Published: Sep 13th, 2012
In the Spring of 2004 UF Law student Alan Hawkins enrolled in the UF Law Conservation Clinic and commenced distance work with the Costa Rica NGO Mar Viva on a [...]
Published: Sep 13th, 2012
UF Law Joint Program Clinic Students Mildred Gomez, Andrew Miller, Anthony Manganiello and Ana Lucia Arias (UCR), flanked Program Directors Thomas T. Ankersen (UF Law) and Shirley Sanchez (UCR Law) [...]
Published: Sep 13th, 2012
World’s Colliding: Land Use in a Developing State Costa Rica is a country making the painful transition to development. Less than 20 years ago it seemed conservationists’ chief concern was [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
Clinic projects in 2009 were principally focused on the governance of Costa Rica’s freshwater and marine resources. This year’s projects included working with NGOs on a citizen-driven initiative to reform [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
For the past three years, the Conservation Clinic has benefited from the participation of recent law school graduates from Brazil. These professionals come to Costa Rica to observe how the [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
Pineapple is Costa Rica’s second most important agricultural export. Unfortunately, the recent expansion of pineapple production has led to environmental damage and subsequent public outcry. Producers require a tool that [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
A large hydropower dam, Diquis, is being proposed for southern Costa Rica. This dam would affect both indigenous and non-indigenous communities. The Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) and the [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
Sport fishing has become an important tourist activity in Central America in recent years, which necessitates a policy framework that encourages sustainable behavior. The client for this Clinic project, MarViva, [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
This project was developed to provide feedback on a new water law proposed for Costa Rica. The current water law was passed in 1942 and many believe it is no [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
English: The Amazon Conservation Leadership Initiative, through the University of Florida and the University of Costa Rica Joint Program in Environmental Law, brought three attorneys from Brazilian Amazon basin states [...]