RIU Hotels & Resorts _ Sustainability Report 2019

Biodiversity

Protection of wild life

Costa Rica Wildlife Refuge Since 2014 - Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The National Private Wildlife Refuge in the Matapalo coastal mountains is a 200-hectare protected natural area with considerable environmental, economic and social value. The importance of this area stems from the fact that it is a biological corridor for migratory species as well as home to a great variety of flora and fauna. This natural refuge is home to: • 130 protected species of flora as they are threatened and/or endangered, including trees

such as mahogany, black laurel or hookah. • 80 species of resident and migratory birds. • 30 species of mammals. • 10 species of reptiles.

RIU participates in conservation activities for wildlife and biodiversity through programmes to protect endangered species and their habitats, reforestation and support for foundations that protect the environment.