The Biological Corridor Project in the Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica. A project to preserve the biodiversity by reforestation and alternative culture, with support of the community La Gamba by new marketing strategies / El proyecto de corredor biológico en el Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica. Un proyecto para preservar la biodiversidad mediante la reforestación y cultivos alternativos, con el apoyo de la comunidad de la Gamba de nuevas estrategias de comercialización

The objective of this project is to promote the establishment of biological corridors at several places around the Piedras Blancas National Park. The corridors are intended to connect existing forest islands with the national park. Thus, migration and genetic exchange of forest plants and animals will be enabled, counteracting the global loss of species. As most of the affected areas are private land, an action plan has been worked out together with the local people to develop sustainable methods of land use in the corridors, such as reforestation with native tree species and permaculture. The project is based on the conviction that the remnants of the world¿s rainforests can only be maintained permanently by involving the local people and by ensuring sustainable land use and adequate food supply for the families. The development of a regional marketing program for handcrafts and cosmetic products should improve the economic situation of the families. The project will contribute both to the protection of the biodiversity of the region and to the economic survival of the local people.