Costa Rica proudly classified as one of the 10 most important destinations of the world regarding the environment, according to the most recent publication of Country Brand's ranking conducted every year by the company Future Brand.
For this recognition, important issues are taken into account, such as policies that the country enforces in order to safeguard the environment. A few other nations that also classified in this group are Sweden, New Zealand, Singapore, Iceland, Switzerland, Denmark, Canada, Germany, and Austria.
Regarding the category "Most Like to Live in" where Costa Rica also classified among the ten best of the entire world, aspects such as the life quality, the government stability, the climate, the peace, the tranquility, and the security were taken into account. Countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Singapore, United Kingdom, and Italy also classified in this group.
The Minister of Tourism, Carlos Ricardo Benavides, stated that in both of the categories, Costa Rica appears as the only country in Latin America considered in the ranking, not to mention the fact that Costa Rica was competing with other first world countries.
Ecotourism and Nature 
