News Headline
Costa Rica Creates a New Category of Protected Area to Conserve Forests in Urban Areas
Source
The Costa Rica News
Publication Date
2021-02-26
Costa Rica has a new category of protected area called Urban Natural Parks (PANU), which seeks to conserve ecosystems and forests at risk in the city, as well as improve the physical and mental health of people. It also seeks to increase carbon sequestration; stimulate recreation and ecotourism; promote biological connectivity with the city’s green fabric and its rivers; and prevent natural disasters.