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Costa Rica's reforestation efforts
(27 Jul 2019) LEAD IN
The most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees, a study says. A trillion of them, maybe more.
In Costa Rica a vast reforestation programme is already showing the way.
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Scientists say that planting trees is the best way to combat global warming.
Its a policy that the government has been pursuing in Costa Rica for several decades.
FAO data (from 2015) shows that Costa Rica increased its forest area over a period of 25 years.
Since 2015 52.4% of the country was covered by forests, up from 42% in 1997. That figure has remained static ever since according to the FAO.
The government say they have achieved this reforestation through the creation of national parks, stronger laws to safeguard protected areas and financial incentives.
Jorge Mario Rodriguez, FONAFIFO (National Forest Financing Fund) explains Well with different policies, one is the restoration, the updating of the forestry law, the strengthening and a whole system of protected areas that Costa Rica had been promoting since the 70s and 90s, the creation of national parks, the creation of protected wild areas, which also, being in this type of protection, prevented the disappearance of forests, there were many national and international policies that favoured the recovery of forests in the country
A study, published recently in the journal Science, calculated that over the decades, planting new trees could suck up heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Much of that benefit will come quickly because trees remove more carbon from the air when they are younger, the study authors said. The potential for removing the most carbon is in the tropical countries like Costa Rica.
Tania Amour is the Regional Program Coordinator for Restoration of Landscapes for a Sustainable Future of IUCN for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
She says deforestation leads to soil degradation and water run off, which threatens food security.
One thing that is going to increase human loss is the lack of water in quantity and quality, the production of food, because when losing soil, losing the base of sustenance, it is no longer going to be able to produce food, in fact there are already terrifying projections of loss of soil productivity, yield resulting from the combination of bad practices, lack of trees and climate change or drought as a direct consequence, but what we are already experiencing is the rural exodus, with which we have urban areas in expansion with critical water problems and food production problems.
Food, drinking water, security, food safety ... we will not have it. So it is like changing the vision that conservation and restoration is not only the responsibility of the Ministry of the Environment, it is a matter for the whole world, of all sectors and citizens. she adds.
Other countries are also committing to planting more trees. The New Zealand government recently promised to plant 1 billion trees over 10 years and ensure that the electricity grid runs entirely from renewable energy by 2035.
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TEMPISQUE
Este documental muestra parte de la geografía, biodiversidad y actividades humanas que se realizan en la cuenca del río Tempisque en Costa Rica.
Durante 80 minutos el espectador hará tres recorridos que coinciden con cada capítulo del audiovisual:
Oxígeno: explora la cuenca desde los ciclos del agua, el oxígeno y algunos eslabones de la cadena trófica.
Extracción: expone la naturaleza y el impacto de los modelos extractivos que han marcado el desarrollo de Guanacaste en los que el río Tempisque es protagonista.
y Conservación: utiliza el viaje desde el volcán Orosí en la cordillera volcánica de Guanacaste hasta la desembocadura del río en el Golfo de Nicoya, para reflexionar en torno a nuestros esfuerzos por proteger la cuenca y con ella al agua dulce.
Twist & Sprout's Weekly Shop In Costa Rica!
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Lorna ~ She's the Sprout of T& S and a self-taught 'chef'. Lorna is always striving for the balance of health, love & happiness. She knows that what you put into life, is what you get out. She's here to help you love yourself, from the inside out. Lorna's been on her own personal quest for health & happiness for as long as she can remember. She loves to explore what she's eating, and practices making conscious food choices daily. Lorna is an excellent chef who creates opportunities wherever possible to simultaneously feed body, mind & soul; her food is vibrant, nourishing and wonderful. Her passion & skills are best employed making raw, low fat vegan food. There is so much more to her dishes than first meets the eye, and at the heart of all her creations is quite simply love.
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This video was shot in San Jose, Costa Rica while i was on a Mission Trip with members of my church, University Presbyterian. I taught the guitarist the song about half way through the trip and we thought it would be a good idea to teach it to the group after spending the day in the Costa Rican Rain Forest. Robin (the guitarist), my sister and I are singing the verses while the congregation joins in on the chorus.
Costa Rica looks to geothermal energy
The northern town of La Fortuna, in Costa Rica, houses the Miravalles volcano and the main sprawling compound of geothermal plants up on its mountain slopes.
The undulating grasslands at the foot of the volcano, located in a protected area, provide a serene environment for tourists to walk alongside grazing animals.
In the face of energy price hikes, officials in this Central American nation of roughly 4.8 million people are divided on whether to drill in protected national parks and tap into what many see as unexplored possibilities: geothermal energy.
In the last 10 years, the Miravalles geothermal complex has dramatically expanded, now contributing up to 15 percent of power to Costa Rica's energy grid.
