Bio-diversity

This project is presented by the Association Ecotur guitar Ladies Chira to consolidate the lead Rural Community Tourism that tore in the year 2002 with funding from the PPD / UNDP Fundecooperaci n, with the support of other institutions such as the IMAS and the University National. The project aims to expand and strengthen the capacity of the visitors attention na ecotur stico hostel because it s at this time there are two rooms and a room for mats, which are severely limited the ability to offer the service groups . The project has generated in these four years valuable positive impacts, both environmental Ndole as socio mica. The visitaci n has increased, yet they have not reached an achieve the optimal level of revenue prev. With the enlargement of the building, these impacts on the economy of the communities of the Island ny expand to more families multiply n. On the other hand, is intended to address one of the major environmental problems facing the Island of Chira: n the contamination due to improper handling of waste solids s. Is expected to have the support of ASEPALECO (that n is also another member of the national network organization Act) and Yiski, which has launched a PPD waste management project for the Gulf of Nicoya. The Ladies Association Ecotur guitar Chira is an organization of community-based nonprofit, founded in May 2001 by year ten women, five of which are those that remain more active to date. The organizational structure is defined in the Partnership Act 218, which established a General Assembly, a Board of Directors and Fiscal a. The Association is a national integrated network ACT (Asociacion Costarricense de Turismo Rural Community), which form part of the Board. Chira Island has an approximate population of 3,000. The communities that make up the island resort basically b depend on fishing for their livelihood, because there are few sources of employment, and few families have land in production n agr cola or livestock. Within this context, women are in a more disadvantaged situation n, since fishing has traditionally been an activity for men, and there are hardly any alternatives for them econ micas. The organizational process and n conformation of the Association emerged as a potential opportunity for income generation n econ monkeys amicably with the environment, the esc unique beauty of the island, ny vegetation fauna of dry tropical forest, mangroves that surround the island, among other attractions, prompted the Association to try to generate the infrastructure necessary to attract a visitaci n that was nonexistent in place. Thats how inici the ecotourism project. All members of the Association received training through the Office of Civil Society MINAE, to form a group of COVIRENAS (s Vigilance Committee on Natural Resources) with a view to the protection of natural resources on the island in the year 2002, the PPD starts a new project n cooperation with the Association, with the aim of strengthening the capacity to provide services tur appliances. This project Sirvi to finish equipping caba as, building kitchen and dining room, a veranda and a path in the woods, in addition to the divulgaci s n ny promotional initiative. Among the achievements of the Association, has been very important for the support given conformation ny the first steps of the Association of Fishermen of Palito, who with your support PPD presented a project to protect the coral Palito and currently is n developed by boyaje area of reproduction. N also has provided support and hostel facilities for trainings with the residents of the island to the conformation ny n Brigade preparation for the prevention and Control of Forest Fires and COVIRENAS group. Adem s, n environmental education activities with MINAE coordinate to give talks at a school on the island, and coordin with a university to give a talk at the hostel. As for the environmental actions carried out by the Association, it is protecting a small three subject areas of dry forest hectare, adem s and 50 blocks through which the trail that goes to the lookout, which although not property of the Association is also n n is protecting equally. The Association has been very active as a pioneer in opposition to it d tur stico development on the island ny without adequate planning control to prevent negative environmental impacts occur, the economy to and culture of the island contrast the Ecotur Statistics Chira Damas seek to promote responsible tourism, with proper management and benefit the people of the island and its environment. The overall project objective is to contribute to the protection of biodiversity and a healthy environment in Chira Island, as well as the generation of opportunities n econ mica alternatives to fishing. The objectives of the project GRAPHICS specs are:-larger capacity to serve tourists in the hostel of La Amistad rural tourism to generate more direct and indirect income-Combating the problem of inadequate management of waste solids in s Chira Island

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