Links We Like: October 17, 2012

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Links We Like: October 17, 2012

Earlier this month, Costa Rica made the historic decision to outlaw recreational hunting. It will be the first country in the Americas to ban the sport. The law aims to protect the nation’s wildlife, an important move as Costa Rica is said to possess 4% of the world’s biodiversity. Costa Rica is a country with […]

Links We Like: September 21, 2012

Costa Rica is a country with a huge amount of tourism, especially ecotourism. Ecotourism is considered a low-impact form of tourism where those visiting a country explore natural areas that are often fragile. This interesting article talks about how a community in rural Bolivia is using ecotourism to sustain their way of life while enlightening […]