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  2. Conservation in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Figure 3. 16th century Spanish expansion in the Caribbean "The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica" by Sterling Evans is a renowned book that traces the development of the conservation movement in Costa Rica from the mid 1700s to present day. [2]

  3. National System of Conservation Areas - Wikipedia

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    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC, Spanish: Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación) is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) of Costa Rica. It is the administrator for the nation's national parks, conservation areas, and other protected natural areas.

  4. Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area (Spanish: Área de Conservación Arenal Tempisque (ACAT)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northwest part of Costa Rica, near the Arenal Volcano and covering part of the Cordillera de Tilarán and Cordillera de Guanacaste.

  5. Ministry of Environment and Energy (Costa Rica) - Wikipedia

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    SINAC Sistemas Nacional de Areas de Conservación - National System of Conservation Areas; DGGM Dirección de Geología y Minas - Geology and Mining General Directorate; SETENA Secretaría Técnica Nacional Ambiental - National Technical Environmental Secretariat; TAA Tribunal Ambiental Administrativo - Environmental Administrative Tribunal

  6. Central Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Central Conservation Area (Spanish: Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. It contains six National Parks, several wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserves. [1]

  7. Reforestation in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    These measures were so successful that, in 2021, the country won the first-ever Earthshot prize for their conservation efforts. [6] In an attempt to reverse the harmful effects caused by the inappropriate policies which drove reforestion, Costa Rica started using the PES program (Payment for Environmental Services). The PES program gave ...

  8. Fernando Castro Cervantes Mixed Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Fernando Castro Cervantes Mixed Wildlife Refuge ( Spanish : Refugio de Vida Silvestre Fernando Castro Cervantes ), is a protected area in Costa Rica , managed under the Central Conservation Area , it was created in 1994 by decree 22848-MIRENEM.

  9. Central Pacific Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Central Pacific Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the southwestern part of Costa Rica, on the Pacific coast. [1] It contains four National Parks , and a number Wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserve .