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In the '50s, we started investing in hydropower,
在五十年代時，我們開始投資水電工程，
and that kept us away from the trap of using fossil fuels for electricity generation,
這也使我們避免陷入使用石油來發電的困局，
which is what the world is struggling with today.
而現在全世界都在這個泥潭中掙扎。
In the '70s we invested in national parks,
在70年代的時候，我們投資建立了國家公園，
and that kept us away from the deeply flawed logic of growth, growth, growth at any cost
而這也使我們避開了“不惜一切代價發展”這種大錯特錯的邏輯，
that you see others embracing, especially in the developing world.
但這個畸形的理念卻被很多其它發展中國家所尊崇。
In the '90s, we pioneered payments for ecosystem services,
在90年代時，我們率先提出了為生態系統保護工作者支付報酬的政策，
and that helped us reverse deforestation and boosted ecotourism, which today is a key engine of growth.
而這幫助我們逆轉了森林砍伐的后果，同時促進了生態旅游，而這也是我們今天經濟發展的主要引擎。
So investing in environmental protection did not hurt our economy. Quite the opposite.
所以在環境保護方面的投資并沒有妨礙我們的經濟發展。反而起到了促進作用。
And it doesn't mean we are perfect, and it doesn't mean we don't have contradictions.
但這不代表我們是完美的，也不代表我們沒有其他顧慮。
That's not the point.
這不是重點。
The point is that, by making our own choices,
重點是，因為做出了我們自己的決定，
we were able to develop resilience in dealing with development problems.
我們得以堅韌又不失靈活地處理發展過程中的各種問題。
Also, if you take a country like ours,
而且，用哥斯達黎加舉例，
the GDP per capita is around 11,000 dollars, depending on how you measure it.
哥斯達黎加人均GDP差不多是11000美元，當然這在于你是怎么計算的。
But according to the Social Progress Index,
但根據社會進步指數的數據，
we are an absolute outlier when it comes to turning GDP into social progress.
將GDP轉化為社會進步這一點上我們絕對是超群的。
Abolishing the army, investing in nature and people, did something very powerful, too.
廢除軍隊，在保護自然環境和百姓康樂上投資這幾點，都對哥斯達黎加的發展做出了不可磨滅的貢獻。
It shaped the narrative, the narrative of a small country with big ideas,
這一切造就了我們的故事，那就是一個小國家也能有大想法，
and it was very empowering to grow up with that narrative.
而這個小國家也在跟隨這段故事的腳步慢慢成長。
