Open AccessSocioeconomic implausibility of breeding Caiman croc- odilus in Caño Negro, Costa Rica
Author(s) -
J. Manuel Aranda-Coello
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cuadernos de investigación uned/cuadernos de investigación uned
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1659-4266
pISSN - 1659-441X
DOI - 10.22458/urj.v8i1.1214
Subject(s) - latin americans , ignorance , wildlife refuge , government (linguistics) , wildlife , geography , subsidy , socioeconomic status , political science , economic growth , fishery , sociology , ecology , economics , biology , population , demography , linguistics , philosophy , law
In the last decade the importance of social participation in the development of conservation projects in Latin America has become obvious. In Costa Rica, Caiman crocodilus is an important species in the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge. To make an analysis of the social and economic standing of the community, in August 2013 I organized two workshops with 15 people interested in breeding the species. Even if there is a market interested in the skin, breeding would not be pro table and would have to be subsidized in the first six years. Additionally, the project is not feasible because of ignorance about the species, lack of resources, poor integration of social actors, low management capacity and weak linkages with government institutions and NGOs.