The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned

The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned

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Autores principales: Sánchez-Chaves, Oscar, Navarrete-Chacón, Gílmar
Formato: Online
Idioma:spa
Publicado: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/9487
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spelling AMBIENTALES94872024-07-15T15:34:33Z The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned La experiencia de Costa Rica en el pago por servicios ambientales: 20 años de lecciones aprendidas Sánchez-Chaves, Oscar Navarrete-Chacón, Gílmar Deforestation ecosystem services environmental economics forest coverage Latin America. Cobertura forestal deforestación economía ambiental Latinoamérica servicios ecosistémicos. Twenty years ago, we broke traditional schemes to start recognizing the goods and services that forests provide to Costa Rican and world society. Thus, we demonstrated how the inhabitants of a small Central American country set out to reverse the processes of loss of forest cover. This was possible through a national commitment of not depending on external financial resources to achieve a change of mentality, in terms of development in harmony with nature that has a positive impact on the rural landscape. Today, 20 years after this "quixotic action", Costa Rica is the world reference for a scheme of financing the forest and of a consolidated institution that is an example in the management and administration of resources. This article takes a look at the main milestones and lessons learned from the perspective of the authors, who, despite being FONAFIFO officials, do not necessarily represent institutional opinions. Twenty years of contribution to the sustainable development of the country are outlined. Hace 20 años rompimos los esquemas tradicionales para  iniciar el reconocimiento de los bienes y servicios que los bosques le prestan a la sociedad costarricense y mundial, demostrando cómo los habitantes de un pequeño país centroamericano se propusieron revertir los procesos de pérdida de cobertura forestal, mediante un compromiso nacional de no depender de los recursos financieros externos para lograr un cambio de mentalidad en cuanto al desarrollo en armonía con la naturaleza y que incide de forma positiva en el paisaje rural. Hoy, 20 años después de esta “Quijotada”, Costa Rica es el referente mundial de un esquema de financiamiento del bosque y de una institución consolidada que es ejemplo en la gestión y administración de los recursos. En este artículo se hace un recorrido por los principales hitos y lecciones aprendidas desde la óptica de los autores, que a pesar de ser funcionarios de FONAFIFO, no necesariamente representan las opiniones institucionales. Se reseñan 20 años de contribución al desarrollo sustentable del país. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2017-06-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/9487 10.15359/rca.51-2.11 Tropical Journal of Environmental Sciences; Vol. 51 No. 2 (2017): July-December; 195-214 Revista de Ciencias Ambientales; Vol. 51 Núm. 2 (2017): Julio-Diciembre; 195-214 Revista de Ciencias Ambientales; v. 51 n. 2 (2017): Julho-Dezembro; 195-214 2215-3896 1409-2158 spa https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/9487/11254 https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/9487/html Derechos de autor 2017 Revista de Ciencias Ambientales
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Navarrete-Chacón, Gílmar
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title The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned
title_short The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned
title_full The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned
title_fullStr The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned
title_full_unstemmed The Experience of Costa Rica with the Payments for Environmental Services: 20 Years of Lessons Learned
title_sort experience of costa rica with the payments for environmental services: 20 years of lessons learned
title_alt La experiencia de Costa Rica en el pago por servicios ambientales: 20 años de lecciones aprendidas
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