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INOGO Moves Closer to Sustainability Goals

Appointment of new co-director brings marine focus and expanded reach for initiative.

Published: Thursday, March 15, 2018 Source: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Making a Living, Sustainably

Stanford initiative reconciles perceived conflicts between human prosperity and protection of natural resources.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2015 Source: Stanford Woods Institute
Sharing INOGO in Bogotá, Colombia

At the presentation of the Plan Maestro de la Orinoquía, INOGO’s Associate Director Emily Arnold Mest was asked to share lessons learned from INOGO. Emily joined the panel entitled “Agriculture and...

Published: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Source: INOGO Newsletter

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INOGO Delegation Visits Tourism Training Program in San Carlos

On the 26th and 27th of October, INOGO team members Emily Arnold, professor William Durham, and Erick Vargas, visited the Industrial Agriculture Technical School (ETAI in Spanish) in Santa Clara, San...

Published: Monday, October 28, 2013 Source: Erick Vargas
Workshop at Stanford University: May 3, 2013

  "Ecological Design of Dams: The Diquis & Savegre Hydroelectric Projects in Costa Rica." Costa Rica is considering a number of large infrastructure projects in the southern part of the...

Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 Source: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
INOGO Presents at The Association for Tropical and Biology and Conservation Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica

On June 24th, part of the results from the terrestrial ecosystem component undertaken under the INOGO initiative, were presented on the annual congress of the Association for Tropical Biology and...

Published: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Source: Eben Broadbent
Peace Corps Costa Rica's Community Economic Development (CED) program coordinates with INOGO

On April 17 and 18th regional and local coordinators for INOGO assisted Peace Corps Costa Rica's Community Economic Development (CED) program in coordinating community informational visits in three...

Published: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Source: Local supporters of INOGO
Study Assesses Impact of Proposed International Airport in Southern Costa Rica

A proposed international airport in southern Costa Rica could significantly alter the region’s ecotourism and palm oil-dependent economy, according to a new study released by a collaborative group...

Published: Monday, October 22, 2012 Source: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Woods Institute Fifth Anniversary Symposium

Stanford President John Hennessy presided at a symposium highlighting major accomplishments of the Stanford Woods Institute during its first five years, along with a discussion on where environmental research should be headed in the future.

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Fundacion Neotropica: A Conversation about conflicts in Protected Areas

Fundación Neotrópica and the School of Biology at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) invite you to discuss Settlement Mechanisms in Protected Areas of High Conflict through Sustainable Production Activities. Moderated by Sr. Gustavo Gutiérrez Espeleta, Director of the School of Biology. Also speaking will be: Mr. René Castro, Minister of Environment; Mr. Leonardo Merino, Estado de la Nación; Mr. Bernardo Aguilar, Fundación Neotrópica. Located in Auditorium 290; School of Biology, University of Costa Rica. Second floor.

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Summit in San Jose: June 2013

On June 19, 2013, a summit took place in San José, Costa Rica to officially close the first phase of the Osa and Golfito Initiative (INOGO), as well as to determine the next phase of activity for the...

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Summit in Puerto Jimenez: November 2012

During the 28th and November 29th, 2012, a summit was hosted by the Osa and Golfito Initiative (INOGO) called "Realizing the dream: Actions to build a promising future." About 50 representatives of...

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Environmental Forum featuring Rodolfo Dirzo

Rodolfo Dirzo, Bing Professor in Environmental Science and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment presents Ecology of Defaunation, Biodiversity Change and Risks of Human...

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