12/08/2025
WE NEED TO DO MORE TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING!
“Ninety percent of SINAC’s forestry files are not digitized, which hinders transparency and makes control difficult,” the CGR warned.
The report also criticizes the lack of an institutional strategy to strengthen ethics and prevent acts of corruption. Fifty-two percent of the processes analyzed are in the early stages of corruption risk management. In addition, the lack of effective citizen control mechanisms limits transparency and accountability, undermining public trust.
The Forestry Law establishes the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of the country’s forests as a priority function of the state. SINAC is the entity responsible for authorizing forest exploitation, and its management must ensure that this activity is carried out in a technical, planned manner and in accordance with the law.
A CGR report reveals that SINAC’s poor management of forestry permits in Costa Rica threatens forest sustainability, transparency, and corruption prevention efforts.
