UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Creación de una red de viveros regionales de excelencia articulados con GENFORES, para el abastecimiento de plantas certificadas al sector forestal
Badilla Valverde, Y. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Murillo Gamboa, O. (Institutional academic collaborator), Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Jiménez Montero, M. (External collaborating researcher ) & Sáenz Muñoz, M. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
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Optimización del aprovechamiento e industrialización de la madera de balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) en plantaciones de pequeños y medianos productores de la Región Huetar Caribe.
Villalobos Barquero, V. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Muñoz Acosta, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Laprade Chavarría, H. (External collaborating researcher ), Vega Monge, F. (External collaborating researcher ) & Mora Valladares, G. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Fabricación y caracterización de tableros aislantes de baja densidad a partir de fibras naturales y adhesivo biodegradable
Moya Roque, R. A. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Tenorio Monge, C. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Puente Urbina, A. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
Research output
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Efecto de la profundidad de la capa freática en la sobrevivencia y productividad de las plantaciones de hule (Hevea brasiliensis) ante el riesgo de la variabilidad climática
Brenes-Bonilla, F. & Arias-Aguilar, D., 7 Apr 2026, In: Revista Tecnología en Marcha.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Floristic and structural analysis of tropical forest in Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
Rodriguez-González, E. A., Soto-Montoya, C., Quesada-Monge, R. & Vargas-Fonseca, L., Mar 2026, In: Tecnologia En Marcha. 39, 15 p., 8570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genetic diversity and structure of the introduced germplasm of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Willd. ex A. Juss) in Costa Rica
Araya-Gutiérrez, D., Araya-Valverde, E., Méndez-Álvarez, D., Arias-Aguilar, D., Murillo-Campos, M. & Zamora, N. A., Feb 2026, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 73, 2, 107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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Costa Rica Launches Traceability System to Tackle Illegal Logging
25/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Datasets
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Changes in physical and water sorption characteristics of three solid woods after one-sided surface charring
Moya Roque, R. A. (Creator), Tenorio Monge, C. (Creator) & Tencio, L. (Creator), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 1 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.5063/F13N21WR
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Physical and energy characteristics, compression strength and thermogravimetric degradation of charcoal produced from sixteen tropical woods from fast-growth plantations in Costa Rica
Moya Roque, R. A. (Creator) & Gaitan-Alvarez, J. (Creator), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.5063/FT8JGP, https://doi.org/10.5063/FT8JGP
Dataset
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Thermoacoustic Sandwich Panels produced with Balsawood or Pineapple Fiber as Core and Melina Wood as external Veneer
Moya Roque, R. A. (Creator) & Villalta-Cespedes, A. (Creator), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 10 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.18845/RDA/PZO1RZ, https://doi.org/10.18845/RDA/PZO1RZ
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