Ranked of 1,000 by conservation value. Both rankings are shown: plant data is being added, and neither is the final word. Lower is higher priority.
| Protected area | Rank without plants | Rank with plants | PACE (pilot) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park | 15 | 45 | 2.81 | 5,772 km² |
| Internacional La Amistad | 144 | 148 | Not scored | 1,983 km² |
| Turberas de Talamanca | 177 | 174 | Not scored | 1,959 km² |
Canopy’s country readiness score (C-RISK) has not been published for Costa Rica. PACE scores here come from Canopy’s pilot rubric for Latin America; an area marked Not scored has none yet.
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Canopy (2026). Costa Rica: protected areas in the Canopy Global 1000. Canopy Conservation, cg1k-22ffffd. Retrieved from https://canopyconservation.com/country/costa-rica
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