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Natural Capital in Costa Rica: An important piece of the development puzzle
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This video describes how WAVES is working with Costa Rica to construct natural capital accounts to get a more accurate representation of the country’s natural resources and how they interact with the economy. In Spanish with English subtitles.

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Natural Capital in Costa Rica: An important piece of the development puzzle
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Global Program on Sustainability

GPS

WAVES is now part of the broader World Bank umbrella initiative, the Global Program for Sustainability (GPS).

Resources

GPS-WAVES Annual Report 2019

Publication , January 2020

Fair fishing: supporting inclusive fiscal reform in fisheries

Publication , February 2019

No hidden catch - Mainstreaming values of small-scale fisheries in national accounts

Publication , February 2019

Cuentas ambientales de Costa Rica

Publication , October 2017

Costa Rica's Environmental Accounts

Publication , October 2017
More Costa Rica resources from our Knowledge Center

Workshops and Consultations

Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Workshop on Environmental Accounting for Policy Analysis

Workshop and Consultation , March 2016

First WAVES Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Ecosystem Accounting - Agenda and Presentations

Workshop and Consultation , February 2015

Global Forest Accounting Workshop

Workshop and Consultation , May 2014

Regional Workshop on Natural Capital Accounting for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with an Emphasis on Water Accounts

Workshop and Consultation , December 2014
More Costa Rica Workshops and Consultations from our Knowledge Center

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Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) is a World Bank-led global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in development planning and national economic accounts.

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