Environmental policy and administrative management

The territory ind gena of Matamb was created by executive decree Ns 6037 G May 26, 1976, is covered by the statute reserves ind genas by Law Ind gena Ns 6172. Has an area of 1710 hectare areas, with a population of about 1000 people, which equates to a population density of 58.50 people per km2 The territory ind gena of Matamb account largely with deprived land of forest cover, this because the pr cultural practices of the region n are eminently livestock and therefore a process of elimination n dry tropical forests gave (in v ace of extinction n) for grassland dominant landscape of the region n. The area of Guanacaste by nature regi n dry bioclimate has peculiarities as to disposal of the appeal drico n h, causing a number of issues around human development within the Territory of Matamb Ind gena, basically by b have a deficit d h drico prolonged dry low. This deficit d is maximized by the problems of deforestation, which has affected the high degree of hydrol logical cycle regi n. Currently the recharge areas acu fera are seriously affected by a series of negative actions of humans, leading to a gradual disminuci n r flow of the robes you and acu mammals. It is therefore intended that the ADI Matamb directly decrease the policy problem that affects both their own people and to the villages adjacent to the territory ind gena. This is the general objective of the project to conserve and restore degraded areas in recharge areas within the Territory acu fera Ind Matamb gena, on the principle that this activity is highly complex to initiate a process of environmental education with children and n girls, as also n with adults, in which the elements and their own ethnic cosmovisi n be n the axes of this process. The projects direct actions to promote communally planting 25,000 trees for multiple uses m both fences private farms, communal recreation areas, in areas in which there r os and streams, among other areas; using species native to the area and are in extinction ace v n, is intended to generate further blocks plantations provide wood for consumption in the medium or long term. As a key element in the process of education is working with student n brigades reforestaci ny a theater group to achieve a population target awareness as are the boys and girls of the School February 26, 1886 General Purpose. Preserve and recover degraded areas in recharge areas within the Territory acu sphere of Matamb Ind gena. Objectives spec GRAPHICS 1. Carry out environmental education that allows n directly improve the conditions of the ambient environment in which boys and girls of the School February 26, 1886, the ind gena Matamb community develop. 2.Set a permanent communal nursery. Agroforestry 3.Set by better use of the areas of crops, improving the forest cover in the region n at least 15,000 trees, under the program of payment for environmental services in the form of SAF. 4.Set n recovery of areas by seeding 10,000 trees in degraded areas, r os and streams.

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