Ecology Directory for Dominical
- Submitted Ecotourism Articles:
- ~ The Dance of the Red-capped
Manakin
~ Anyone Want To Go Birding?
~ Sustainable Paradise
~ Bat Diversity
~ Fat Lima Beans...
~ Snake, Rattle and Roll Part
I
~ Snake, Rattle and Roll Part
II
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Click here to submit an article
- Bird Watching
- Many thanks go to Noel Ureña of Sunny Tours for the wonderful
selection of bird
photographs. .
- Bird Watching Tours
- Sunny Tours:
birding tours and guiding services in the area of Dominical and all
over Costa Rica
- Reforestation:
- One of the most amazing examples of reforestation in Costa Rica is right
here in Dominical. Please visit:
Hacienda Baru - Dominical zip line and rain forest conservation education.
Finca Leola is
a beautiful site that encourages a sense of community among
those interested in reforestation.
- Costa Rica Ecology Links:
- ASANA Friends of Nature (Central and Southern Pacific Costa Rica).
- Natural Resources Defense
Counsel (global environmental issues)
Zero Waste Living
Arenal Conservation Site
MINAE - Costa Rican Ecological Development organization
- Sustainable Building Sites
- LEED (sustainable
construction practices)
Canadian
Construction Association (Award winning organization from
Canada)
Green Building Counsel
LandDevelopmentToday
Design Coalition
- Southernexpeditionscr.com
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- Southern Expeditions is a eco tour company specializing in adventures throughout the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Our unique adventure tours offer you an incredible way to experience this amazing region of Costa Rica.
Green huts
Green homes that are power efficient: www.greenhuts.com
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Newest Jack Ewing Article:
BIRD WATCHING FEVER, ECOTOURISM AT ITS BEST
The Dance of the Red-capped
Manakin
By Jack Ewing
For the uninitiated, a bird watcher's enthusiasm for hearing, sighting
and studying our feathered friends, is hard to fathom. Why would anyone
rise with the sun, walk for hours while toting binoculars, spotting scope,
tripod, field guide, check list and notebook just to observe something
so mundane as a bird? We all see birds every day, so what ’s the big
deal? Continue --->
 <-- Anteater
on a termite's next. Photo contributed by Jack Ewing of Hacienda Baru
Ecotourism Defined:
"
Ecotourism is a nature based form of specialty travel defined by
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) as 'responsible travel to natural
areas which conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local people.'
There is a lot of talk about "Tourism" in Costa Rica. The reason
being, of course, is that there are many tourists that choose Costa Rica as
a preferred destination. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons being that of "ecology".
Hence, "ecotourism".
Costa Rica offers a refreshing step back into a time of big trees and rampant
life all around.
Dominical is at its very heart the personification of "Ecology".
There are enormous jungles, numerous rivers, and expansive beaches that are
home to a staggering variety of birds insects, and rain forest animals. A visitor
to the Dominical area is likely to see several varieties of monkeys, bird varieties
beyond counting, numerous mammals, and if one is particularly quiet, some amazing
reptiles.
News:
Global warming has gone from controversial theory, to scientific fact
in recent times. Obviously the repercussions affect each individual on
the planet, superceding any nationalistic boundaries or ideologies.
| " If everyone on Earth consumed at the same
rate as the United States, it would require 3 Earth's to sustain
the consumption." Quote from a recent National Geographic |
Living and visiting Costa Rica, one finds themselves sensitized to our dependancy
on the balances that exist in nature, making this climate "imbalance" disconcerting.
Below are some links to authoritative Internet resources dealing with the
problem. - www.climate.org
www.ipcc.ch
National
Geographic
Nasa Global Change
About MINAE: El Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía, es una institución muy joven dentro de la estructura general del Estado, sin embargo, es el ente responsable de garantizar el derecho constitucional de un ambiente sano para todos los costarricenses.
MINAE is the Ministry of Environment and Energy. It is a young institution and is within the general structure of the State. However, It is the entity that has the responsiblity to guarantee the constituational right of all Costa Rican's to a clean and healthy environment.
Click here for the MINAE website. |
