Deforestation in Costa Rica

By: Meaghan Landry

Basic Facts About Costa Rica

•Christopher Columbus discovered Costa Rica in 1502

•Costa Rica is known as the "Land of Peace"

•Costa Rica is home to 4,576,562 people

•Located in South America

More About Costa Rica•The Quetzal is Costa Rica's national

bird

•Surfing, swimming and football (soccer) are popular sports

•The main language in Costa Rica is Spanish

•Costa Rica is home to 4500 species of animals

Deforestation•20,000 acres of land are deforested

annually

•Deforestation laws are too lenient

•Laws make it easy to obtain logging permits

Deforestation in the act.

More About Deforestation•In the 1960's, the U.S offered millions

of dollars to stimulate beef production and the result was devastating

•Since the 1960's, 60% of Costa Rica has been cleared for cattle ranching

Wildlife Affected by Deforestation

•More than 1000 species of animals are being affected by deforestation

•Many animals live in the trees that are being cut down

The NBP Helps Out•The National Bamboo Project was

founded in 1986 to decrease deforestation

•The NBP replaces timber with bamboo

•Areas that were bare ten years ago have now been reforested

What YOU can do1.Reforestation needs to take place-

plant trees!2.Use recycled items3. If you have to cut down a tree, go for

the older ones, do not cut down baby trees

4.Use coal to heat up the fireplace instead of firewood

5.Support laws to stop any form of deforestation

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