Sweet City’: the Costa Rica suburb that gave citizenship to bees, plants and trees

A tree, barn and house are situated near each other

From Patrick Greenfield / The Guardian: Curridabat, a city in Costa Rica has extended citizenship to the flora and fauna of the city (most notably pollinators) in order to enhance efforts to create more green spaces and healthier local ecosystems.

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