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    Apoyo psicosocial a afectada(o)s por terremoto del 5 de setiembre de 2012
    (2013-11) Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique; Sáenz Segura, Lorena; Carranza Morales, Marco Eduardo; Matamoros Calvo, Cristina; Durán Valverde, Oscar; Brenes Bonilla, Marlen; Alfaro, Andrea; Solís, Carolina; Macluf Vargas, Stephanie; Zárate Montero, Auria; Montealegre Cubillo, Diana; Hernández, Laura; Angulo, Vanessa; Chavarría Bolaños, Daniel; Fernández Picado, Diseiry; Rivera, Evelyn; Umaña Álvarez, Leonardo; Meneses Jaime, María Fernanda; Zamora, Patricia; Suárez Ruiz, Harold; Benavides Rodríguez, Augusto; Ruiz, Edward
    La Brigada de Intervención Psicosocial de la Universidad de Costa Rica, acompañada por la Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN: ICE-UCR), el Preventec y estudiantes de la Maestría en Gestión de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias, visitó varias comunidades del cantón de Santa Cruz de Guanacaste y del distrito de Cóbano de la provincia de Puntarenas. Las intervenciones incluyeron charlas técnicas sobre terremotos y tsunamis, planes de emergencia y atención a personas afectadas por el terremoto del 5 de setiembre. Se encontraron grandes temores en la población entre los que destacan el miedo a: un sismo futuro, a un tsunami, a las réplicas, a un desprendimiento de la península de Nicoya, a intoxicación masiva por gases y al surgimiento de un volcán submarino.
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    Costa Rica Térraba-Sierpe Ramsar site: successes and challenges of mangrove conservation through ecotourism.
    (2014) Arroyo Mora, Daisy; Forester Delgado, Stefany
    Privileged by its geographic position, CR is home to 5% of the world’s biodiversity within its 51.000km2. This treasure is protected by the National System of Conservation Areas, and represents 26% of the total land area. Thanks to its extensive mangroves, Térraba-Sierpe was recognized as a National Wetland in 1994 and a Ramsar site in 1995. Located in the Southern Pacific it safeguards two major areas bordered by the Sierpe, and Térraba rivers, and has characteristic tropical plants and animals. The Southeastern wetland (9723.5 ha) comprises a unique lacustrine palustrine vegetation, while the Northwestern area (14637 ha.) is mostly composed of the largest mangrove in the country (6 species and 4 families). The South Pacific area is also a socioeconomically depressed area with the fewest job opportunities in the country. Most economic activities include extensive agriculture activities (oil palm, banana, rice and extensive livestock), tourism, fishing, and occasional work. Among fishers, there are three groups that belong to different counties and represent more than one hundred men and women (with families: approx. 4000 people); these groups fish and collect bivalves of commercial value. To achieve social and ecologically sustainable conservation objectives, our project TC-581 offers environmental education to school children, youths and organized groups, and promotes alternative economic activities. A multidisciplinary group facilitates community characterization, organization and management through home surveys, workshops and activities. Subsequently with the project ED-3025, ecotourism training started in 2013 with two of the groups. All sessions with fishers were undertaken in their local meeting places and the methods included active and participatory teaching strategies considering their low education level. The topics were: tourism legislation, concepts and types of tourism, types of tourists and guides, heritage tourism, attitudes and conflict management with visitors, processing and components of a tour, a map and a tour, environmental interpretation, assertive communication, leadership, technical guidance and customer service, mainly. To date, a total of 18 workshops and three field practices have been developed in Ajuntaderas, and 14 workshops and one practice in Coronado, with an average of 16 participants per group. Many benefits have been obtained: fishers are much more aware of the importance of skills to use the available resources in an appropriate way through conservation and wetland protection and reforestation; they have improved their communication skills and contributed in the rescue of traditions, and they now report practices not allowed in the wetland. They have also recognized the advantages of teamwork, and improved tourism research and sustainability issues. They have also provided folk knowledge useful for the creation of new materials for mangrove tours. There is a positive empowerment of the groups and their training should continue in coordinated support from governmental/non governmental organizations. Ecotourism practices have formed a valuable path to reach sustainable integrated conservation of the wetland.
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    Estimación de riesgo de desastre en el cantón de Santo Domingo de Heredia
    (2013-11) Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique; Reyes Chaves, Jonnathan
    Resultados de una investigación sobre el riesgo de desastre existente en el cantón de Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. En cada uno de los 140 segmentos censales del cantón se identificaron las amenazas y las vulnerabilidades y se estimó el índice de riesgo de desastre. La investigación reveló que el riesgo de Santo Domingo es de bajo a moderado y se concentra principalmente en los distritos del sur.