1. Technical Profile of the Biological Corridor:
(*)a. To present this requirement, the official Biological Corridor Technical Profile form must be used (which can be downloaded from the following electronic address: http://www.sinac.go.cr/corredoresbiologics/documentacion/PerfilTecnicoCB.pdf) said form must be submitted to the PNCB Coordination in original print and in an electronic digital file. The information in an electronic digital file shall be included in the biological corridor database of Costa Rica; (Note from Sinalevi: This form was extracted from the Website of the National System of Conservation Areas and can be consulted Here, and is transcribed below:)
Form of the Technical Profile of the Biological Corridors of Costa Rica 1. Why the Biological Corridor? (general information of the Biological Corridor) 1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Background.
1.3 Justification.
1.4 Objectives.
1.5 Geographic and political-administrative location (limit of the Biological Corridor -wild areas and their connectivity- (natural and/or physical limits -rivers, highways, roads, others- and/or administrative limits -provinces, cantons, conservation areas, others-); if the model is a network of biological corridors, differentiate between the network and the corridors within the network).
2. What do we have?
2.1 Natural Capital 2.1.1 Generalities of the Conservation Area(s).
2.1.2 Other biological corridors that connect.
2.1.3 Protected Wild Areas present (to be connected) 2.1.4 Connectors present in the Biological Corridor 2.1.5 Geomorphology.
2.1.6 Topography.
2.1.7 Edaphology.
2.1.8 Climate.
2.1.9 Hydrology.
2.1.10 Life Zones.
2.1.11 Main Habitats 2.1.12 Characterization of the Flora (inventories, EER, others).
2.1.13 Characterization of the Fauna 2.1.14 Land use capacity and potential in the Biological Corridor.
2.1.15 Current Land Use in the Biological Corridor.
2.2 Cultural Capital 2.2.1 Historical overview.
2.2.2 Historical and archaeological sites.
2.2.3 Local knowledge (Knowledge that people have of their natural environment) 2.2.4 Traditional practices (including environmental ones -hunting, fishing, others-) 2.2.5 Presence and recovery (valuation) of indigenous groups or other ethnic groups 2.3 Human Capital 2.3.1 Education (Environmental, cultural, others) 2.3.2 Population aspects (distribution, total population, migrations, others) 2.3.3 Health aspects (general health status of different population groups) 2.4 Social Capital 2.4.1 Organizational efforts (presence and relevance of community groups -religious, ethnic, others-) 2.4.2 Presence of NGOs of national, regional, and international character; with interest in the Biological Corridor 2.4.3 Strategic alliances and cooperation agreements 2.5 Social Capital of the organization managing the Biological Corridor 2.5.1 Previous studies carried out in the Biological Corridor (information, design) 2.5.2 Responsibilities 2.5.3 Contacts 2.6 Political Capital 2.6.1 Governmental institutions present and/or with activities or projects within the Biological Corridor 2.6.2 Participation of community organizations in decision-making bodies 2.6.3 Legal framework and exclusive ordinances available within the local, municipal, and national scope 2.7 Financial Capital 2.7.2 Description of the Environmental Services that the Biological Corridor offers 2.7.3 Productive aspects and main economic activities that are developed 2.7.4 Projects in the process of elaboration, execution, and in finalization 2.7.5 Cooperators 2.7.6 Special funds, trusts, community banks, credit programs, among others; present within the Biological Corridor 2.7.7 Technical support (training, staff time) 2.7.8 Investment efficiency (capitalization) 2.8 Built Capital 2.8.1 Infrastructure (transportation and communication routes, others) 2.8.2 Water and energy management infrastructure 2.8.3 Community infrastructure (community hall, multi-use court, others) 2.8.4 Tourism infrastructure 2.8.5 Land tenure (ASP, community and/or municipal reserves, private APs, indigenous reserves, others) 3. What are the main trends in the environment and the territory of the Biological Corridor?
3.1 Mission and vision 3.2 Opportunities.
3.2.1 Tourism potential of the Biological Corridor.
3.2.2 Potential sites for the payment of environmental services in the Biological Corridor.
3.2.3 Socioeconomic development projects of governmental entities.
3.2.4 Others.
3.3 Threats.
3.3.1 Land-use conflict in the Biological Corridor.
3.3.2 Environmental Risks and Vulnerability of the Regional Environment.
3.3.3 Strengths and Weaknesses (of the entity managing the corridor) 3.3.4 Others.
4. What to do in the next 3 - 5 years? (Strategic Plan) 4.1 Recommendations for the strengthening and consolidation of the Biological Corridor.
