Forests.org: Costa Rica Links (XML/RSS)

a private research and biodiversity management center, established in 1989 to support efforts to gather knowledge on the country’s biological diversity and promote its sustainable use

dedicated to the conservation of the Costa Rican macaws, the scarlet macaw and the Buffon's or great green macaw, through rescue, captive breeding, and reintroduction into protected areas

established to preserve and reforest an important gap in the cloud forest adjoining the Chirripó Pacifico river on the slopes of Mt Chirripó, the highest mountain in Costa Rica

discusses the impacts of increasing production including river pollution, soil erosion, and deforestation; a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database

provides access to the rainforest canopy - the top of the Costa Rica rainforest - and uses the profits to promote conservation education and reforestation

an examination of Costa Rica's promotion of ecotourism as a sustainable development and conservation strategy, from American University's Trade and Environment Database

a look at the benefits provided by growing coffee under a shade canopy, a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database

information regarding the Monteverde Costa Rica rain forest, and famous ecotourism opportunities in its outstanding wildlife refuges

links to datasets, ecological and conservation information about the Monteverde, Costa Rica cloud forest

Sandy Wiseman shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis reserve

a tropical lichen biodiversity inventory that combines local scientific infrastructure with international taxonomic expertise