{"id":21306,"date":"2024-05-13T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/30-years-protecting-costa-ricas-last-natural-border\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:41:22","slug":"30-years-protecting-costa-ricas-last-natural-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/30-years-protecting-costa-ricas-last-natural-border\/","title":{"rendered":"30 years protecting Costa Rica&#8217;s last natural border"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 class=\"f-22\" style=\"--fontsize: 22;line-height: 1.4;--minfontsize: 22\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"30.8px\"><strong>30 years protecting Costa Rica&#8217;s last natural border<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>\u2022 The Friends of Cocos Island Foundation (FAICO) was created on May 13, 1994. Its work has been fundamental in the management of Cocos Island National Park, the largest one in Costa Rica and Central America.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, May 14, 2024.<\/b> Within the framework of its 30th anniversary, FAICO celebrates its countless contributions in favor of the conservation and management of Cocos Island National Park and its surrounding ecosystems, thus being consolidated once again as <b>one of the strategic partners with the longest history and cooperation activities for the \u201cmost beautiful island in the world\u201d,<\/b>which is proudly Costa Rican and essential to the planet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To date, <b>FAICO&#8217;s cooperation is estimated at approximately $500,000 annually<\/b>, thanks to projects, initiatives, and the proactive work of its dedicated staff.<\/p>\n<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/isladelcoco.faico\/videos\/986032139558696\/&show_text=false&width=560&t=7\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div><b>65% of the infrastructure used by park rangers, volunteers, and researchers in the national park is the result of projects promoted by FAICO with different partners.<\/b>The positioning, recognition, and obtaining of the declaration of Cocos Island National Park (CINP) as a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-world-heritage\/\">UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997<\/a><\/b> and a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-decared-blue-park\/\">Global Ocean Refuge \u2013 Blue Park in 2018<\/a>are among the great achievements of FAICO along its trajectory.<\/b><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\">FAICO was <\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\"><b>a fundamental stakeholder<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\"> for Costa Rica to go from 2.7% to 31% of conservation and protection of its marine ecosystems, thanks to <\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/government-signs-decrete-to-expand-cocos-island\/\">the expansion achieved in December 2021<\/a>of Cocos Island National Park to 54,844 km\u00b2 and to the creation of the Bicentennial Marine Management Area (BMMA), which measures 106,283 km\u00b2.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18081 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/alejandra-villalobos-faico.png\" alt=\"Alejandra Villalobos FAICO Executive Director\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"> \u201cThe success of FAICO is the result of a proactive and coordinated work with authorities such as the <b>National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), the Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC),<\/b> and other government institutions, together with a large number of local, regional, and international organizations, which under a common purpose, channel human, technical, and financial resources, consolidating <b>a model of cooperation that has inspired marine conservation at a global level,\u201d<\/b>explained Alejandra Villalobos, Executive Director of FAICO.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-3 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tiburon-martillo.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tiburon-martillo.jpg\" width=\"1038\" height=\"708\" alt=\"Tibur\u00f3n Martillo\" title=\"tiburon-martillo\" aria-label=\"tiburon-martillo\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-17701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tiburon-martillo-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tiburon-martillo-400x273.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tiburon-martillo-600x409.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tiburon-martillo-800x546.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tiburon-martillo.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 363px, (min-width: 712px) 545px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2.jpg\" width=\"1042\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\" title=\"Header prueba 2\" aria-label=\"Header prueba 2\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-21209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2-800x538.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2-1200x806.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Header-prueba-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 363px, (min-width: 712px) 545px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3.jpg\" width=\"1244\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\" title=\"header 3\" aria-label=\"header 3\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-21211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/header-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 363px, (min-width: 712px) 545px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>In its 30 years, FAICO has always highlighted the great work carried out by the true guardians of this natural treasure, which is why it created the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/quality-life-of-park-rangers-cocos-island\/\">\u201cPark Rangers Quality of Life Program\u201d<\/a>, <\/b>which has provided essential equipment and supplies for the work that for many years these employees have carried out in the Pacific Ocean, 532 km away from the mainland of Costa Rica, aside from their participation in national and international forums. <b>These spaces have allowed them to participate and position their work and the importance of Cocos Island in our country and abroad.<\/b>.  <\/p>\n<p>The<b>Cocos Island National Park has more than 2,600 species of flora and fauna. It is home to almost 50% of the country&#8217;s endemic biodiversity.<\/b>In addition, it is one of the ten best places for recreational diving and a site of countless milestones and historical moments.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWith its vast experience and leadership, FAICO continues focusing on the development and execution of projects in an articulated manner, where management, sustainable use, and protection of its habitats and natural resources complements the vision that the country adopted in favor of the conservation and protection by creating this national park in 1978, as well as on the current vision of conserving and effectively protecting 30% of marine ecosystems, <b>promoting a favorable impact in a unique place on the planet, in the Costa Rican seascape, and in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor&#8221;.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>In the month of its anniversary, FAICO will develop a series of <b>virtual and in-person <\/b>activities, including <b>four webinars <\/b>with local stakeholders and regional organizations of Galapagos National Park,<b> cleaning of floating marine waste<\/b> with the participation of different groups from the community of Puntarenas, and other special events, all this as part of the celebration of the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/immersedinchange.gob.go.cr\/\">High-Level Event<\/a><\/b>to be held in June 2024, hosted by the Government of Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_margin-top:20px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/donate\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">I want to support Faico&#8217;s endevours <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1769],"tags":[1990],"class_list":["post-21306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-press-releases","tag-30-anniversary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21306"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21377,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306\/revisions\/21377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}