Figure 10.25
What are some potential threats to Costa Rica's conservation efforts?
What will be an ideal response?
One serious potential threat is the clearing of forests to grow pineapples in plantations for export to China. Secondly, today, Costa Rica's largest source of income is its $3-billion-a-year travel and tourism industry, almost two-thirds of which involves ecotourism. In 2013, this industry provided 12% of the country's total employment and 12% of its economic activity. However, although ecotourism helps to fund parks and conservation efforts and reduces exploitation of conservation areas by providing income for local people in visited areas, but excessive numbers of ecotourists can degrade sensitive areas.
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