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Country Profile: Costa Rica |
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Forestry and Deforestation
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| Title: |
Articles on Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica |
| Resource Type: |
Article |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
Michael L. Smith |
| Abstract: |
Nature's Crumbling Cathedral: The Tropical
Rainforest
The Pro Iguana Verde Foundation A modern-day
descendant of the dinosaur is now a major player in
the fight to protect and preserve our rain forests. The
Pro Iguana Verde Foundation in Costa Rica is uniting
human, animal and forest in a symbiotic relationship
that may guarantee the survival of all three. |
| Affiliation: |
COCORI |
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| Title: |
Statistics for Forest Cover and Protection |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Author: |
Various |
| Abstract: |
A site that provides statistics for forest cover and protection
in Central America. It is part of a compliation of global forest
conservation resources authored by Iremonger, S., C.
Ravilious and T. Quinton (1997.). "A statistical analysis of
global forest conservation." In: Iremonger, S., C. Ravilious
and T. Quinton (Eds.) A global overview of forest
conservation. Including: GIS files of forests and protected
areas, version 2. CD-ROM. CIFOR and WCMC, Cambridge,
U.K. Click here for discussion of results for Central
America.
Map - Forest Cover in Costa Rica Showing Protected
Areas and Forest Stewardship Council Endorsed
Sites
Map showing Central American forests and protected
areas.
Map showing Central American Ecological Zones,
forest cover and protected areas.
Bar chart showing total area of each forest type with
the percentage protected.
Bar chart showing the total area of forest in each
country with the percentage protected (43% of Costa
Rica's forests were protected in 1997).
Bar chart showing area of forest in each ecological
zone with the percentage protected.
Total Forest area and area of forest protected in each
country [Costa Rica: total forest = 15,169 km2;
protected areas = 6,563 km2 (Total area km2 /
amount protected km2: Mangrove 530/10; Upper
montane forest 1,037/607; Lower montane forest
3,176/2,009; Lowland evergreen broadleaf rainforest
10,306/3,888; Deciduous/semi-deciduous broad leaf
forest 122/49)].
Total area of each forest type and percentage of this
protected in each country.
Area of each forest type in each ecological zone, and
amount protected.
Total area of each ecological zone, percentage of
each zone with forest, and percentage of each with
protected forest. |
| Affiliation: |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
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