SINAC

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SINAC is the National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica. There are 11 areas represented by SINAC throughout Costa Rica. These areas are unique in their approach to conservation, trying to integrate and balance the needs of the State, Governance, Civil Society, Private Enterprise, and Country.

As of June 1995 SINAC went with a new strategy for managing the natural resources of the country, following three ideas central to the philisophical framework of the institution.

Decentralization: Be receptive to the transfer of decision making and operational functions to areas of conservation.
Devolution: Redistribution of human resources, technical and financial resources to the regional administrative units or conservation areas.
Democratization: conceived as a progressive and active participation of civil society in policy-making and management of natural resources.

SINAC also recommends:

It is recognized that it is vital to anticipate, prevent attack the causes of biodiversity loss or threats. Precautionary approach: It is recognized that it is vital to anticipate, prevent attack the causes of biodiversity loss or threats.

* Precautionary approach or indubio pro natura: Where there is danger or threat of imminent or serious harm to the elements of biodiversity and the knowledge associated with these, the absence of scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost effective measures of protection .
* Environmental public interest: The use of the components of biodiversity should ensure the development options of future generations, food security, ecosystem conservation, protection of human health and improving the quality of life citizens. Environmental public interest test: The use of the components of biodiversity should ensure the development options of future generations, food security, ecosystem conservation, protection of human health and improving the quality of life citizens.
* Criterion of integration: The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity should be incorporated into the plans, programs, activities and sectoral and intersectoral strategies for the purpose to integrate the development process. Criterion of integration: The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity should be incorporated into the plans, programs, activities and sectoral and intersectoral strategies for the purpose to integrate the development process.