Global Processes and the Politics of Sustainable Development in Colombia and Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-194
Author(s):  
Philip J. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Costa Rica

scholarly journals Applying an Indigenous methodology to a North–South, cross-cultural collaboration: successes and remaining challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
Olivia Sylvester ◽  
Alí García Segura ◽  
Sara Ashencaen Crabtree ◽  
Zanisah Man ◽  
Jonathan Parker
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Fund ◽  
Indigenous Methodology ◽  
Traditional Form ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Indigenous Collaboration ◽  
Successes And Challenges

This article represents our collective reflexivity in the process of applying an Indigenous methodology in a North–South, cross-cultural collaboration, funded through the British Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund. The projects’ aim was to bring together Bribri and Jakun leaders (from Costa Rica and Malaysia) for constructive dialogues about sustainable development. Specifically, we applied ulàpeitök (traditional form of Bribri collaboration and translates to lend [peitök] a hand), a concept of collaboration that honours family and community; we also used S-kṍpàkö, the Bribri word for conversation, a concept that translates to feeling the space around each other together. We analyse successes and challenges and elaborate on lessons learned including (a) how and why Indigenous collaboration and reciprocity should be understood before a project is planned or financed, (b) why western academic concepts of reciprocity (such as one-to-one exchanges) need to be decolonized to include Indigenous ways of relating to others, and (c) paying special attention to language in the co-writing of publications to avoid cultural misrepresentation. Our research can inform other North/South, Indigenous/non-Indigenous collaborations that aim to contribute to decolonizing research.

Exploring the applicability of sustainable development goals in Costa Rica: case examples from Mastatal and Conchal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 597-607
Author(s):  
Juan Miguel Kandler Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Corporate Websites ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

Purpose This paper aims to investigate, which sustainable development goals (SDGs) are most mentioned in the sustainability programs of two hospitality companies, Rancho Mastatal and Reserva Conchal, in Costa Rica. In so doing, it is possible to evaluate the level of integration of sustainability principles with hospitality practice. Design/methodology/approach This paper features a case study based mainly on secondary information sourced from the corporate websites of the two companies, augmented by published studies about specific aspects of the SDGs, hospitality and news articles about both companies. Finally, the hotel-specific information was analyzed using studies about SDG progress, and also related frameworks, proposed by the United Nations (UN) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Findings Consistent with UNWTO studies, the two companies’ sustainable programs align the most with SDGs 11, 12 and 13. These are goals classified as difficult to achieve meaning that tourism has a pioneering and innovative role to play in this regard. Mastatal has fully implemented sustainability and Conchal demonstrates an advanced level of integration, using different types of technological solutions to increase sustainability. Finally, the advice is given for companies seeking to embrace the SDGs as a way of being innovative and better positioned in a highly competitive tourism market. Originality/value As SDG overviews exist for large global brands, this paper adds country-specific knowledge, that of Costa Rica a pioneer in tourism sustainability, of sustainable practices of a management company and also of an independent small company, broadening the scope of prior research.

Models of sustainable development and forest resource management in Costa Rica

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Gottfried ◽  
Charles D. Brockett ◽  
William C. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Forest Resource Management

Sustainable Development: A New Challenge for Costa Rica

SAIS Review ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Maria Figueres Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Costa Rica
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