4.2 Recommendations for Work Commissions.
4.3 Recommendations for future studies.
5. Management Platform 5.1 Date of constitution of the Local Biological Corridor Council 5.2 Members of the Local Biological Corridor Council 5.3 Other organizations that support actions of the Biological Corridor 5.4 Frequency of meetings of the Local Biological Corridor Council 5.5 Date of elaboration of the Strategic Plan _______ Duration:____years 5.6 Date of elaboration of the Annual Work Plan:________ Duration:____years 5.7 Date of elaboration of the Internal Regulations 5.8 Support from the Conservation Area: personnel, equipment, budget, infrastructure, others.
6. Monitoring Mechanisms 6.1 For the Strategic Plan 6.2 For the Annual Work Plan 6.3 For the Internal Regulations of the Local Biological Corridor Council 6.4 For the meetings of the Local Biological Corridors Council (*)(Thus reformed point 1) subsection a) above by means of resolution R-SINAC-CONAC-028-2011 of May 30, 2011) b) the PNCB Coordination will analyze the form with the respective information and subsequently will provide the technical approval or the corresponding recommendations (the coordination will issue an official report to the interested parties); c) the official report issued by the PNCB Coordination, shall be presented by the interested parties to the corresponding Regional Council(s) of the Conservation Area(s) for its approval, d) the agreement taken by the Regional Council(s) of the Conservation Area(s), must be communicated to the PNCB Coordination by the Directorate(s) of the Conservation Area.
2. Boundary map of the Biological Corridor:
a. To comply with this requirement, the boundary map of the biological corridor must be submitted to the PNCB Coordination in ArcView or ArcGis digital files and in CRTM 05 coordinates at a scale of 1:50000, a digital file of the map in JPG, TIF, or GIF electronic format, and a printed copy; (*)b. the biological corridor map shall be included in the National Map of biological corridors, with the intention that said National Map be reviewed once a year (the national map of biological corridors can be downloaded at the following electronic address: http://www.sinac.go.cr/corredoresbiologicos/documentacion/MapaCB.jpg) (Note from Sinalevi: This map was extracted from the Website of the National System of Conservation Areas and can be consulted Here, and is transcribed below:)
(*)(Thus reformed point 2) subsection b) above by means of resolution R-SINAC-CONAC-028-2011 of May 30 of 2011) c. All biological corridors located within the National Map of Biological Corridors published by SINAC, shall be recognized as the official biological corridors of Costa Rica.
(Thus added subsection c) above by means of resolution R-SINAC-CONAC-028-2011 of May 30, 2011) 3. General information about the Local Council that manages the Biological Corridor:
(*)a. The official form of General Information of the Local Biological Corridor Council must be provided (which can be downloaded from the following electronic address: http://www.sinac.go.cr/corredoresbiologicos/FormInfoCLCB.pdf), said form must be submitted to the PNCB Coordination in original print and in an electronic digital file, (Note from Sinalevi: This form was extracted from the Website of the National System of Conservation Areas and can be consulted Here, and is transcribed below:)
Form of General Information of the Local Biological Corridor Council 1. Name of the Biological Corridor:
________________________________________________________________ 2. Name of the Conservation Area where the Biological Corridor is located:
________________________________________________________________ 3. List of members, representatives, and contacts of the Local Biological Corridor Council Local Biological Corridor Council ________________________________________________________________
| Name | Organization/Institution | Sector to which it belongs | Telephone | Email address |
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4. Date of the minutes of the constitution of the Local Council (must present a copy of the minutes):
________________________________________________________________ 5. List of representatives by sector of the Board of Directors Board of Directors of the Local Biological Corridor Council:
| Position | Name | Sector to which it belongs | Telephone | Email address |
|---|
6. Date of the minutes of the constitution of the Board of Directors of the Local Committee or Council :
(Must present a copy of the minutes):
________________________________________________________________ 7. Location of the Headquarters and office contacts (telephone, fax, email, website, others) of the Local Committee or Council ________________________________________________________________ 8. Effective date of the Working Regulations of the Local Committee or Council (a copy of the Regulations document must be presented):
________________________________________________________________ 9. Provide a copy of the minutes of recognition as a Local Council by the Regional Council of the respective Conservation Area.
(*)(Thus reformed point 3) subsection a) above by means of resolution R-SINAC-CONAC-028-2011 of May 30, 2011) b) to determine if the Local Biological Corridor Council is current and endorsed by the Regional Council of the Conservation Area, a copy of the corresponding accreditation must be presented.