Costa Rica: lessons from 30 years of forest and environmental policy
As well as its recent success in World Cup football, Costa Rica is known for its mountains, beaches, forests and other natural landscapes and its 4.7 million people are considered the happiest people on the planet. The country is regarded as a world leader in policies to conserve, protect and sustai...
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KURU20942020-05-07T22:35:07Z Costa Rica: lessons from 30 years of forest and environmental policy Keenan, Rod As well as its recent success in World Cup football, Costa Rica is known for its mountains, beaches, forests and other natural landscapes and its 4.7 million people are considered the happiest people on the planet. The country is regarded as a world leader in policies to conserve, protect and sustainably manage forests. Despite its small size, it has high levels of biodiversity, particularly in its forests. High rates of deforestation and land degradation in the 1960s and 70s have been reversed to achieve an increase in forest cover over the last two decades to about 52% of the land area. How has this been achieved and what can other countries learn from the Costa Rican experience?. Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica 2014-12-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Comentario invitado application/pdf https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/kuru/article/view/2094 10.18845/rfmk.v12i28.2094 Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú; Vol. 12 Núm. 28 (2015): Enero- Junio 2015; 1-3 2215-2504 spa https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/kuru/article/view/2094/1900 Derechos de autor 2014 Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú |
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As well as its recent success in World Cup football, Costa Rica is known for its mountains, beaches, forests and other natural landscapes and its 4.7 million people are considered the happiest people on the planet. The country is regarded as a world leader in policies to conserve, protect and sustainably manage forests. Despite its small size, it has high levels of biodiversity, particularly in its forests. High rates of deforestation and land degradation in the 1960s and 70s have been reversed to achieve an increase in forest cover over the last two decades to about 52% of the land area. How has this been achieved and what can other countries learn from the Costa Rican experience?. |
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Costa Rica: lessons from 30 years of forest and environmental policy |
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