3.4 - Costa Rica

Question 1

% of Costa Rica forested?

Answer 1

52%

Question 2

What do the 1-5 leaves grade?

Answer 2

1. Impact on environment
2. sponsorship projects that involve local community
3. increasing environmental knowledge within that community

Question 3

How many businesses are certified for sustainable tourism?

Answer 3

320 (32% of all tourism)

Question 4

What is the financial cost of these projects?

Answer 4

80% of hotels have 20 rooms or less = small profit margins + fewer staff

Question 5

National park system ?

Answer 5

70 areas, 21 % of the system

Question 6

why is coffee market growth a good thing?

Answer 6

enhances local culture and environment by turning it into a commodity

Question 7

negative economic impacts?

Answer 7

Costa Rica need expensive new infrastructure from FDI

Leakage as profits go back to developed countries

Question 8

What happens if profit becomes the main focus?

Answer 8

try to get too many people in - overcapacity and environment becomes for fragile

Question 9

how far is the reserve Rava Avis from San hose?

Answer 9

96km - 3 hour tractor ride up a steep hill