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Chapter 1. Using ‘Nature as an Asset’ to Balance Costa Rica’s Farming With Preservation

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Using ‘Nature as an Asset’ to Balance Costa Rica’s Farming With Preservation (June 10, 2013)

Synopsis

As part of the NewsHour series "Food for 9 Billion," special correspondent Sam Eaton reports on a push in Costa Rica to embrace forest preservation and biodiversity while keeping up with the demand for farming. Researchers are measuring the helpful roles of small animals like bats, birds and bees.

Source: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8:44

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Costa Rica is recognized globally as a leader in habitat preservation and protection.

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Clearing habitat for agriculture is a primary driver of natural habitat destruction.

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This video reinforces the importance of protecting ecosystem services. Ecosystem services can be defined as

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This video describes the work that Gretchen Daily, in her role as the Director at the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University, is doing to quantify “ecosystem services”. The video highlights each of the following as an important ecosystem service except for:

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