PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Costa Rica' History of Conservation1. A Legacy of Scientific Thought and Tropical Research2. The Environmental Problem3. The Conservationist Response4. The Development of National Parks and Other Protected Areas5. Conservation Continued: The Oduber Years6. Conservation through Crisis: Carazo and the Economy7.

Crisis Continued: The Monge Administration8. Restructuring and Decentralizing ConservationPart II. Building a Green Republic9. Environmental Education: Framework for the Future10.The Nongovernmental Approach11. ¡Oro Verde! Ecotourism for Economic Growth12. The National Biodiversity InstituteConclusion. "Picking Up the Gauntlet"Appendix 1.

List of AcronymsAppendix 2. The Presidents of the Republic of Costa Rica, 1928-1998Appendix 3. The History of Controversy at Santa Rosa--A Besieged National ParkAppendix 4. Anonymous Poem Regarding the Palo Verde National Park Controversy, Summer 1981Appendix 5. The National Conservation Strategy for Sustainable DevelopmentAppendix 6. Indigenous Population of Costa Rica by Region and GroupNotesBibliographyIndex.