One Result of Costa Rica's Commitment to Conservation Is That

question 21

Multiple Choice

One result of Costa Rica's commitment to conservation is that

• A)both protected park areas and the buffer zones around them have suffered only negligible deforestation.
• B)destructive practices such as massive logging and large scale single- crop agriculture have been nearly eliminated.
• C)about 95% of the country's land is protected in some way.
• D)ecotourism generates many jobs and brings in a significant fraction of the country's revenue.

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