Transparency, accountability, and commitment to the Nosara community have been some of the main characteristics of the Nosara Civic Association (NCA).
This Thursday, February 24, the Board of Directors of the NCA held the General Assembly where the report on the work, the budget and the work plan for next year were presented; therefore, we want to make a summary of what happened so that all the people who could not attend the meeting are informed.
For us at the NCA it is important that all our members know the details of the progress of the projects we are working on, know our impact and know our plans for this year.
(Click here if you want to read the annual report presented by the Board of Directors).
During the meeting, which was held virtually, the president of the NCA, Luis Pardo, explained to the members that the NCA focuses on five programs: Mobility, Biodiversity Conservation, Scientific Research, Citizen Empowerment and Government Support.
What were the results of each program?
Mobility:
- Model Street: We involved all the neighbors, owners of properties located next to the street and authorities to intervene the main street of Guiones. As a result of this first stage, we obtained a conceptualization carried out by the Gensler company.
- Electric Route: We managed to make Nosara the third destination in Costa Rica to have a route with charging stations for electric vehicles. Currently in Nosara there are 16 charging points.
- Trails: We inaugurated the new Bobbi Johnson trail that connects Guiones and Pelada.
Conservation of biodiversity:
- Technical closure of the Garbage Dump: We already have the construction plans and construction permits approved, we are ready to start with the construction stage. We are waiting for the funds.
- NCA Reserves: We are advancing with the delimitation of all NCA parklands located in Guiones and Pelada.
- Water resource management: We segregated and donated two properties with drinking water wells to ASADA to support compliance with AyA regulations.
Scientific investigation:
- Fauna Monitoring: In a joint effort with WCA and we collected 4,000 observations of fauna species, which included views of 1,000 different species in Nosara.
- Aquifers: We continue with research into the numerical modeling of Nosara’s aquifers to understand the behavior of our aquifers and their vulnerabilities.
Citizen Empowerment:
- Innovation Laboratory: We carried out our first laboratory with external facilitators’ support, and the participation of 16 young Costa Ricans. Thanks to this activity we identified and many projects that we included in our 2022 work plan were born from this activity.
- Nosara Somos Todos Race: In December 2021 we organized a five-kilometer race along the NCA trails in order to position the trails, we got more tourists to know them, routes for the mobility of pedestrians and cyclists, while we managed to raise funds , a total of 120 people participated
- Cultural activities: We support the celebration of the Annexation of the Nicoya party and on September 15, together with the Fair and the Muni.
Government Support:
- Regulatory Plan: We are in the second phase of the plan. With our support, the Municipality has already contracted the company to carry out the environmental fragility indices. Progress is being made in the coordination to carry out two axes pending diagnosis.
- CIMACO: We concluded the General Management Plan for the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge together with SINAC. In addition, we provide legal support for the defense of Law N9348 against the action of unconstitutionality.
- Construction Regulations: We are awaiting the final resolution of the Contentious-Administrative Court. The contentious-administrative court has NOT declared the regulation illegal. We continue to support the Muni as passive contributors.
What will we do in 2022?
The Board of Directors also presented this Thursday the work plan that will mark the organization’s route during 2022. The proposal maintains the focus on the five programs that we explained before; These five programs will be addressed through the execution of 28 projects. Some of them are new and others are a continuation of previous projects.
The Board emphasized that one of the main challenges for this year is the generation of funds, so this year we will prioritize attracting new members, the search for main donors to finance the work of the NCA and the creation of Strategic Alliances.
We appreciate all the support received during the 2021 period, we will continue working to strengthen our member base, we invite you to get involved and support our efforts.