Exploring the potential of sound management of forest and tree resources on cattle farms located in tropical dry forest of Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The main objetive of this research was to contribute to a better understanding of the cultural, economic, social, political and biophysical factors underlying land use trends in the dry forest zone of Costa Rica, aiming at the identification of economically viable options to increase forest and tree cover.A main conclusion from this research, it was found that farmers are not interested in investing in forest and tree resource management. Farmers demand a payment for the presence of forest cover on their farms

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Main Authors: 68055 Flores López, Juan C., CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Turrialba, Costa Rica autor/a 3977, 20771 University of Wales, Bangor (RU). School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:spa
Published: Turrialba (Costa Rica) Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) 2006
Subjects:GANADERIA, GANADO DE CARNE, GANADO DE LECHE, SITUACION ECONOMICA, CONDICIONES SOCIALES, FACTORES CLIMATICOS, UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA, USO MULTIPLE DE LA TIERRA, RECURSO FORESTAL, AGROFORESTERIA, SISTEMAS SILVOPASCICOLAS, ZONA ARIDA, COSTA RICA,
Online Access:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/5122
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