Bio-diversity

Joint Association for the production and Development Alliance Garabito de Agua Zarcas was founded in 1997 in order to contribute to the integral development of its partners and the integration of men and women for this reason n ns determines how mixed. This made up of 18 members, of whom 10 are women, and 8 are men, the Board of directors by decision n of the Assembly is composed of 3 women and 3 men. The Organization faces the effects caused by the deterioration of the productive sector (coffee), which caused greater unemployment and debt sale of properties and peonizaci n. The accompany ado of the lack of opportunities for producci n in an area of abundant water sources and existence of biodiversity, pushed residents of Garabito to organize to find sustainable productive alternatives that would allow it to restore their social well-being, econ mico under a strict respect for nature. The Association has promoted a very strong training process taking into account the impact that these new productive activities in the environment can cause for which has coordinated the development of trainings on topics such as: technical conservation of soil, producci n nica org, properties and use of plants. Also, has tried to strengthen marketing n n company and credit management capabilities based on the foregoing, the organization worked on 3 key areas which are: Producci n nica Org, educati n environmental, educational tourism and volunteerism. On these areas has developed small I projects financed with the support of international donors (the Netherlands and IUCN) through ASCOMAFOR to watershed management and forestry organization which Alliance Garabito is affiliated. The proposed project is part of the promotion of rural tourism and environmental education which has the general objective: promote practical productive alternative environmentally in the community of Garabito Aguas Zarcas, and be carried out through 3 componente:1 - n environmental education. 2. infrastructure for Rural tourism. 3-training. To achieve the goals necessary to achieve the following results: empower people in the community on issues of education n environmental and built a salt n of environmental waste management. A program of education n environmental and established forest protection. Three miles of trails two constru c. 20 families trained on community-based tourism. Working in three areas clave:1 - Producci n Org nica 2 - n 3-educational tourism environmental education and volunteering. Furthermore, espor periodically has handled the sale of plastics to ECOTEACH tur services, an organization that brings groups of American students who come to plant trees in degraded areas, and ISVS are j venes volunteers working in partnership and community projects. The Association has implemented a project on Agriculture nica org under invernadero(10 invernaderos) Exchange debt COSTA RICA CANADA funded and supported by MINAE, INA, MAG, CEDECO and MAOCO which has trained us in processing microorganisms n bioferments and a greenhouse for seed. This project contempl 3 components 1 - strengthening T technical, productive and environmental. 2. development of infrastructure b sica. 3 marketing and marketing n. Some achievements of this project have been the n of nica org agriculture advocacy, training groups COVIRENAS and the strengthening of organizational relationships n; internal gaps of gender and is Streng training on various topics, to the external have expanded relationships with institutions and regional relations, MINAE, IDA, MAG, CEDECO, MAOCO, CORRIDOR BIOL GICO SAN JUAN LA SELVA, and pr ximamente to join us to act. The organization funds its regular activities with a percentage which collects educational tourism and volunteer contributions from its partners. General objective: Promote pr friendly alternative production practices with the environment in the community of Aguas Zarcas Garabito, for the conservation and protection of the reserve of the settlement and the of the water Juan Castro Blanco National Park. Objectives spec graphics: 1.Contribuir to the conservation of natural resources in the community of Garabito, through creation n a salt n of environmental issues and the development of a plan aimed at the community and visitors to apply good n environmental education pr environmental practices. 2.Incentivar to the participation of women in Community Rural tourism n. 3.Fortalecer capabilities, technical production and management n of the families in the community of Garabito in the management of natural resources.

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