Forested Area in Costa Rica
– As of 2010 about 53.38% of the country is forested according to the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
– This is compared to the low of 21% reached in 1987
– Sometime in the late 80’s and early 90’s the trend of deforestation began decreasing and re-forestation began increasing through the efforts of the government and various conservation organizations such as REDD+
