an eye toward achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Development Goals Sustainable, and this is what we conceive as Building Better for the Future ”, he emphasized.

The project has donor partners such as the Green Development Fund, and partners committed to amplifying its objective and logistical support, including ICT, ICE, MEP, INCOFER, MINAE, Coopelesca and Fundación Abuela Ecológica.

To date, 190 people have donated their individual Footprint, as well as companies and institutions, which translates into a total of $ 64,905 USD and 124,327 donated trees.

There are still 75,673 trees to reach the goal All people, companies, organizations that want to be part of the project can make their donations through www.huelladelfuturo.cr

 

Original Note: PNUD Costa Rica – Antiguo relleno sanitario de Los Chiles se convertirá en bosque con especies nativas

First symbolic planting of the China-Costa Rica Friendship Forest (Photo: Rosa Sánchez)

 

• Ubicado en los terrenos del CTP de Los Chiles, bosque contará con un innovador diseño circular, inspirado en la cultura china.
• Organizations led by women will maintain the planted trees for five years to ensure their survival.

Los Chiles. With the conviction that nature-based solutions are key to ensuring sustainable development and combating climate change, China joined the Costa Rican project on Wednesday to reforest the northern part of the country, with an initial donation of 2,000 trees.

In a ceremony held at the Los Chiles Technical Professional College (CTP), the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, symbolically planted the first tree together with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Costa Rica, Tang Heng of the Forest of Friendship between China and Costa Rica.

Along with the president, the first species were also planted, the vice president of the Republic, Epsy Campbell; the Minister of Education, Giselle Cruz; the Minister of the Environment, Andrea Meza Murillo, the Mayor of Los Chiles, Jacobo Guillén; the director of the National Fund for Forestry Financing (FONAFIFO), Jorge Mario Rodríguez; and the assistant resident representative of the United Nations Program (UNDP) in Costa Rica, Kryssia Brade.

The forest, which is part of the “Footprint of the Future” initiative , will be located on the CTP grounds and will feature an innovative circular design, proposed by a team of forestry engineering professionals from the Banco Ambiental Foundation (FUNBAM), inspired by Chinese culture, based on the Nelder algorithm that will allow the planting of different forest and native species.

Throughout a dozen circumferences of the new Friendship Forest between China and Costa Rica, you will be able to see species such as ceiba, coffee, medicinal plants, yellow bark, savanna oak, jacarandas, laurel, almond tree, guanacaste, among others, which they will offer biodiversity, ecosystem resilience and high educational value.

The contribution of the People’s Republic of China is getting closer and closer to meeting the goal of planting 200 thousand endemic, floral, fruit and timber trees in nine northern cantons, in view of the celebration of the Bicentennial of Independence, and in turn contribute to the national goal of increasing forest cover to 60% by 2030.

“We thank the People’s Republic of China for joining the Future Footprint initiative and thus joining the efforts of our country to forge the foundations of a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future for all people and the planet,” said the president of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado.

For her part, Vice President Epsy Campbell, who is also the manager of this initiative, recalled that “Huella del Futuro was born with the aim of leaving an indelible sustainable footprint and with the need to achieve an inclusive economic recovery after the impact of the pandemic by COVID-19 ”

She explained that, unlike other reforestation programs, “Huella del Futuro” stands out in its efforts to seek the survival of all planted trees by maintaining them for five years, a task carried out mainly by organizations led by women.

“I am grateful to the People’s Republic of China that has said yes to this project and with it not only contributes to the country’s environmental efforts, but also to the economic empowerment and leadership of hundreds of women who care for our forests today,” he said.

According to data from FONAFIFO, in addition to reforestation, this initiative contributes to the generation of approximately 200 direct jobs and 700 indirect beneficiaries.

The Minister of Environment and Energy, Andrea Meza, highlighted that “from MINAE we feel deeply honored to contribute with our instances in this initiative. The contribution of governments such as China – especially in the context of being the presidency of COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Kunming in the coming months – is of great relevance ”.

He also recalled that the contribution of the private sector, international organizations and civil society are vital to continue efforts such as the Footprint of the Future program, where better conditions are generated for vulnerable communities and green jobs through nature-based solutions.

First Symbolic Planting of the China Friendship Forest – Costa Rica (UNDP CR)

 

Closer and closer. . LThe Huella del Futuro initiative ( www.huelladelfuturo.crlaunched last October in San Carlos to green the northern area of ​​Costa Rica, has had the support of more than 176 people who have donated their individual footprints, as well as companies and institutions, which translates into a total of $ 49,380 and 3,292 trees donated.

