Giving Compass' Take:

• Causeartist interviews the makers of a documentary called "2.5% — the Osa Peninsula," which explores the biodiversity in the Costa Rican jungle. With one particular "bad-ass" mom as a character study, the film shows how community tourism helps the local population thrive and preserve natural resources.

• The relationship between tourism and conservation hasn't been an obvious one (in fact, they're often diametrically opposed to each other) — but sustainable solutions are on the rise. What can we learn from the Osa model?

• Here's how a surf company in Costa Rica is also looking to make sustainability the core of its business. 

As an organization, we have a strong emphasis on building a better world through travel, which is why we’re proud to partner with Lokal for the release of their film, "2.5% — the Osa Peninsula." Set in the world’s most biologically intense region, the documentary is a beautiful example of the power of tourism to have a positive impact on our world.

This award winning film, shot over 5 years, explores the potential consequences of a planned international airport in the Osa Peninsula rainforest, exposes tourism impacts on previously untouched places in Costa Rica, and highlights a new model of rural community tourism where local families provide travel experiences that shape and protect their communities and natural resources.

The full documentary is now available online via Lokal Travel and Vimeo on Demand. You can watch the film for as little as $1, making it a no-brainer addition to your watch list. We hope you’ll enjoy the film as much as we did, and that it will inspire you to live a life of purpose-filled adventure.

"It’s at once about this loveable and bad-ass single jungle mom, and her surrounding community, all trying to survive however they can, and also about this glorious place that’s home to 2.5 percent of the earth’s biodiversity," says co-creator Marco Bollinger. "The community’s characters make the global story something anyone can relate to, and though our main character Xinia your able to really connect the forest and what it’s like to live there."

Read the full article about the documentary that looks at mass tourism and conservation by Grant Trahant at Causeartist.