Ce qui commence bien finit mieux : élaboration de propositions selon une démarche soucieuse d'équité entre les sexes

Indigenous peoples living near protected areas in Costa Rica have limited access to livelihood opportunities, while logging, poaching, and other challenges have threatened biodiversity in the country. Indigenous entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism can generate local income and, at the same time, contribute to biodiversity conservation and cultural heritage protection. However, restricted access to credit, particularly among Indigenous women, prevents many from engaging in this sector. 

The Government of Costa Rica, with support from the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched RAÍCES — a pioneering startup incubator that provides Indigenous-led sustainable tourism businesses with non-refundable seed capital, capacity building, and support to develop nature-positive business models. 

RAÍCES has mobilized USD 1,947,019.48 to support 40 Indigenous-led businesses (64% of them led by women), contributing to the sustainable management of 2,222 hectares of forest. 

Ce rapport apporte une contribution importante à la compréhension du sens et des implications d’une nutrition durable, un concept puissant au cœur de la mission de notre conseil scientifique. En rassemblant des informations pertinentes sous des angles socioéconomique, environnemental, nutritionnel et de perception sociale, le présent rapport identifie les principales inconnues susceptibles de devenir des aspects importants dans nos études sur l’intelligence artificielle et les mégadonnées. 

In Panama’s western highlands, small coffee farmers face growing pressures from pests, plant diseases and climate change. Heavy reliance on chemical pesticides has harmed biodiversity, degraded soils and threatened pollinators. This solution shows how endophytic fungi, microorganisms that live naturally inside plants, can serve as effective biological pest control adapted to local conditions. Fungal strains were identified and transformed into low-cost formulations that were tested on coffee farms, where they significantly reduced the need for chemical inputs. The initiative brings together scientists, government institutions and local communities, with a strong focus on training and empowering women farmers. By addressing biodiversity loss, land degradation and gaps in technical capacity, the project strengthens sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience. Farmers benefit through higher yields, lower costs and healthier ecosystems, creating a scalable model for sustainable coffee production in Panama and beyond.

Agriculture in the Guatemalan highlands is a lifeline for local communities but is increasingly threatened by land degradation and climate variability. The Resilient Highlands project supports indigenous smallholders in three micro-watersheds through integrated watershed management and ecosystem service-based planning. By using InVEST models to assess carbon storage, soil retention, and habitat quality, the project informed interventions such as agroforestry, terracing, and forest conservation. Rooted in national forestry policies (PINPEP, PROBOSQUE) and community engagement, the project improved agricultural sustainability, water supply, and biodiversity. The approach strengthened climate resilience and restored vital ecosystem functions while centering gender and indigenous knowledge in its implementation.

A successful initiative linked to development, tourism, innovation and conservation represents the sustainability of the Azul Meámbar-PANACAM National Park under the co-management of the Civil Association Proyecto Aldea Global-PAG.

This National Park has become one of the most visited destinations in the country, with an influx of 22,000 visitors per year, of which 90% are national tourists and 10% are foreigners.

Among the tourist activities that can be developed in this natural destination are: hiking, bird watching (there are two bird watching towers), kayaking, camping, mountain hotel and restaurant called PANACAM Lodge.

This park demonstrates that it is possible to achieve a balance between conservation and development, promoting economic prosperity and addressing environmental challenges.

This standartised solution combines drone technology and an innovative allometric approach to monitor and assess crocodilian populations who face significant threats, leading to population declines with 50% the 27 crocodilian species are threatened, with 25% critically endangered. Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras capture images of even partially submerged crocodiles, allowing precise, non-invasive length estimates based on head-to-body allometric ratios. This method overcomes challenges like logistical constraints, cost, need for highly trained personnel, observer bias, detectability, wildlife disturbance, and safety risks of traditional surveys. By covering remote areas efficiently, the solution enhances biodiversity mo,nitoring, informs conservation strategies, and enables a wide range of additional information to be collected. This solution is very cheap, requiring minimal training, and accessible to a wide range of users, including indigenous peoples and local communities and conservation practitioners.