Conserving the Osa Event at the Costa Rican Embassy
THE EVENT
Over 200
guests gathered at the Costa
Rican Embassy to highlight
conservation eff orts in that
country’s Osa Penninsula
on September 8.
POLICY MAKERS AND PLAYERS
Costa Rican Ambassador
F. Tomas Dueñas, Costa
Rica-USA Foundation for
Cooperation President Luis
Diego Escalante, Nature
Conservatory President Steven
J. McCormick and Costa Rica
Conservation Minister Carlos
Manuel Rodriguez hosted the
outdoor reception.
THE
CAUSE
Costa Rica’s 40,000-
acre Osa Conservation Area
in Costa Rica contains more
tropical ecosystems than any
other place its size on Earth,
despite growing threats to
the environment. The host
organizations hope to conserve
the biodiversity of the region
through strengthening the
area’s national parks and
involving the global community
in its conservation eff orts.
PHOTOS BY JONAH KOCH |