Added to this are some 120,000 trees that are being contributed by the Green Development Fund and that still require financing to cover maintenance work for the 4 years following the planting process.

FONAFIFO and the Banco Ambiental Foundation (FUNBAM) are fundamental allies of the process and for this they have the technical and financial support of the UNDP’s Finance for Biodiversity Initiative (BIOFIN). For its part, the Green Development Fund (CCAD, SICA, EU, GIZ-BMU) has been one of the first partners to join the project.

“We are proud to accompany this process that seeks a green, fair and inclusive economic reactivation. Footprint of the future is an example of a multi-actor initiative, where the importance of public-private alliances is materialized and reflected, in order to advance, firmly and decisively, towards Sustainable Development ”, said Kryssia Brade, resident representative Assistant to the United Nations Development Program.

Brade stressed that “in the same project the environmental, social, economic, educational and cultural dimensions are linked, and the economic autonomy of women is strengthened, and at the same time a better future is ensured for future generations.”

There are still 76,708 trees to reach the goal. All people, companies, organizations that want to be part of the project can make their donations through www.huelladelfuturo.cr

 

Original note: PNUD – Con donación de 2 mil árboles, China se une a proyecto de Costa Rica para reforestar la zona norte

To face the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the fiscal situation of Costa Rica, it is necessary to implement green, resilient and inclusive solutions that consider both the well-being of people and nature This much-needed balance is the only way to overcome the global challenges of the effects of the health emergency, the loss of biodiversity and the climate crisis.

The approach of people to natural resources and the promotion of ecotourism demand a series of facilities and services known as Non-Essential Services and Activities (SANE) in Protected Wild Areas (ASP). The SANE are those activities, such as food service, store, health services, administration and construction of trails in the ASPs, among others, that national legislation enables to be administered by third parties. The SANE offer possibilities for the communities in the area of ​​influence of the ASPs to benefit from economic activities through sustainable employment and at the same time allow to improve the quality of the visit and the enjoyment of nature.

That is why the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) with the support of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), have developed a series of actions for the correct implementation of article 39 of the Biodiversity Law, thus generating the creation of public-private alliances between the Protected Wild Areas and the communities located in their area of ​​influence.

In 2020, around 70 SINAC officials were trained virtually on the current legal and technical framework, which governs the granting of SANE in ASPs; and, the respective accompaniment will continue Likewise, external users may also have a document that helps them understand what SANE are, their objectives, the legislation that applies, the different phases that it comprises (Preparatory Phase, Contract Phase and Phase of Monitoring and Evaluation of the Contract by part of the Administration), the advantages of granting these SANE, among others; This is how the document is presented: The ABC of Non-Essential Services and Activities in Protected Wild Areas of the National System of Conservation Areas .

This process addresses issues that transcend at the international level (Agenda 2030, which is universal and includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and 169 goals), such as inequality, the generation of jobs for local communities; and, therefore, SDG numbers 5, 8 and 9. It also contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in compliance with SDG numbers 14 and 15, by enhancing SINAC’s financial sustainability mechanisms.

Mr. Rafael Gutiérrez Rojas, Executive Director of SINAC, points out that: “Non-Essential Services and Activities will allow visitors to offer a better quality of products and services within the ASPs, improve the visitor experience and generate sustainable development. from a participatory local management. That is why, the need as SINAC to have a document that integrates all the aspects that involve the granting of SANE within the state ASPs, and that serves as a reference at a national and international level in the consolidation of sustainable tourism, of hand in hand with the development and conservation of Biodiversity”.

BIOFIN’s main objective is to mobilize resources to reduce the financing gap in biodiversity, it supports 36 countries worldwide and in Costa Rica, it has a portfolio of 6 financial solutions prioritized by its Steering Committee (Ministry of Finance, MIDEPLAN, MINAE and UNDP) among which is the “SANE Concessions Platform in ASP”, an initiative developed jointly with SINAC; and the + Women + Natura Program.

Mr. José Vicente Troya, UNDP Resident Representative in Costa Rica, highlights that: It is essential for Costa Rica to have clarity of the legal framework and procedures on how to establish Non-Essential Services and Activities as a way to address inequality, and therefore the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). From UNDP, within the framework of its BIOFIN initiative, we are very pleased to be part of this initiative and we reiterate our commitment to continue working on the implementation of actions and the creation of sustainable models that favor protected wild areas, their communities. surrounding areas and their visitors, to advance towards a sustainable, inclusive and resilient economic recovery”.

