Published: Sep 10th, 2012
The objectives of this Conservation Clinic project were to develop a set of best policy practices for forced resettlement, particularly in cases involving large dams, and to identify areas of [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
The goal of this project was to determine the feasibility and advisability of a market-based payment for environmental services (PES) program for wetland protection in Costa Rica. Under the guidance [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
The goal of this Billfish Foundation commissioned Clinic project was to provide an analysis of the regulation of highly migratory species (including billfish and tuna) in the Wider Caribbean Basin. [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
The client for this Conservation Clinic project was the Secretariat for Environmental Matters (SEM) for the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). The goal was to develop a user-friendly [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
The client for this project, The Sea Turtle Conservancy, asked the Conservation Clinic to examine the effectiveness of domestic and international legal instruments related to the protection of sea [...]
Published: Sep 10th, 2012
Clinic projects in 2010 were more diverse than ever before. This year’s projects included the creation of a citizen’s guide to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement environmental submission [...]
Published: Aug 30th, 2012
The client for this project, The Sea Turtle Conservancy, commissioned from the clinic a white paper that explores the international and domestic legal frameworks for sea turtle conservation in Nicaragua, [...]
Published: Aug 30th, 2012
This project involved Article 39 of Costa Rica’s Biodiversity Law, which provides for concessions to be granted in protected areas for non-essential services such as guide and food service. The [...]
Published: Aug 30th, 2012
Coastal communities worldwide, many of which rely heavily on fishing as a primary livelihood activity, are in danger of displacement or have already been displaced from their historic locations. Displacement [...]
Published: Aug 30th, 2012
Protecting water quality and quantity is a growing concern around the globe. In Costa Rica, community based water providers, which serve close to one million people throughout the country (mostly [...]