Sustainable rainforest management in Costa rica

Question 1

What is the location and background of Costa Rica

Answer 1

It is a small country in Central America
It is home to 6% of the worlds biodiversity
Attracts 6m tourists each year

Question 2

What is ecotourism

Answer 2

Tourism that is Directed towards the natural environments and conservation.

Question 3

What is the Popular ecotourism destination called in Costa Rica

Answer 3

Montverde

Question 4

What has Montverde provided the citizens

Answer 4

80 new businesses have opened
400 full time and 140 part time jobs directly related to tourism in Montverde

Question 5

What is the disadvantage of montverrde becomibg popular

Answer 5

Land prices have increased
Deforestation to clear areas for tourism industry

Question 6

What are the threats to the Costa Rican Rainforest

Answer 6

by 1990 32,000 hectares or forest were cut down each year
Gold and other metal mining meant large scale soil and rock removing- this meant that areas were deforested and chemicals entered the water system

Question 7

What are examples of rainforest managemnet

Answer 7

Governmnet created 28 national parks with 24% of the countrys land protected
Law and enforcement meant that deforestation had fallen from 1.8m to almost zero by 2005
Afforestation has led to replanting of trees to replace orginal forests that have been lost