Week 22. Nog meer regen
June 16, 2020
Deze week was relatief saai. Ik kan er niks beters van maken. We hadden nog meer regen en het huis is nu helemaal af. … More Week 22. Nog meer regen
Tag: Costa Rica
Monkeys are made of chocolate
June 14, 2020
For whom the Neotropical Companion (hereafter simply the Companion) is a bit on the heavy side, there is another, more easily accessible book called Monkeys are made of chocolate. It is written by Jack Ewing who bought a cattle and rice farm at the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, somewhat north of Uvita. After a … More Monkeys are made of chocolate
Constructing a house in Costa Rica
June 12, 2020
The past few weeks we have seen how the new house of our house care taker has been built. I found it super interesting and Cristina and I regularly visited the site to see how it progressed. … More Constructing a house in Costa Rica
The right of housing in Costa Rica
June 11, 2020
Having a house, or at least a roof over your head is considered to be one of the fundamental human rights. The right to a standard of living (Article 25). But it does not come as a surprise to anyone that many developing countries do not guarantee that fundamental human right to their citizens. Costa … More The right of housing in Costa Rica
Week 21. Klimaatverandering
June 9, 2020
Er zitten klimaatveranderingen aan te komen. Gisteren realiseerden we ons dat we nog maar drie weken hebben voor onze vrijwilligerstijd bij Osa Conservation er echt op zit. In totaal hebben we hier dan vier maanden doorgebracht. Maar dat is niet de enige klimaatverandering … More Week 21. Klimaatverandering
Week 20. Zon, zee, strand … en mangrove
June 2, 2020
Een week aan de overkant van de Golfo Dulce. Met zon, zee en strand en een fantastische boottocht door een mangrovebos. … More Week 20. Zon, zee, strand … en mangrove
Week 19. Excursie!!!!
May 27, 2020
Afgelopen week was een gewone werk-vanuit-huis week. Maar we zijn wat meer de deur uit geweest. Cristina heeft een paar dagen interviews buiten de deur gedaan – met masker natuurlijk. We hebben een morgen in het kantoor van Osa Conservation gewerkt. En nu zijn we op een vierdaagse excursie! … More Week 19. Excursie!!!!
Ecological economics and conservation
May 23, 2020
Forget me if I get too serious. But one of the outcomes of the volunteer work in conservation is that I started to think about how economics can contribute to conservation. Hence, this series of (more serious) blogs. I started discussing, in general, the links between economics and conservation. And in this blog and future … More Ecological economics and conservation
Economics and conservation
May 21, 2020
Have you ever wondered how someone with an economic or social science background can contribute to conservation? I had asked myself that question many times while we were preparing for the sabbatical and our volunteer work in Costa Rica. I searched the internet looking for examples of volunteer work in conservation and it seemed to … More Economics and conservation
What a tiny tropical country can teach the world about managing the Coronavirus crises
May 18, 2020
It is now a little over two months since Costa Rica published its first report on the Corona crises. At that point in time (11th of March) there were 22 reported cases of infected people. Today, there are 863 of which, only 288 are active cases. This country of 5 million inhabitants has suffered only … More What a tiny tropical country can teach the world about managing the Coronavirus crises
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