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Chapter 12. The National Biodiversity Institute
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
- Introduction 1
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PART I. Costa Rica's History of Conservation
- Chapter 1. A Legacy of Scientific Thought and Tropical Research 15
- Chapter 2. The Environmental Problem 33
- Chapter 3. The Conservationist Response 53
- Chapter 4. The Development of National Parks and Other Protected Areas 72
- Chapter 5. Conservation Continued: The Oduber Years 94
- Chapter 6. Conservation through Crisis: Carazo and the Economy 109
- Chapter 7. Crisis Continued: The Monge Administration 140
- Chapter 8. Restructuring and Decentralizing Conservation 154
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PART II. Building a Green Republic
- Chapter 9. Environmental Education: Framework for the Future 185
- Chapter 10. The Nongovernmental Approach 198
- Chapter 11. Oro Verde! Ecotourism for Economic Growth 215
- Chapter 12. The National Biodiversity Institute 237
- Conclusion. "Picking Up the Gauntlet" 245
- Appendix 1. List of Acronyms 255
- Appendix 2. The Presidents of the Republic of Costa Rica, 1928-1998 258
- Appendix 3. The History of Controversy at Santa Rosa-A Besieged National Park 259
- Appendix 4. Anonymous Poem Regarding the Palo Verde National Park Controversy, Summer 1981 261
- Appendix 5. The National Conservation Strategy for Sustainable Development 264
- Appendix 6. Indigenous Population of Costa Rica by Region and Group 266
- NOTES 269
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
- INDEX 307
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
- Introduction 1
-
PART I. Costa Rica's History of Conservation
- Chapter 1. A Legacy of Scientific Thought and Tropical Research 15
- Chapter 2. The Environmental Problem 33
- Chapter 3. The Conservationist Response 53
- Chapter 4. The Development of National Parks and Other Protected Areas 72
- Chapter 5. Conservation Continued: The Oduber Years 94
- Chapter 6. Conservation through Crisis: Carazo and the Economy 109
- Chapter 7. Crisis Continued: The Monge Administration 140
- Chapter 8. Restructuring and Decentralizing Conservation 154
-
PART II. Building a Green Republic
- Chapter 9. Environmental Education: Framework for the Future 185
- Chapter 10. The Nongovernmental Approach 198
- Chapter 11. Oro Verde! Ecotourism for Economic Growth 215
- Chapter 12. The National Biodiversity Institute 237
- Conclusion. "Picking Up the Gauntlet" 245
- Appendix 1. List of Acronyms 255
- Appendix 2. The Presidents of the Republic of Costa Rica, 1928-1998 258
- Appendix 3. The History of Controversy at Santa Rosa-A Besieged National Park 259
- Appendix 4. Anonymous Poem Regarding the Palo Verde National Park Controversy, Summer 1981 261
- Appendix 5. The National Conservation Strategy for Sustainable Development 264
- Appendix 6. Indigenous Population of Costa Rica by Region and Group 266
- NOTES 269
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
- INDEX 307