 

Original note: PNUD Costa Rica – MINAE-SINAC y PNUD fortalecen capacidades en Áreas Silvestres Protegidas para garantizar un desarrollo local participativo y acelerar la recuperación económica

The Let’s Go Forward! Conversation was developed withFundecooperación for Sustainable Development, within the framework of March 8, International Women’s Day,, with the aim of making visible the experiences and experiences of women from different areas of the country who carry out productive activities and promote the conservation of natural resources, as well as an input to the relaunch of the Mujeres Natura Credit Also, the discussion allowed to offer good practices and recommendations for women in Costa Rica who wish to strengthen their productive initiatives and had the participation of: Francisca Cubillo Salas, Coffee Grower Entrepreneur, from Poás de Alajuela, Carolina Castro Castillo, Care Brand Entrepreneur personal and relaxation, from Escazú, Hannia González Araya, Laying Chicken Entrepreneur, from Golfito, Ana Patricia Chaves Mora, Breeding Livestock Entrepreneur, from Pérez Zeledón, Marianella Feoli Peña, Executive Director,

 

 

Fundecooperación announced this week, as part of its Custom Credit Program, a line of credit called “ Mujeres Natura” .

The project has the objective of giving financing opportunities to women who work for biodiversity, to integrate the gender perspective, equality and their empowerment.

Some of the activities supported by this credit are sustainable tourism, sustainable agriculture, sustainable livestock, development of pig and goat activities, responsible fishing or poultry, beekeeping or the manufacture of cosmetic, medicinal, edible and other products based on natural products.

According to the Marketing Coordinator of Fundecooperación, Kattia Rojas Méndez:

With this loan, what is sought is to promote coexistence, protection and sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity in the different productive activities led by women in Costa Rica; as well as, make visible and strengthen the role that they perform in this field. This financing is focused on providing a loan for the purchase of specialized equipment or machinery, working capital for the development of the activity, improvements in infrastructure and processes or final products ”.

Fundecooperación provides advice and support during the credit application process. Credit conditions are adjusted to each productive activity. n addition, they offer differentiated payment periods and total or partial grace for up to six months .. The organization accepts extraordinary payments, without penalty for prompt payment.

Financing ranges from ¢ 500,000 to ¢ 10,000,000, with a term of up to 60 months (5 years), and an interest rate between 8% and 14% per year in colones, which will depend on the components of sustainability of the activity and credit analysis. Regarding the guarantees, these can be: mortgage, movable, pledge, trust and FIDEIMAAS guarantee (for the attention of the vulnerable population) ”, explained Fundecooperación.

DREAMS FROM THE HAND OF MUJERES NATURA

As an example of this work, Fundacooperación presented the case of Doña Adriana Navarro, a woman from Cedral de León Cortés, who sows blackberries and granadilla thanks to the credit granted by the Foundation, which helped her increase her production and sales.

In addition, they introduced Mrs. Ana Patricia Chaves , a neighbor of Progreso de Pejibaye in Pérez Zeledón, who was able to start her business of selling heifers and build a corral.

Finally, in Viquilla number 4 of Río Claro de Golfito, there is Mrs. Hannia González who, together with her family, was able to expand her laying hen business. Now, they have small chicks for the future not to have to buy chickens.

If you want to know more about the Natura Mujeres Credit, you can call the phone number 2225-4507, WhatsApp 8615-2112, chat on the website: www.fundecooperacion.org or write an email to the following address: info @ fundecooperacion .org

In addition, on March 17, Fundecooperación together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Finance for Biodiversity (BIOFIN) will have an event called ” Let’s go forward . “ At the event, several businesswomen who are part of the Fundecooperación Client Portfolio will tell their stories of effort and success. The purpose is to motivate more women to move forward with their business ideas.

he activity will be through the digital platform Zoom and on Facebook Live next Wednesday, March 17 at 3:00 pm Those interested can enter the meeting through the following link: https://undp.zoom.us/j/85429921089?pwd=QTN6Z0JNdk8zUE00T2dhaEJhcGVRZz09 eeting ID: 854 2992 1089 and Access Code: 521846 or, enter the Facebook of Fundecooperación or PNUD.

 

Original note: delfino.cr – Anuncian línea de crédito especial para emprendimientos de mujeres

As part of the innovation and commitment that Fundecooperación para el Desarrollo Sostenible has on issues of equality and the empowerment of women, the Organization was part of a specialized training, in order to have the necessary tools to integrate the intersectional perspective of gender in their projects, programs and credits.

