Forests of hope: Costa Rica. Restoring hope in the clouds.
People Planet
; 5(4): 22-3, 1996.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-12322449
PIP: The rapid population growth in Central America has created pressure on the largest tract of cloud forest spanning the Talamanca Mountains in Costa Rica and Panama. Of immediate concern is restoring hope in the forest and improving the standard of living among local people. Such is the goal of the Amistad Conservation and Development (AMISCONDE) project in the communities of Cerro Punta, Panama, and San Rafael in Costa Rica. Through agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, environmental education, and community development, AMISCONDE aims to restore the degraded lands in the reserve's buffer zone and improve the income of the people. All the local people, the farmers, women and children have benefited from the project. Some of the activities carried out to meet its objectives include helping the farmers improve the productivity and marketability of their products by teaching them new technologies and giving agricultural credits to farmers, women, and youth groups. In addition, AMISCONDE conducts training courses to address the economic, social and educational needs of women and communities. It is assured that the community and the group will be prepared to continue on their own after the official AMISCONDE office is gone.^ieng
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Research
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Trees
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Population Dynamics
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Conservation of Natural Resources
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Economics
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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America do norte
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Costa rica
Language:
En
Journal:
People Planet
Year:
1996
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United kingdom