EIM Research Project Costa Rica

“Arco Iris Marino”, or A.I.M., is Spanish for “Rainbow of the Sea” and is an environmental network in Costa Rica, operating since April 2012 and working closely with local communities to conserve threatened marine and coastal environments on a grassroots level, building up a showcase scenario that emphasizes a system approach. aspires to use the system approach by integrating every group within the community to instill conservation, education, and sustainability programs and make the programs part of the local infrastructure. and its global volunteers will attempt to provide the means to include everyone as an active participant into the environmental and educational future of the area. This goal can be achieved through the collaboration of many local businesses, organizations, individuals, and the diverse backgrounds of the volunteers.