Bio-diversity

The artisan women Association Ecol gica naci makes three to you as an organized a group of womens response to the increase in tourism in the area and its quite n by n place environmental situation. Currently 14 women, who have been working in crafts as join the Association. At the same time, as a group we have been strengthening through training, and developing projects, with which we want to address our needs econ micas and at the same time contribute to the environment. As part of these efforts the processing n of the present project is one of progress m s important that as an Association we have done. This project, called environmental sustainable ecotourism in the community of San Marcos de Cutris services is an initiative that emerges as a way to address problems in the area such as: logging, hunting and deforestation in area aleda as R or San Carlos (with the environmental consequences in the long term that this implies) and a possible negative impact due to the increase in tourism (if this is not oriented towards an environmentalist n visi). This project has been proposed as objective: promote environmental sustainable ecotourism in the community of San Marcos de Cutris, as a means to conserve the natural resources of the area, and to solve needs socio-economic institutions of its inhabitants. Provide a set of services ecotur plastics which promotes the reforestaci n and environmental awareness in the area such as express it objectives, a set of services tur plastics in San Marcos de Cutris, in the community of San Marcos de Cutris, seeks to create a greater awareness of the environmental area, and show who felled and illegally huntm s there is value in the protection of the resources of flora and fauna, in the decay of these n. With our proposal we want to attract m s tourism, which can benefit all families in general. In this way also, each family may n rating from this visi n conservation community. In relationship with tourism that we seek to promote is purely environmental focus. This is done in same tourists in the reforestaci n (through the purchase and planting of trees), the enjoyment of the environment (through trails) and the purchase of crafts as elaborated with natural products to promote. In s parentheses sense the achievements expected with the project is that 4 services (or attractive) are installed in the community tur plastics. These are: a nursery (so that tourists buy trees and reforest the banks of R or San Carlos. Also schools and other forces of the community to participate an on it), a butterfly garden, a gazebo and trails that run through seven pitches, exist in each particular appeal. Ratio n with the butterfly, will be the moderator of the Regional Office of Pital of MINAE. The / as officials of this office we support Advisor to technical, legal and in the field of environmental education. Also referred to several exchanges, which have a car training information for the Group and people in the community. Such exchanges are har an with the butterfly houses of Ca or black, Santa Teresa (APROSAMA) and Upala (FUFURAMA) with this project we as a group of community-based, be masters contributing to the community productive initiatives linked with the care and protection of the environment. Which in turn will accompany to generate a process of environmental education in the community, around the conservation of biodiversity. By the above is winged believe that the project is consistent with the strategy national PPD/UNDP/GEF, which among other things aims to encourage community initiatives such as the exposed. The environmental sustainable ecotourism in the community of San Marcos de Cutris through the implementation of a set of services oriented plastics ecotur objective General drive to promote the reforestaci n and environmental awareness, with the purpose of conserving the natural resources of the area and solve the needs socio-economic institutions of its inhabitants as. Objectives spec graphics - promote a set of services tur plastics for the improvement of the income of people in the community of San Marcos de Cutris. -Restore the vegas of the R I San Carlos and some nascent community. -Promote a change of environmental awareness in people of the community and tourists coming to San Marcos de Cutris.

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