Thanks to this training, which was given by the Finance for Biodiversity (BIOFIN) initiative of the National Development Units Program (UNDP), and within the framework of the More Women More Nature Program, more than 30 people from the Fundecooperación team have the necessary tools to promote this issue in the actions for Sustainable Development that are implemented in the organization regarding the conservation of biodiversity and resilience in the face of the climate crisis.

Marianella Feoli, Executive Director of Fundecooperación, comments that “we have invested time as a Fundecooperación team in training ourselves in such a relevant and cross-cutting issue for our daily work, such as the incorporation and support of women in productive activities, access to credit and opportunities. We thank UNDP for the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences that will undoubtedly favor our efforts towards sustainability and gender equality. ”

For her part, Ana Lucía Orozco Rubio, Coordinator of the Finance Initiative for Biodiversity of UNDP, points out that “from BIOFIN we find in Fundecooperación a mutual conviction to achieve transformative gender impacts in our portfolio of financial solutions, in favor of equality , the empowerment and autonomy of women in Costa Rica. It is strategic alliances like this one that allow us to build better for the future and to face, and with strength, the multiple challenges that we live as humanity, and that have a different impact on women, especially those who live in older situations of vulnerability. Placing women at the center of solutions generates resilience for families, for the sustainability of our natural heritage,

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As for the training, it consisted of 04 sessions, where the gender inequalities experienced by women were analyzed in detail, and which limit the full exercise of Human Rights, access to opportunities and benefits derived from Sustainable Development and the conservation of Biodiversity, on equal terms with men.

In addition, it was possible to reflect and deepen on what it is and what it implies to integrate the intersectional gender perspective as an essential tool to ensure the closing of gaps and promote the empowerment of women, especially with regard to economic autonomy.

Likewise, it offered concrete tools, like ABC, about the technical and operational measures that are necessary to ensure that the results and benefits of Sustainable Development impact women in their diversity in the extensive work carried out by Fundecooperación.

Finally, this specialized training is evidence of the innovation and commitment, at the highest level, that Fundecooperación para el Desarrollo Sostenible possesses in order to walk on the right path and achieve the World Development Goals that allow transforming the reality of women , the communities and the country.

 

Original note: elcorporativocr – Entrenamiento para integrar la perspectiva interseccional de género en los proyectos y crédito para Fundecooperación para el Desarrollo Sostenible

 

San Carlos. With the conviction that nature-based solutions are vital to face the impact of the global pandemic due to COVID-19, the Costa Rican Government announced this Friday the goal of planting 200 thousand trees in the northern part of the country, with a view to the celebration of the Bicentennial of Independence in September 2021.

Under the name, “Footprint of the Future” the project was presented this Friday in a symbolic ceremony in San Carlos by the Vice President of the Republic and coordinator of the North Zone Development Strip, Epsy Campbell, who planted together with the Minister of Environment and Energy , Andrea Meza, a yellow bark tree.

The environmental program with social impact is led together with the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and aims to rehabilitate landscapes and ecosystems of nine northern cantons and generate green jobs at times critical to the local economy.

In this context, Vice President Campbell Barr explained that in order to achieve the objectives, it is intended to plant in the coming months and maintain 65 thousand fruit and flower trees on public roads for five years, 120 thousand timber in agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, and others. 15 thousand species in secondary forests.

This will allow, according to data from the National Forest Financing Fund (FONAFIFO), the generation of approximately 200 direct jobs, 700 indirect beneficiaries and another significant amount of green wages.

During the presentation – within the framework of the third day of the Huetar Norte Region Territorial Dialogue Table – Vice President Campbell explained that this effort will seek to support a green and inclusive economic reactivation, generating jobs and ensuring a better future for future generations. through rehabilitation, planting, reforestation in various areas of the productive and rural urban landscape.

“Huella del Futuro seeks to bring together partners from various fields with a view to greening the northern area of ​​Costa Rica and the economy for the enjoyment of all people and the planet. Unlike other international tree planting initiatives, this one seeks survival success by providing maintenance for 5 years. In addition, it will establish a map that can be consulted online where it will be possible to visualize the place where each tree has been planted and other information ”, he assured.

For her part, Minister Meza stressed that the initiative will contribute to the country’s efforts to increase its forest coverage to 60% by 2030 and will seek to face the difficult economic situation of vulnerable groups.

“Huella del Futuro, and its financing mechanisms, are aimed at small producers, organized groups of women and young people and others, who represent the most vulnerable to the direct effects of climate change, given their economic imitation and location in fragile and highly marginal, in addition to their dependence on agriculture both to generate food and work, “he said.

 

Original note: PNUD Costa Rica – Costa Rica lanza proyecto para sembrar 200 mil árboles en la zona norte