Solutions Journalism

The research that has been carried out in Ostional since the 1970s has included a continuous analysis of whether the controlled extraction of eggs carried out by the community is detrimental to the species. El Colectivo 506 also wants to know, but above all to understand this community-conservation symbiosis that continues to challenge the conservation paradigm.

Alfonso Gatgens prepared this longform piece on emergencies in Sarapiquí without knowing that the greatest emergency in more than a decade was headed for...

Flood have been a part of life in Ciudad Cortés since its founding. We visit the past, present and future of this community to understand its relationship with these emergencies.

Within a diverse context that includes border areas, indigenous and coastal communities, the Talamanca region has managed to organize an effective response capacity to natural hazards, thanks to committed people and community leaders who work to articulate and educate these populations.

When an emergency occurs in a community, the relevant government entities activate their protocols. But what happens when a community like Monte Verde is...

Can you imagine being surprised by a raging flood in the middle of night? Knowing that the worst is yet to come, but not knowing...

Esteban Alfaro decided to make a change in his canton, Perez Zeledón, after he and his boyfriend were thrown out of a bar in...

“The little girl never grows up.”  The psychologist José Luis García has just posed a question: in the 2001 Russell Crowe movie “A Beautiful Mind,”...

An office where fingerprints are processed. A training for the administrators of public ports. The meeting room of a municipal government. Sometimes, the work to...

Over the past three decades, Costa Rica has made important legislative advances towards greater inclusion and respect for LGBTIQ+ rights. Having moved from the arrests...