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Inspired by the agreements of the Earth Summit (Rio 92), the Government of Costa Rica and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Holland) decided in 1992 to develop an innovative form of international cooperation for sustainable development.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands proposed to three countries located in different continents (Benin in Africa, Bhutan in Asia and Costa Rica in Latin America) to develop bilateral agreements for sustainable development. Under such agreements, the funds provided by the Dutch cooperation would be earmarked for projects with a sustainable character, congruent with the philosophical framework that has arisen after the Rio Summit.
As a result of this process, in 1994 the Government of Costa Rica and the Kingdom of the Netherlands sign the Bilateral Agreement for Sustainable Development (CBDS) and that same year, the foundation Fundeccoperación para el Desarrollo Sostenible is created, to implement the agreement.
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