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This research paper introduces a multiple criteria spectral mixture analysis (MCSMA) method using shortwave infrared (SWIR) data from HyMap imagery to map the successional stages of tropical dry forests (TDFs) in Costa Rica, demonstrating improved accuracy over existing methods.

This research paper analyzes seasonal land surface temperature (LST) variations across three successional stages of a secondary tropical dry forest in Costa Rica's Santa Rosa National Park from July 2013 to July 2016, concluding that precipitation is the primary driver of LST variations.

A research paper analyzing rainfall interception across different successional stages of tropical dry forests in Brazil and Costa Rica, finding that net rainfall trends vary significantly between the two studied regions.

This case study examines Costa Rica's transition from high rates of deforestation to net forest restoration between 1986 and 2005. It highlights how a combination of market shifts, policy changes, and financial incentives—most notably the Pago de Servicios Ambientales (PSA) system—contributed to increasing forest cover from 41 percent in 1986 to 48 percent by 2005.

This report details several research initiatives supported by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) across the Americas. These projects focus on the intersection of environmental science and public policy, addressing nitrogen cycling, tropical dry forest conservation, climate services for agriculture, freshwater ecosystem risks, malaria transmission in the Amazon, water security in arid regions, oceanic carbon sequestration, the impact of highways on zoonotic diseases, and urban hydrological vulnerability.