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D • E RD A “Viva IDEA Schmidheiny Nonprofit & Public Award” • AW EPI Costa Rica By rallying the support of the EPI community locally and globally, EPI Costa Rica won first place in the VIVA Schmidheiny Public Award. EPI was also awarded third place in the VIVA Schmidheiny Awards for Nonprofit Organizations with social and environmental impacts in Latin America, honoring our contribution to the ecological literacy of students and direct conservation efforts with leatherback sea turtles at EPI’s Pacuare Reserve. 4