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Beyond the Easement: Making Forest Conservation Permanent
The instruments that let you keep your title protect the forest today and lock nothing after you. A ranked guide to the options that actually survive your death and a future owner's signature, from the natural-reserve label to State ownership.
What should you plant, and how far apart? A reader asks.
Two reforesters offer a landowner near Uvita opposite plans. The Costa Rican science says the right answer begins with the site, not the spacing.
They Ate My Garden and I'm Supposed to Be the Grown-Up Here
Costa Rica's leaf-cutter ants farm fungus and engineer soils. The poisons sold to kill them have killed millions of bees. What actually works in your yard.
Introduction to the Forest Defender's Handbook
You don't need a law degree to defend Costa Rica's forests because you need a smartphone with GPS and willingness to file complaints. How you can stop environmental crimes.
Doing Online Property Research in Costa Rica
Property titles and survey maps are registered separately and often don't match. How to navigate incompatible coordinate systems, fragmented databases, and conflicting records.
Staying Safe as a Conservationist
Collective conservation work is safer and more effective because networks protect you while you protect land. How to organize safely and understand real risks without letting them stop you.
Navigating the Bureaucratic System: Who Does What
Contact the wrong agency and your complaint disappears into the void for months. Who has jurisdiction over what, and how to escalate when agencies don't act.