Costa Rica has traditionally been a showcase of human development in Latin America, but has faced increasing difficulties in maintaining its traditional socio-economic model during the last two decades. The country is also playing an interesting role in urgent global endeavors to find a solution to the damaging contribution of deforestation to climate change.
Flooded streets in Nicaragua, July 2007 © megrje (flickr)
Approximately 130,000 people in Honduras and tens of thousands more across Central America have been forced out of their homes by severe flooding over the last three weeks, reports an international relief organization distributing food and necessities to thousands of affected families.
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