Trends in environmental education for biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Jiménez ◽  
Martha C. Monroe ◽  
Natalia Zamora ◽  
Javier Benayas
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation

Rediscovery of Furipterus horrens (Chiroptera: Furipteridae) in Costa Rica

Mammalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Alfaro-Lara ◽  
David Villalobos-Chaves ◽  
José Ivan Castillo-Gómez ◽  
Alfredo F. Zuñiga-Montero ◽  
Willy Pineda-Lizano
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Morphological Characteristics

Abstract Furipterus horrens is a small insectivorous bat with distinct clawless tiny thumbs, and with a patchy geographic distribution in the Neotropics. We report the rediscovery of F. horrens in Costa Rica 44 years after it was first recorded. A colony of 100–130 individuals, each one with the distinctive external and morphological characteristics of the species, was found roosting in the lower parts of the floor of bungalows located in the Sarapiquí area. The rediscovery of this species validates the protection of several rainforest fragments through ecotourism, a modern way to balance human development and biodiversity conservation.

Environmental education in Costa Rica

Prospects ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-591
Author(s):  
Hall R. Orlando
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Environmental Education

scholarly journals The Manokwari Declaration: Challenges ahead in conserving 70% of Tanah Papua’s forests

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Cámara-Leret ◽  
Andre Schuiteman ◽  
Timothy Utteridge ◽  
Gemma Bramley ◽  
Richard Deverell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
Se Asia ◽  
Impact On Biodiversity ◽  
Change Mitigation

The Manokwari Declaration is an unprecedented pledge by the governors of Indonesia’s two New Guinea provinces to promote conservation and become SE Asia’s new Costa Rica. This is an exciting, yet challenging endeavour that will require working on many fronts that transcend single disciplines. Because Indonesian New Guinea has the largest expanse of intact forests in SE Asia, large-scale conservation pledges like the Manokwari Declaration will have a global impact on biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.

scholarly journals Impacto de la Educación Ambiental en las Comunidades Próximas del Parque Nacional de Gorongosa - Estudio de Caso Comunidad de Nhambita

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
Domingos Brisito Jequecene ◽  
Miguel Y. Ramírez Sánchez ◽  
Rodrigo Florencio Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
National Park ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Conservation Unit ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Ongoing Process ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

Este artículo se refiere al estudio del impacto de la Educación Ambiental en las comunidades próximas al Parque Nacional de Gorongosa (PNG) en la República de Mozambique y en particular a la comunidad de Nhambita. Surge en el contexto del actual proceso de restauración de esa importante unidad de conservación de biodiversidad. La motivación para la realización del presente artículo se basa en la comprobación de la siguiente problemática ambiental: la prevalencia de prácticas ambientales inadecuadas amenaza la biodiversidad del Parque Nacional de Gorongosa. Ante el problema mencionado se plantea el cuestionamiento de cómo maximizar la Educación Ambiental de las comunidades existentes en el entorno del Parque para la mejora de sus intervenciones en la utilización de los recursos naturales asumiendo la necesidad de protección a la naturaleza. Este artigo é dedicado ao estudo do impacto da Educação Ambiental nas comunidades próximas do Parque Nacional de Gorongosa (PNG) na República de Moçambique e em particular à comunidade de Nhambita. Surge no contexto do atual processo de restauração dessa importante unidade de conservação de biodiversidade. A motivação para produção do presente artigo assenta na constatação da seguinte problemática ambiental: prevalência de práticas ambientais inadequadas ameaça a biodiversidade do Parque Nacional de Gorongosa. Face ao problema colocado, questiona-se, como maximizar a educação ambiental das comunidades existentes no entorno do Parque para o melhoramento de suas intervenções na utilização dos recursos naturais tendo por um lado, a necessidade de proteção da natureza. This article refers to the study of the impact of Environmental Education in the communities near the Gorongosa National Park (PNG) in the Republic of Mozambique and in particular the community of Nhambita. It arises in the context of the ongoing process of restoration of this important biodiversity conservation unit. The motivation for the realization of this article is based on the verification of the following environmental problem: the prevalence of inappropriate environmental practices threatens the biodiversity of Gorongosa National Park. In view of the above problem, the question of how to maximize the environmental education of the existing communities in the Park environment is raised in order to improve their interventions in the use of natural resources, assuming the need for protection of nature.

scholarly journals Strumigenys fairchildi Brown, 1961 (Formicidae, Myrmicinae): first record of this rarely collected ant from Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lívia P. Prado ◽  
Ricardo Eduardo Vicente ◽  
Thiago S. R. Silva ◽  
Jorge L. P. Souza
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Tropical Rain Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
High Resolution Images ◽  
First Time

Strumigenys fairchildi Brown, 1961 is recorded for the first time in Brazil. This ant species was previously known only from a few specimens collected in Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador. The worker S. fairchildi was collected at the Parque Estadual do Cristalino, a continuous area of Amazon tropical rain forest protected for biodiversity conservation in the municipality of Novo Mundo, Mato Grosso state. In addition, we present a distribution map and high-resolution images of the worker.

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