311 hectares. If we
can arrange this deal the total size of the nature reserve will grow to
around 650 hectares, taking into account the 340 hectares that my family
owns. As you may know it is very difficult to find neighbors that share
the same ideals and are willing to give nature
a chance. I think that this is a good investment and a very good opportunity
for you to get involved in Central America.
This region of Costa Rica is
very rich in biological diversity and the complex interactions that take
place have no parallel any where else on the planet. The area is also
an example of the growing destruction of our tropical forest. On one hand,
biologists and researchers have been spending years trying to understand
the complexity of this forest and searching for ways that would permit
the implementation of their sustainable development plan so the area could
be used for society's benefit. On the other hand, domestic and foreign
socioeconomic and political pressures promote the indiscriminate and rapid
devastation of this forest habitat.
Because of Nicaragua's civil
wars and the political instability of the past, there has been little
development in the area. These factors open up the possibility of implementing
new models of conservation. Tropical forests in Nicaragua can be purchased
at a fraction of the cost of those in Costa Rica, huge tracts of these
ecosystems can be restored or preserved. We emphasize the need for the
human factor in positive ecological change. The degradationion of our
planet's ecosystems can only be stopped with systematic land purchases
that compete with the multinationals, which have introduced western style
agricultural development (180,000 acres of rainforest in Costa Rica were
transformed to banana plantations during the last two decades, for international
markets requiring perfect bananas).
I would like to invite you
to visit our two locations and perhaps join us in preserving our natural
resources. Please feel free to contact us and we will help you with all
the logistics in Central America.
Sincerely, |
