Mechanisms for equitable benefit-sharing among stakeholders in biodiversity research and development: a case study of Costa Rica

Ching, Eugenia Wo (2001) Mechanisms for equitable benefit-sharing among stakeholders in biodiversity research and development: a case study of Costa Rica. [Proceedings Paper]

Costa Rim is a country holding 5 % of the global biodiversity and has been conserving it actively for the past forty years, and as a result, approximately 20% of the total area of the country is under one of seven existing protection categories. Furthermore , we have identified the areas under private property that are a priority to biodiversity conservation. All of this is now part of the effort to consolidate the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. Even now and in spite of all these initiatives. we continue to experience a loss in or biodiversity due to many causes. Out of the 500,000 species estimated for the country, more than 87,000 ( 17.4%) have been described. Over 79% of these species are arthropods. Plants comprise another important group, of which some 10,979 (91%) species have been described. At pesent, we know 98.8% of vertebrates (excluding fish) and 60% of fish. However, out of the most diverse group (arthropods), less than 20% of species have been described. The same goes for other invertebrates, excluding mollusks. Groups such as fungi, bacteria and virus are almost unknown, since more than 98% of expected species are yet to be described.

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Costa Rim is a country holding 5 % of the global biodiversity and has been conserving it actively for the past forty years, and as a result, approximately 20% of the total area of the country is under one of seven existing protection categories. Furthermore , we have identified the areas under private property that are a priority to biodiversity conservation. All of this is now part of the effort to consolidate the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. Even now and in spite of all these initiatives. we continue to experience a loss in or biodiversity due to many causes. Out of the 500,000 species estimated for the country, more than 87,000 ( 17.4%) have been described. Over 79% of these species are arthropods. Plants comprise another important group, of which some 10,979 (91%) species have been described. At pesent, we know 98.8% of vertebrates (excluding fish) and 60% of fish. However, out of the most diverse group (arthropods), less than 20% of species have been described. The same goes for other invertebrates, excluding mollusks. Groups such as fungi, bacteria and virus are almost unknown, since more than 98% of expected species are yet to be described.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. QH75 A1I61 2000 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	natural resources
AGROVOC Term:	research
AGROVOC Term:	stakeholders
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable development
Geographical Term:	Costa Rica
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2025 02:28
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2025 02:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/695

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