The CNS concept has been recognized nationally and internationally:

• Recognized as one of the 28 World Leading Projects in Sustainable Tourism by the prestigious Global Awards for Tourism for Tomorrow.
• Project of National Interest through a Presidential Decree of the Costa Rican Government.
• Model project in Landscape Design and overall concept - a 28/09/00 resolution of the World Council of the UNESCO-IFLA.
• Endorsement as a Model for Development, Conservation, Education and Peace by Dr. Oscar Arias, Nobel Prize Winner for Peace.
• Endorsement as a Model for Conservation and Education by the world famous primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.