In Costa Rica, the #Footprints4ourFuture (Huella del Futuro) crowdfunding campaign was launched in 2020 by UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in partnership with the Government of Costa Rica, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), the Environmental Forestry Fund (FONAFIFO), and the Environmental Bank Foundation (FUNBAM).

Spearheaded by the Vice-President, the campaign seeks to raise USD 1.9 million to reduce unemployment exacerbated by COVID-19, while reforesting public lands and maintaining the newly planted trees for five years. Its first phase has focused on Northern Costa Rica, a region highly exposed to climate change and deforestation, where already vulnerable populations, and especially women, were disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

By August 2024, #Footprints4ourFuture had raised USD 1.8 million, planted 250,000 trees (25% above the initial target) and supported 3,548 individuals through green jobs and wages.