Chapters in this book

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