In june 2025, a major outcome of the CRLiveDiverse project was finally published: The special issue “La piña en Costa Rica – ¿producto sostenible, producción sustentable? Pineapple production in Costa Rica as a study case for sustainability paradoxes and new approaches for solutions”!
This monographic issue of the Revista Académica Arjé, edited by Susanne Schlünder and Dennis Wilke, analyzes contradictions withinthe dominant sustainability paradigm, using pineapple production in Costa Rica as an example. It brings together interdisciplinary contributions that highlight the paradoxes within the Sustainable Development paradigm and explore alternative environmental practices, such as those that integrate local knowledge in the style of the IPBES framework. The aim is to question the economic orientation of the Sustainable Development paradigm and propose new perspectives and solutions. The special issue is a collaborative effort of UTN and UOS researchers and students and incoprorates various studies conducted in the context of CRLiveDiverse. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the authors show how Costa Rican pineapple production contradicts the country’s sustainable image, with the aim of promoting a broader and more critical understanding of sustainability.
