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Two decades of developing relevant legal and institutional regimes for the sustainable and nondestructive use of natural resources have framed Costa Rica's pioneer approach to mitigate climate change and conserve its rich biological diversity. This policy framework provides an appropriate context for the actual and proposed development of market instruments designed to attract capital investments for carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation, and allows the establishment of mechanisms to use those funds to compensate owners for the environmental services provided by their land. As a developing economy. Costa Rica is striving to internalize the benefits from the environmental services it offers, as a cornerstone of its sustainable development strategy.
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Castro, R., Tattenbach, F., Gamez, L. et al. The Costa Rican Experience with Market Instruments to Mitigate Climate Change and Conserve Biodiversity. Environ Monit Assess 61, 75–92 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006366118268
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