ClimateWire: Sailing through turquoise waters in the Gulf of Nicoya, where tourists snorkel in marine biological reserves and brown pelicans have their own protected nesting sites, it's easy to see why this tiny Central American country is routinely voted the "greenest" in the world.
A pioneer in eco-tourism, Costa Rica has built its brand around forest conservation, clean energy and a groundbreaking promise to become by 2021 the world's first carbon-neutral country.
The tourist's image of Costa Rica: a...