Hi everyone, this is Marcelo from Costa Rica,
Its kind of funny to hear the Gringo (in a friendly way) point of view about
the environmental crisis we are facing down here. And the discussion is
starting to get political. I know that this is a recordists group but I have
to say something, a costarican point of view. Bruce wondered if "the people
of these regions realize what they are losing in exchange for tourist
dollars and business success". We do. Most of us. But there are many factors
involved: poverty, "free-market" policies imposed from outside, corruption
(sometimes promoted by foreign investment).... So it's more complex than you
might imagine.
But I can tell you this: this is not only our problem. The pressure on the
protected areas comes from many other countries. The huge golf fields hotels
are not Costaricans. The people in those hotels are not Costaricans. Most
money doesn't stay in Costa Rica. And so on. And as Bruce said the CAFTA
will make it worse. By the way, the CAFTA referendum 2 years ago is a good
example of how developed countries can do whatever they want in Costa Rica,
even in a illegal way.
Mis cinco centavos
Saludos
Marcelo Araya S
Biology student
University of Costa Rica
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En nombre de Bruce
Enviado el: martes, 03 de febrero de 2009 09:37 a.m.
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Asunto: [Nature Recordists] Re: Costa Rica
That is sad to hear about Costa Rica. It seems like you were able to
at least make a few good recordings Martyn. I was thinking Costa Rica
has rapidly seen a building explosion when I saw that my new Intel
processor was made there. CAFTA making its mark. I wonder if the
people of these regions realize what they are loosing in exchange for
tourist dollars and business success? Why do humans tend to be so
loud, even when not working? I was once in a backpack club and found
out that most of them wanted to drink and be loud much of the time
while I just wanted to enjoy the peace and sounds of nature. Through
our recordings we can only try to show how the peaceful beauty of
nature sounds can be more rewarding than loud music or the revving of
engines. Maybe by contrast, recordings of human related noise in
these pristine areas can show people how important it is to think
about how they are interfering with others and how much of an impact
they are making into the ecosystems.
Bruce Rutkoski
www.natureguystudio.com
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> For those interested I have posted a sound bite from Costa Rica
here:
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http://naturesound.org/this_weeks_recordings/Entries/2009/1/18_The_osa
_peninsula.html
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http://naturesound.org/Blog/Entries/2009/1/21_back_from_the_osa_penins
ula.html
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> Very disappointing place for the audio recordists in the group,
the
> last time i was in Costa Rica (about 15 years ago) is was so, so
good
> on the west coast, i would not touch Manuel Antonio with a barge
pole
> again!
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