Public perception of the existence and usefulness of demonstration forest in San Ramón, Costa Rica

Public perception of the existence and usefulness of demonstration forest in San Ramón, Costa Rica

Authors

  • Flor Elizabeth Araya Universidad de Costa Rica
  • Marta Araúz Almengor Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v8i2.1549

Keywords:

symbolism, memory, forest conservation, Demonstration Forest

Abstract

The University of Costa Rica set a small patch of remnant forest in the San Ramon region to preserve the Humid Premontane forest. We surveyed the knowledge and appreciation that the inhabitants of the region have about the forest. We applied two surveys to 237 individuals aged between 8 and 70 years. Most people know the location but few visit or consider the forest beneficial. We recommend improving this aspect when managing the forest.

References

Araúz Almengor, M. L. (2008). Informe Final de Labores Trabajo Comunal Universitario “Bosque Demostrativo de la Sede de Occidente”. Coordinación de Acción Social, Sede de Occidente, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica. 28 pp.

Araúz Almengor, M. L. (2011). Informe Final de Labores Trabajo Comunal Universitario “Bosque Demostrativo de la Sede de Occidente”. Coordinación de Acción Social, Sede de Occidente, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica. 35 pp. .

Arizpe, L., Paz, F & Velázquez, M. (1993). Cultura y cambio global: percepciones sociales sobre la deforestación en la selva lacandona. México: Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias-Porrúa. 12 pp.

Bertoni, M. & Lápez, M.J. (2010). Perspectivas socioambientales: valores y actitudes hacia la conservación de Biosfera “Parque Atlántico Mar Chiquita”. Estud. Perspect. Tur., 19(5), 835-849.

Pacheco, S., Malizia, L. R. and Cayuela, L. (2010). Effects of climate change on subtropical forests of South America. Tropical Conservation Science Vol. 3 (4): 423-437.

Padilla, L.S. & Luna, A.M. (2003). “Percepción y conocimiento ambiental en la Costa de Quintana Roo: una caracterización a través de encuestas”, Investigaciones Geográficas, 52, 99-116.

Rolston, H. (1991). Environmental Ethics: Values in and Duties to the Natural World. In Bormann & Kellert Ecology, Economics, Ethics: The Broken circle. Yale university Press. 216p.

Rokeach, M. (1973). The nature of human values. Impreso New York U.S.A. p. 341-354.

Downloads

Published

2016-10-12

How to Cite

Araya, F. E., & Araúz Almengor, M. (2016). Public perception of the existence and usefulness of demonstration forest in San Ramón, Costa Rica. UNED Research Journal, 8(2), 123–126. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v8i2.1549

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Articles

License

Note: This abstract contains an incorrect copyright due to technical issues. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal

All journal contents are freely available through a CC BY 4.0 license.

CC BY 4.0 is a Creative Commons: you can copy, modify, distribute, and perform, even for commercial reasons, without asking permission, if you give appropriate credit.

Contents can be reproduced if the source and copyright are acknowledged according to the Open Access license CC BY 4.0. Self-storage in preprint servers and repositories is allowed for all versions. We encourage authors to publish raw data and data logs in public repositories and to include the links with all drafts so that reviewers and readers can consult them at any time.

The journal is financed by public funds via Universidad Estatal a Distancia and editorial independence and ethical compliance are guaranteed by the Board of Editors, UNED. We do not publish paid ads or receive funds from companies.