Today we planted around 100 mangrove plants in tidal swamp. The area has been taken over by invasives recently, which outcompetes the mangroves that are so vital to the ecosystem. The mangroves provide habitat for many species of birds and fish, unlike the invasive plant. Destroying mangrove habitat for poorly planned rice farms allowed invasives to take over and seriously harm mangrove populations, which means there’s less habitat and more erosion. This is an example of how the placement of agriculture can be really important for reducing it’s negative consequences on the environment. Additionally, mangroves are important for the local economy and society because the fish populations decline when the mangrove is lost as valuable habitat.
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This farmer understood the importance of biodiversity on his sustainable farm and was careful to farm his lumber in a permaculture, but he had leaf cutter ant problems that prevented him from farming chocolate organically. La Tarde is another farm that relies heavily on eco or agrotourism in addition to its crops. Ecotourism plays an important role on the Osa Peninsula, but too much ecotourism would damage the ecosystem and decrease ecotourism, so it needs to be balanced.
The gold mine tour in the afternoon demonstrated to us how damaging the gold mining industry must have been in its peak. So much sediment is dislodged and flushed downstream, which affects the organism that live in the creeks that rely of specific water conditions, including turbidity, or cloudiness of the water. On a large scale, the gold mining techniques demonstrated by the family at Las Minas in Rancho Quemado would have significant environmental impacts. When the family at Las Minas stopped relying on gold mining, they began more substantial organic farming and tourism to support their family in a safe, sustainable, legal …show more content…
The national parks and private reserves attract ecotourists as well, which contributes to local economies and communities’ ways of living.
Upon arriving in Cahuita, it was clear that it was a tourist town. We saw many restaurants, many hotels, and many advertisements for snorkeling, horseback riding, boating, and hiking tours. The economy of Cahuita must be largely derived from tourism which is definitely impacting the way that the local people live. Without tourism, restaurant or hotel owners might be farming much more to support themselves with more difficulty. It also seems that the friendly and laid-back culture of Cahuita, being of Afro-Caribbean heritage, attracts tourists as well. This society and it’s beautiful environmental setting make it an appealing tourist destination, which has definitely changed the lives of the town’s inhabitants. If the environment were harmed by water or air pollution or trash on the beaches, the town would lose its tourism, so the people have an economic interest in protecting the
This farmer understood the importance of biodiversity on his sustainable farm and was careful to farm his lumber in a permaculture, but he had leaf cutter ant problems that prevented him from farming chocolate organically. La Tarde is another farm that relies heavily on eco or agrotourism in addition to its crops. Ecotourism plays an important role on the Osa Peninsula, but too much ecotourism would damage the ecosystem and decrease ecotourism, so it needs to be balanced.
The gold mine tour in the afternoon demonstrated to us how damaging the gold mining industry must have been in its peak. So much sediment is dislodged and flushed downstream, which affects the organism that live in the creeks that rely of specific water conditions, including turbidity, or cloudiness of the water. On a large scale, the gold mining techniques demonstrated by the family at Las Minas in Rancho Quemado would have significant environmental impacts. When the family at Las Minas stopped relying on gold mining, they began more substantial organic farming and tourism to support their family in a safe, sustainable, legal …show more content…
The national parks and private reserves attract ecotourists as well, which contributes to local economies and communities’ ways of living.
Upon arriving in Cahuita, it was clear that it was a tourist town. We saw many restaurants, many hotels, and many advertisements for snorkeling, horseback riding, boating, and hiking tours. The economy of Cahuita must be largely derived from tourism which is definitely impacting the way that the local people live. Without tourism, restaurant or hotel owners might be farming much more to support themselves with more difficulty. It also seems that the friendly and laid-back culture of Cahuita, being of Afro-Caribbean heritage, attracts tourists as well. This society and it’s beautiful environmental setting make it an appealing tourist destination, which has definitely changed the lives of the town’s inhabitants. If the environment were harmed by water or air pollution or trash on the beaches, the town would lose its tourism, so the people have an economic interest in protecting the