Costa Rica Wise
I have been feeling for some time that we would be wise to use a country like Costa Rica as a model for environmental awareness and strategies on peace. I would like to see mandatory training of all world leaders, starting with those falling behind, in Costa Rica to protect our planet and dismantle the military. I am signing up as a trainer….
Some stats below :
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Costa Rica is the second most aware country in the world with respect to the climate change crisis, according to a survey by the Globescan Institute for the BBC World service, recently released by the Associated Free Press.
The countries with the highest awareness levels are Brazil (86%), Costa Rica and the Philippines (83%), Turkey (81%) and Kenya (52%).
The study was done between June 19th and October 13th on 24,071 inhabitants from 23 countries, among them being, China, Costa Rica, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Russia.
Even though the world sensitivity levels reached a record (64% against 44% in 1998), two countries dropped down: China (57% in 2009 against 59% in 2007) and the United States (45% in 2009 against 50% in 2007). These two countries are the main perpetrators of C02 in the world.
Source: http://www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/novedades.asp?ididioma=2
