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Tables of Contents for The Green Republic
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Acknowledgements
xv
Introduction
l
PART I. Costa Rica's History of Conservation
A Legacy of Scientific Thought and Tropical Research
15
18
The environmental Problem
33
20
The Conservationist Response
53
19
The Development of National Parks and Other Protected Areas
72
22
Conservation Continued: The Oduber Years
94
15
Conservation through Crisis: Carazo and the Economy
109
31
Crisis Continued: The Monge Administration
140
14
Restructuring and Decentralizing Conservation
154
31
PART II. Building a Green Republic
Environmental Education: Framework for the Future
185
13
The Nongovernmental Approach
198
17
Oro Verde! Ecotourism for Economic Growth
215
22
The National Biodiversity Institute
237
8
Conclusion. ``Picking Up the gauntlet''
245
10
Appendix 1. List of Acronyms
255
3
Appendix 2. The Presidents of the Republic of Costa Rica, 1928--1998
258
1
Appendix 3. The History of Controversy at Santa Rosa---A Besieged National Park
259
2
Appendix 4. Anonymous Poem Regarding the Palo Verde National Park Controversy, Summer 1981
261
3
Appendix 5. The National Conservation Strategy for Sustainable Development
264
2
Appendix 6. Indigenous Population of Costa Rica by Region and Group
266
3
Note
269
22
Bibliography
291
16
Index
307