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Country Profile: Costa Rica |
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Biodiversity
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| Title: |
Cost Rican Fauna |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
Various |
| Abstract: |
This web-site features a photo-gallery of Costa Rican fauna. In addition, there are links to similar galleries showcasing the flora as well as geographical features of tourist interest. |
| Affiliation: |
COCORI |
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| Title: |
Costa Rica National Report on Wetlands |
| Resource Type: |
Report |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
Various |
| Abstract: |
(In Spanish) National Report prepared for the 7th
Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting
Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar,
Iran, 1971). Report addresses Implementation of
the Ramsar Convention in general, and of the
Ramsar Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in particular,
during the period since the National Reports were
prepared in 1995 for Ramsar COP6. |
| Affiliation: |
Ramsar Convention Bureau |
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| Title: |
El Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) |
| Resource Type: |
Database |
| Resource Language(s): |
English Spanish |
| Author: |
Various |
| Abstract: |
The Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) is a scientific institution with social orientation. The website provides information about Costa Rica's biodiversity, as well as a
series of important activities developed in the fields of its conservation, scientific research,
and sustainable use. The features of this site also include an inventory of Costa Rican species, a summary on biodiversity issues, and information on INBioparque, an educational and recreational center where visitors
will be exposed to samples of the vast world of biological diversity
that can be found in Costa Rica and its National Parks, thus helping
people understand the importance or preserving our biodiversity. |
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| Title: |
Fishbase- A Global Information System on Fishes |
| Resource Type: |
Database |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Abstract: |
"FishBase is a relational database with fish information to cater to different professionals such
as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and many more." This extensive fish database can be searched for information in a variety of categories under the following divisions: Common name, Scientific name, Glossary, Information by Family, Information by Country/Island, Topic, Biodiversity Maps, and References.
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| Affiliation: |
Fishbase |
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| Title: |
The National Bioodiversity Institute Website |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
Spanish |
| Abstract: |
A program of the World Resources Institute, the goal of this website is to create interest in biodiversity in primary and secondary schools. |
| Affiliation: |
The National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Rica |
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