General Information
What is the name of the reserve being studied
What is Carara Biological Reserve(Carara National Park)
forced out of their homes
What is Residents of the reclaimed land
What did the government offer to people who lost their land near the reserve
an acre of land
what is greenwashing
Greenwashing refers to the marketing scheme of attaching a “green” label to travel services that don’t actually classify as valid ecotourism
What is Costa Rica nations animal
What is the white tail dear
What two biomes are in the transition zone
What is tropical moist forest and wet forest
people have turned to poaching in order to make money
What is Scarlet Macaw
What has state officials done to permits
Permits have been given to 2 stores instead of 6
Why is unregulated flow of tourists a problem
What is disturbing disturbing animals by feeding human food
How many people live in Costa Rica
What is 4.9 million
purposeful travel to natural areas to understand the culture and natural history of the environment; taking care not to alter the integrity of the ecosystem; producing economic opportunities that make the conservation of natural resources beneficial to local people.
What is Ecotourism
have been given rights to the land; they will patent herbs and other healing medicines they find on the land
What is U.S. pharmaceutical companies
What is the United State trying to push on Costa Rica to pass
CAFTA
Why is excluding residents a problem
What is can limit their upward mobility and leave managerial positions for foreigners or urban-educated Costa Ricans.
Where is Costa Ricas Largest pool located
What is Westin Playa Conchal
where is the Carara National Park
What is A
he must not place large demands on businesses about environmental impact. He can’t attract investors if he has rules and policies that cut into their profit.
What is State official
They genuinely believe that tariff liberalization will aid in bringing about a much needed modernization
What is the United States
We need to empower the [local] people and allow them to believe that we can benefit from nature, from traditional knowledge, from the information provided by their ancestors
What is environmental education
How many earthquakes does Costa Rica have at most in a month
What is 40
When did Costa Rica's environmental problem start and who started it
What is 1963 and Government for letting unlimited tourist come into the country.While there are many responsible ecotourism companies, there are also those with reckless, profit seeking guides who can undermine conservation efforts
their jobs are now secure and blossoming. Preserving the land will more likely ensure the preservation of the scarlet macaws and other animal and plant species. Without such animals Costa Rica would be just like any other place on the planet.
What is Carara Biological Reserve workers
Limited the amount of hotels that are given permits to be developed. From 4 to 2
What is State officials
giving them the power to maintain ownership of their land and giving them economic options.“If small businesses such as family-run eco-lodges are forced to close, for example,” Correa says, “they may turn to increasing pressure on fishing or deforestation.”
What is empowering local entrepreneurs and understanding when you support locals
What percent is Costa Rica’s Literscy rate
Whar is 96%