biggest issue in the amazon is beef farming for china, and in indonesia its palm tree oil.
And using ecologist E.O. Wilson’s principle that saving 50% of all the ecosystems will save about 80% of the species found in them, you can see what a big deal Costa Rica’s achievement is.
Further reading on the 50/80
It was inspiration to many countries, including Canada, to make more National Parks.
Just a version of the Pareto principle, or something deeper?
Both.
Regenerative agriculture is also super popular in CR (no doubt tied to the general support for environmental well-being among the population that the article points out). I suspect these help ease the impact of territory fragmentation by essentially providing hospitable corridors for wildlife.
The article links to recordings of Costa Rica’s’ forets. Those are 30 minutes recording of ambient noise, wind and flora, each tied to a specific location on a map.
Those make for great ambient sound for reading, or for falling asleep (set a timer!).
wow, lovely, thankee.
