Bio-diversity

Tourism Association and development of production unique York Org n, is located in the Talamanca, district Bratsi, province of Lim n. n cant Background is the Organization, in September 1996, from 28 families ind group bribri genas, who with the support of the Association, formed the Association of producers Org nicos the Chum, or the meaning in the bribri language banana org nico. Its target group are the producers of banana org nico. Its objective improve the quality of life for the producers of banana org nico through the increase in production and sales of bananas org nico. During eight to you this Association intent to develop the activity of banana org nico and not achieve it, I decided to constitute a new partnership mainly oriented to tourism and to the diversification of agriculture, mostly seeking food product of their own crops, for as ensure food security for its members. The new organization, called the Association of tourism and development of production unique York Org n, is constituted by 18 families. The organization participates all the n family cleo (sons, daughters, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters). This association Reali its general Assembly in September 2005 and all the partner families belong to the community of Yorkin. Your site prop is to ensure the dignity and improvement based mico of the inhabitants of Yorkin, which seek to develop through the diversification of production and the development of rural tourism community. Some members of this group, have belonged to the Association the Chum, received the financial support of Fundecooperacin between 1999-2000, $10,000, to initiate the idea of community rural tourism project. With these funds, built two ranches (for food and lodging of visitors services), is better transport system acu tico to buy a boat with engine and rescue (life vests and helmets) team, is acquired a beeper and kitchenware for restaurant service. Is included adem s communications (a brochure) to publicize the tourism project and has participated in the first gu of rural tourism that public COPRENA and the program of small grants from the UNDP as. Also received training in aspects related to customer care, and participated in two exhibitions that front-line COOPRENA in San Jos, to report community-based tourism. Despite this experience, the group n does not receive much Tourism, only the exhaust Caribbean hotel or Puerto Viejo, promotes the possibility of going to Chum in York n. This kind of collaboration has been a good starting point, but requires strengthened for m s visitors. Among the limitations that have had a marketing m efficient is not access to the Internet. N has failed to install a computer and access the Internet using a photovoltaic energy. Some members of the project and the same Ranch families has energy to photovoltaic, thanks to an initiative that impuls Association walk and for which cont with the financial support of UNDP and the Bank Energy and Company of the United States, whom facilit pr loan so ind genas families would have access to energy to. Access to energy to photovoltaic has definitely come to enhance their development, which will see increased when he is able to install a computer and have access to the Internet. This group also has a phone p public which was installed by the ICE using a photovoltaic energy. This service the power to have access to the Internet, to be important to continue efforts with the ICE so that they can connect to the Internet system that the pa s est driving to decrease inequality tecnol gica gaps. Today in d to the Chum the Association changed of name and its strategy of development the two lines l-profile: nica org production and development of community-based tourism, as a way to diversify the production of bananas. It is constituted with 18 partners living in York n (previously the Association the Chum have 10 partners m s that live in other communities of Talamanca, but their dispersion n geogr fica hindered coordination and integration) poverty is one of the main threats facing this group of families Bribri. Given that their income by the sale of bananas are insufficient, the living conditions of these families are inadequate, which is reflected in the poor quality of homes, in the poor quality of food (mainly based on beans, cassava, banana and pl tano), not access to the agr tail diversified production, which limits them in income generation. This situation generates them other difficulties: low level of schooling, not access to the socket of decisions, low levels of organization and local management. This situation also has implications for the management and control of natural resources, lately very affected by floods, which is are the product of the climate change that is generating the warming of the planet. Between the fen less magical climatol m s recent is the series of hurricanes that has affected the country mainly in the region of Pac n fico dry, although the Caribbean has not been without. The worst flood of the past to you was in the area of Sixaola and Salamanca in January or. On a smaller scale also found some areas desforestadas the m margins of r or Sixaola and York n. general objective improve the quality of life of the families of York n through the agro-ecotourism and conservation. Objectives spec graphics - 1: improvement of food and food security for the families of York n by means of this objective is intended to counteract the problem of lack of diversification a

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