America Costa Rica The first Costa Rican gymnast to ever classify to the Olympics, Luciana Alvarado, is also the first gymnast at the Olympics to protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at the end of her routine
America Costa Rica The government has reformed its fishing regulations, eliminating the requirement for fishing companies to pay a fixed quota, and instead instituting a quota system based on the amount of fish caught - a change intended to decrease the overall catch
America Costa Rica The country will begin exporting its first ever carbon neutral pineapple: it follows a specific production protocol to have a carbon footprint equivalent to zero
America Costa Rica In recent years, the amount of women graduating from STEM careers has remained the same, as a response, throughout the past year the government granted over 1.000 scholarships for women studying STEM subjects
America Costa Rica The government has launched a new initiative to promote sustainable livestock farming, aimed at incentivising farms to continue their activities without deforesting by issuing fiscal rewards and certificates of sustainable practices