Community Engagement
ExpoCOBAS
Casita Azul
Las Nubes Student Association (LNSA)
Las Nubes Student Association (LNSA)
The Las Nubes Student Association (LNSA) is an organized student group at York University that was initiated to promote sustainable ecological conservation and social sustainability practices in the biological corridor of the Las Nubes region of Costa Rica. At the LNSA, we aim to create awareness about the Las Nubes project, and to get students
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ExpoCOBAS
ExpoCOBAS
Every year we celebrate the Alexander Skutch Festival on the weekend closest to his birthday, May 20th. This date coincides with the Semester Abroad, and so the Festival serves as a space that gathers together York students and local communities. The Festival began in 2013 and was started by Professor Felipe Montoya as a space
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Casita Azul
Casita Azul
La Casita Azul is an education and learning resource centre that supports York’s increasing socio-environmental research, education and community outreach within Costa Rica. Situated in the midst of the local communities in Costa Rica, La Casita Azul supports and enhances York’s Eco-Campus in Costa Rica while playing an important role in research intensification, knowledge mobilization,
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
One of the pillars of our project is community engagement. For over two decades, Las Nubes Project has worked hard to create a space in which local concerns and initiatives are heard and addressed when possible. Our presence in the area was key to the creation of the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor (ASBC) in 2006.
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