{"product_id":"the-green-republic-sterling-evans-9780292721012","title":"The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith over 25 percent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as \"the green republic.\" In this very readable history of conservation in Costa Rica, Sterling Evans explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews with key players in the conservation movement, as well as archival research, Evans traces the emergence of a conservation ethic among Costa Ricans and the tangible forms it has taken. In Part I, he describes the development of the national park system and \"the grand contradiction\" that conservation occurred simultaneously with massive deforestation in unprotected areas. In Part II, he examines other aspects of Costa Rica's conservation experience, including the important roles played by environmental education and nongovernmental organizations, \u003ci\u003ecampesino\u003c\/i\u003e and indigenous movements, ecotourism, and the work of the National Biodiversity Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sterling Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292721013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292721012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.01w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 33 - Recommended\/Regional General","brand":"Sterling Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055880892671,"sku":"9780292721012","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b77c1e74-1e88-4ab8-a700-e1fbacd8ca34.jpg?v=1685038320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-green-republic-sterling-evans-9780292721012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}