Workers here extract natural steam by drilling wells into the earth's core. The steam is then channelled through production pipes to power plants in the area for further processing.
After being used to power generators at the plant, the steam is directed to cooling towers that transform it back to water. It is then re-injected into the earth's interior through a network of injection fields.
But now, a new way of drilling introduced in the country will give the state-own company access to what they say are unexploited resources.
Eddy Sanchez Rivera, geothermal resources director at Costa Rica's Energy Institute (ICE), says ICE's (state-own energy company) policies have so far been geared for the exploitation of geothermal resources found outside protected areas. This (directional drilling) is an alternative (for that goal). We positioned ourselves at a park's boundaries, we drill directionally underground the park, and then we can use this important resource (steam) for our country without affecting the habitat, the reason why this is a park (protected area).
One of the new projects named Pailas 2 is expected to provide 55 megawatts of power in 2019.
ICE is currently building the geothermal facility outside the Rincon de la Vieja national park, near the northern city of Liberia, where it is expected to drill for the first time horizontally and underground a protected area.
The 'Pailas 2' project will perform directional drilling, which means that from one point we can move about up to a kilometre (0.62 miles) underground with several wells. This significantly lowers the amount of surface affected and building of pipelines, adds Sanchez Rivera.
There are many who question whether this is a good idea, since it could disturb animal habitats.
Since the Costa Rican Civil War in 1948, the country opted to develop its great water reserves and invest in hydroelectric power to generate sustainable energy.
Late President Jose Figueres led the country through the revolution and abolished the army. He then used those funds to increase social services, including the creation of Costa Rica's Energy Institute (ICE), which made it its mission to have electricity accessible to all.
Since then, constant black-outs have been a thing of the past, and today, 99 percent of homes in Costa Rica have electricity, one of the highest in the region, according to government figures.
Elbert Hidalgo, ICE's Communications director says: Countries may have different energy sources but those with geothermal energy have a blessing from God. Costa Rica is among those. However, we have legal restrictions. The greatest potential (of geothermal energy) is inside national parks. Let's remember that this country decided many decades ago to protect its natural sources, whether it's water, forests; nature. There have been debates (in Congress to drill inside parks) about this.
Currently, fossil fuels contribute more than 10 percent of Costa Rica's energy grid.
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How Can Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Green Infrastructure, and Special Economic Zones Help Rebuild Puerto Rico?
Crystal Rose, Amanda Gutterman, and Michael Angelo Here To Answer Those Questions - AMA!
Crystal Rose of Sensay, joined by Micheal Angelo of EduBlock, and Amanda Gutterman, CMO of ConsenSys and Co-Creator of the Ethereal Summit. We are very excited to answer your questions about how blockchain technology can be used for social good and better governance.
Currently, Crystal and Michael are working to harness blockchain's power in the rebuilding of Puerto Rico. #RestartWeek has partnered with several blockchain startups in Puerto Rico to host community-driven events in order to regenerate Puerto Rico.
We are forming a consortium of partners in conjunction with the Startup Societies Summit in Arlington, Virginia for the implementation of a Special Economic Zone where special regulation will allow us test ideas like decentralized power grids and Peer2Peer platforms for governance that will help rebuild the island's infrastructure for the 21st century.
Amanda of ConsenSys and Ethereal also strongly believes in the ability for blockchain to drive positive impact worldwide. ConsenSys is a global venture production studio building developer tools, applications, and enterprise solutions focused on the Ethereum ecosystem. Amanda joins us primarily to talk about the upcoming Ethereal Summit, May 11-12 in NYC, that features speakers, partners, and projects dedicated to social causes and the arts.
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Recorded during Hillsong Conference 2019 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
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VERSE 1:
In the darkness we were waiting
Without hope without light
Till from heaven You came running
There was mercy in Your eyes
To fulfil the law and prophets
To a virgin came the Word
From a throne of endless glory
To a cradle in the dirt
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Praise the Father
Praise the Son
Praise the Spirit three in one
God of glory
Majesty
Praise forever to the King of Kings
VERSE 2:
To reveal the kingdom coming
And to reconcile the lost
To redeem the whole creation
You did not despise the cross
For even in Your suffering
You saw to the other side
Knowing this was our salvation
Jesus for our sake You died
VERSE 3:
And the morning that You rose
All of heaven held its breath
Till that stone was moved for good
For the Lamb had conquered death
And the dead rose from their tombs
And the angels stood in awe
For the souls of all who’d come
To the Father are restored
VERSE 4:
And the Church of Christ was born
Then the Spirit lit the flame
Now this gospel truth of old
Shall not kneel shall not faint
By His blood and in His Name
In His freedom I am free
For the love of Jesus Christ
Who has resurrected me
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