Bio-diversity

The association n Women Punta Morales growing together with the goal of exploring options to improve the quality of life for our families and work with the development of our community . N This association was created in 1993 , its Board of Directors is elected by its associated democratic cally every two years. C has a gland and personer jur dica , which is in tr are actual limit of n by n election of new Board. Its members are all women , most were extractors to pianguas ( Anadara TB ) activity that is helping to support their families , but the scarcity of this obligos find other productive alternatives. The activities of the association n are selling oysters on the half shell or processed , occasionally selling small crafts to and donations of art as many asses. These activities together with its affiliates share the funding source added the association of n , which is not more than 150 000 colones / year. Given the shortage of resource pianguas and lack of employment in the area n the association has taken the initiative to seek viable short to medium term they can develop in their own communities work alternatives . We worked on the sustainable use of pianguas for two years under the consultant at the National University here have trained us in the use of the environments where the piangua in realization n planting and regulated crops not only planting time but by the extraction size n , to ensure the reproduction constant n of the resource. For the past 6 years have been dedicated to the cultivation and marketing of the Japanese oyster activity has been shown to have potential to address our needs econ micas. According to the perception of our standing advisory from the National University and on draft in the t field technician and management of oyster farming systems , the process has reached the maximum pilot m level , necessitating transcend to other levels that allow the activity is projected to business formation n scales. According to them , the experience has identified in this field that the process has gone through multiple stages m allowed to turn define each level clearly show that there is the process of seed production n n the production of oysters for food consumption. Probably each process has to go as they are structured using the following steps and each has its own specifics , no clutch is very important to be prompt and effective , have more clarity or be closer and confident that allow them to reach the activity the ultimate goal of consolidating into a new productive activity with the event involved the organizations or families , when is advanced level pilot projects , ie not far from the project reaches production business scales n . Unlike c mo has been , in the sense that they have had to engage from the early stages of development of this new activity (in the case of organizations involved in processes where it is at once developed or adapted the technology to ny of production of the raw material supply ( seed oysters for our case ) . n Women s Association of Punta Morales was created in 1993 to c marrow and personer jur dica , which remains active developing several activities including clean the area by n Collecting garbage , n j YOUNG integration community in concientizaci n use environmentally responsible . Their board does not receive fees for the positions they hold . since 2000 to date n association has worked actively in various activities whose TRAINING n has been given by the National Learning Institute (INA ) n coordination with National University and our association n . Lack of self-employment in the area, forcing us to seek viable solutions n employment generation in the short term to allow us to support and educate our families without having to migrate elsewhere in search of employment . We have worked during this time to crafts , planting , extraction and sale of pianguas , starting in 2002 with the demonstration started oyster farming as an alternative job for us and our community. However implementation- n of these and any other activity of this type is complex and requires perseverance for the attainment of results n v solids . Therefore this application is aimed ; the strengthening activities have already begun the process of oyster farming and marketing of this . , for which we require the sum of 10000 d dollars , amount requested from the PPD / GEF. These funds will be used to supply n oyster spat , fixing cropping systems already established in the field and the purchase of materials for the various activities that we undertake . Fishing activity has become , in the course of the history of Costa Rica , one of the main means of purchase of revenue for the economy to the pa s , while it has been a livelihood for alimentation b sico n of Costa Rican families , especially those living in the coastal areas of our country s ; adem s , this activity is a significant source of marketing of n to supply power to the national security and foreign trade. However, activity is growing is threatened by over-exploitation ms n , fishing practices that damage the environment as dragging camar n , agricultural waste tailings , industrial and other add to the environmental policy major problem not only in the Morales community , but throughout the Gulf. Pr practices that threaten biodiversity and recovery n the exploited resource. Although the policy is very complex problem within our communities we can generate small as solutions that eventually added all giv

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