April 2015: News & Events   Caminos de Osa: March Milestones In March, Caminos de Osa entrepreneurs further developed details of their businesses as they related to the products and services provided. The topics covered in...

Published: Monday, April 20, 2015

INOGO Newsletter, No. XIII

A Moment with Álvaro A Moment with Alvaro In a few weeks, before the heavy wet season rains return to the Osa peninsula, some friends and family of Alvaro will gather at the base of a mighty Ajo (Caryocar costaricense...

Published: Thursday, February 26, 2015

Osa Conservation

February 2015: News & Events   2nd Annual International Migratory Bird Festival & Birding Marathon, 2015 This year, the Annual Migratory Bird Festival in the Osa kicks off with a “Birdathon” on Friday, March 6 and Saturday,...

Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015

INOGO Newsletter, No. XII

Guide for the Identification of Trees in Critical Conservation Status in the Osa Peninsula   Guide for the Identification of Trees in Critical Conservation Status in the Osa Peninsula "Costa Rica contains around 2000 species of trees, of which 119 are in critical conservation status...

Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2015

INOGO Newsletter, No. XII

Diversified Palm Pilot Plantation   In late October 2014, INOGO Co-Director Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo and Local Coordinator Diego Garcia Godinez met with various local governmental, organizational, and community members and leaders in Puerto...

Published: Thursday, December 18, 2014

INOGO Newsletter, No. XI

December 2014: News & Events   International Internship for U.S. – Costa Rica Sister Park Agreement During the autumn of 2014, Melissa Garcia, a Costa Rican student from CEDES Don Bosco technical high school in San José, spent...

Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2014

INOGO Newsletter , No. XI

Caminos de Liderazgo: Facilitating sustainable community development   In May 2014, the Caminos de Liderazgo project was launched in the ACOSA area and carried out with the participation of INOGO, CRUSA, the Costa Rican National Park System (SINAC), with RBA as the...

Published: Friday, November 21, 2014

INOGO Boletín No. X

November 2014: News & Events   Sea Turtle Festival 2014 The Sea Turtle Festival was held Friday, November 14th through Saturday the 15th in Playa Tortuga, Ojochal (Osa). This festival is held every year in order to promote...

Published: Friday, November 21, 2014

INOGO Newsletter, No. X

October 2014: News & Events   U.S. and Costa Rica Sister Park Agreement: SINAC Staff Visit Oct. 12-24 Chris Stein, Superintendent of U.S. National Park Service, provides an overview of Costa Rica’s National Park Service (SINAC...

Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2014

INOGO Newsletter, No. IX

Community Resource Identification INOGO Phase I research taught us that a key component to sustainable growth within the Osa and Golfito cantons, whether of an individual, a community, or the region, is first understanding what...

Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2014

October Newsletter, No. IX

September 2014: News & Events   Entrepreneurship and Biodiversity in the Osa Peninsula The “Constructing My Business” project was created with the goal of working with poachers, gold miners, and illegal loggers to develop legal...

Published: Friday, October 3, 2014

September Newsletter No. VIII

Starting Down a Good Path Caminos de Liderazgo, which started in May 2014, is an effort focused on capacity building in leadership and entrepreneurship for local entrepreneurs and local tour operators.  Local entrepreneurs...

Published: Tuesday, September 30, 2014

INOGO Newsletter, No. VIII

August 2014: News & Events II   New GIS Tool for Municipality of Osa This new tool, developed by the local government of Osa, was designed to offer GIS information about the Osa Municipality and the services it provides to the...

Published: Monday, August 25, 2014

INOGO Newsletter, No. VII

INOGO Pilot Program   In late July, members of the INOGO team met with both public and private Costa Rican institutions in San José and Puerto Jiménez to further explore the possibility of collaborating on a pilot...

Published: Monday, August 25, 2014

August Newsletter, No. VII

INOGO Monitoring & Evaluation In Phase I, as a result of working together, we developed Alternative Futures Scenarios as a tool for INOGO stakeholders to better envision their desired future.  At the end of that process, some of...

Published: Wednesday, August 6, 2014

INOGO Newsletter , No. VI