The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica

by Sterling Evans

Book Overview

With over 25 percent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as "the green republic." In this very readable history of conservation in Costa Rica, Sterling Evans explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related agriculture.

Drawing on interviews with key players...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292721013
• ISBN13: 9780292721012
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"