COSTA RICA’S THREATENED ECO-TOURISM MODEL GETS UN HELP
August 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
COSTA Rica has long been hailed as a model for generating sustainable wealth from eco-tourism, selling holidays based on its abundant wildlife that avoid damaging the country's pristine environment. However, in recent years, this success story has been challenged by deforestation, illegal harvesting of resources, and national park management inefficiencies. These concerns have inspired a US$4.8 million grant from the UN's Global Environment Facility (GEF), which should strengthen Costa Rica's famed but threatened national parks system. The money ...
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