March 2010

Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenible San José Rural (ADESSARU) is transforming the management of the Nacientes Palmichal watershed, located in a rural area in the San José province of Costa Rica, into a model of sustainable local development that combines the natural resource protection with tourism.

Categories: Ecotourism and sustainable tourism, Watersheds, Environmental education, Community-based conservation (ICDPs).

Archive

		Agriculture and farming			Agroforestry
		Birds			Buffer zone management
		Capacity building			Certification and sustainable production
		Communications			Community-based conservation (ICDPs)
		Coral reefs			Corridors
		Ecosystem restoration			Ecotourism and sustainable tourism
		Environmental services payments			Environmental education
		Fire prevention			Fish, fishing and fisheries
		Forest resources (non-timber)			Forestry
		Grants or fellowships			Habitat conservation and management
		Indigenous people			Infrastructure
		Introduced and invasive species			Legal issues
		Mammals			Microenterprises
		Migratory species			Monitoring and evaluation
		Parks and protected areas			Policy
		Population (human)			Reforestation and tree farms
		Reptiles and amphibians			Reserves, private
		Rivers and streams			Threat reduction assessment
		Waste management			Wildlife management
		Wildlife research

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