One result of Costa Rica's commitment to conservation is that
A) destructive practices such as massive logging and large-scale single-crop agriculture have been nearly eliminated.
B) both protected park areas and the buffer zones around them have suffered only negligible deforestation.
C) ecotourism generates many jobs and brings in a significant fraction of the country's revenue.
D) about 95% of the country's land is protected in some way.
Answer: C
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