Books 

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart 

The Omnivores Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan 

The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken 

1491: New Revalations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann  

The Painted Oxcart: Heart of Costa Rican Culture by Michael Sims 

Understanding Central America: Global Forces, Rebellion and Change by John A Booth, Christine J. Wade and Thomas W. Walker 

A Brief History of Central America by Hector Perez Brignoli 

Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken 

A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Skutch 

The Neotropical Companion by John Kricher and Mark Plotkin 

Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rainforests of Central and South America by Adrian Forsyth and Ken Miyata 

Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?  by Martha Honey  

Natural History of Costa Rica by Daniel Jansen 

Life Ascending by Alexander Skutch 

The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization by Mark London and Brian Kelly 

Would you like to recommend another book? Send your recommendations to sustainable@laparios.com 

Websites 

• Costa Rica´s Certificate for Sustainable Tourism (CST):  www.turismo-sostenible.co.cr  
• The Rainforest Alliance (for sustainable tourism destinations worldwide):  www.rainforest-alliance.org
• The International Ecotourism Society:  www.ecotourism.org
• The Costa Rican Ecotourism Society:  www.canaeco.com
• Treehugger: www.treehugger.com
• Grist - Environmental News and Humor: www.grist.org
• Green Inc. - Energy, The Environment and the Bottom Line (New York Times): www.greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

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