EARTH University

Mission

Our Identity:
EARTH, inaugurated in 1990, is an international, private, not-for-profit university dedicated to education, extension, research and the generation of value through production, transformation and commercialization activities. The academic program, leading to a “licenciatura” degree, emphasizes the agricultural sciences and the rational management of natural resources. The University seeks to contribute to sustainable development, with a special emphasis on the humid tropics; a region characterized by immense biological and cultural richness, yet threatened by social marginalization and inappropriate agricultural and natural resource management systems.
Our Vision:
Our actions are directed towards building a future in which the humid tropics and its communities achieve social, economic and environmental well being.
Our Mission:
Prepare leaders with ethical values to contribute to the sustainable development of the humid tropics and to construct a prosperous and just society.
Our Values:
• Human development
• Academic excellence
• Ethical behavior
• Social consciousness
• The search for knowledge
• Sustainable development
• Biodiversity conservation

Organization Type Academia

Contact Information

Primary Contact
 Carlos G. Murillo Martínez
cmurillo@earth.ac.cr 		Secondary Contact
 Luis Navarro B.
Address Universidad EARTH La Flor
Centro Daniel Oduber. Km 7 Carretera 21.
Liberia,
05000
Costa Rica 		Website www.earth.ac.cr
Phone (506) 2713-0000/0468
Fax Please use email
Calling/Fax Instructions NA

Our Focus

Primary Initiatives, Target Populations, and Scope of Work:

Initiatives on Solar PV systems, small hydro, waste management and carbon sequestration in several countries. Developing a new campus in Guanacaste including a Center for Innovation and Research on Clean Energy, A Tropical Hydrology Center and Waste Resources Innovation Center.

Fuels/Technologies: Alcohol Fuels
Biogas
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Solar
Wind
 Sectors of Experience: Agriculture
Carbon Finance
Education
Energy
Environment
Financial/Banking
Forestry
Renewable Energy
Rural Development
Small Business
Water
Entrepreneurship,

Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas

Social/Cultural barriers to using traditional fuels and stoves:

Experience training and educating students from over 30 countries, access to a network of +1,400 graduates (Agronomic Engineering).

Market development for improved cooking technologies:

Interested in partnering to develop small enterprises in rural communities for the provision of water, energy and waste management.

Technology standardization for cooking, heating and ventilation:

Developers and users of biogas technologies and applications, biofuels research, solar design and implementation of PV systems, waste management for energy conversion.

Indoor air pollution exposure and health monitoring:

Carbon neutrality certification, education and training, clean energy related topics.

Relevant Publications or Studies

Please see www.earth.ac.cr

Our Contribution to the Partnership

Providers of education and training, technology transfer, advice and research in two campuses in Costa Rica, Guácimo, Limon and Liberia, Guanacaste. Facilities to house large conferences and host researchers, interns and projects aiming to develop new alternatives in energy capture, production, storage and use.