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Costa Rica
- Costa Rica is near central America. Close to the Caribbean
sea. Just North of the equator. Also near to the USA
- Biodiversity - mountains,
volcanoes, beaches and rainforest
- Activities include: guided tours, tours by
local community members, night walking,
planting trees, surfing lessons, local
medicine tour and waterfall walks
- Benefits of ecotourism
- Social
- Publicity helps spread global awareness on
environmental aspects and cultural aspects
- Protects homes and culture
of indigenous people
- 75% of all licensed tour agencies are owned by Costa Rica
- Publicity helps spread global awareness on
environmental aspects and cultural aspects
- Economic
- Boosted economic development
- Money will go back into the community
- In 2001 tourism revenues totalled 1.1 billion
- Transfer of income from rich to poor countries
- Boosted economic development
- Environmental
- Endangered habitats and
biodiversity will be conserved
- No pollution - uses renewable energy
- Provides jobs for local people once employed
- Conservation initiatives have expanded
to include 70 protected areas
- Endangered habitats and
biodiversity will be conserved
- Social
- Issues challenges of ecotourism
- Unrestricted development of sensitive
areas - specifically on the Pacific coastline
- Farmers sell land privately to
developers for large sums of money
- Growth in tourism means increasing
amounts of litter and waste are a problem
- Vehicles carrying tourists add
to pollution in sensitive areas
- Unrestricted building ruins landscape
and adds to visual pollution
- Unrestricted development of sensitive
areas - specifically on the Pacific coastline
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