Week 8_Yueming Tan

In the article "Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica" by Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora, the authors state that Costa Rica has rapidly developed into a world-famous eco-tourism attraction through a unique natural resource. Although ecotourism has brought huge income and employment opportunities to Costa Rica, the excessive access of tourists and the lack of effective pesticide management have brought harm to the natural environment. On the other hand, The Costa Rican government does not have a good environmental management policy, and this has led to a large number of forests being over-cut. However, the development of ecotourism has slowed down deforestation in Costa Rica. Although the development of ecotourism has brought huge capital and income to Costa Rica, the Costa Rican government has criticized for its environmental policies or lack of environmental policies.  Excessive use of pesticides causes pollution of rivers and the environment, and contaminated streams cause fish to die. Costa Rica needs to pay attention to this problem because it is long-term harm to people and the country. 

• Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica. (2016, July 01). Retrieved from https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/entrepreneurs-and-the-co-creation-of-ecotourism-in-costa-rica
• https://backroads-web.s3.amazonaws.com/images/trips/2018/slideshow/MCRQF-costa-rica-multisport-tour-4.jpg