Self-sustainability diminishes the reliance on product importation and reduces environmental impacts of an area. Our goal was to facilitate connections between enterprises in Monteverde and producers in Costa Rica’s Bellbird - Biological Corridor. We interviewed a sample of enterprises and producers to understand the supply chain. With this information, an effective financial tool was designed and implemented, the demand and reasons for using local and imported products were determined, and a preliminary list of local suppliers was created.

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Creator

• Peura, Nathaniel
• Cardona, Sara
• Gray, Olivia Rose
• Ciliberto, Frank R

Subject

• Industry
• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030118-123802

Keyword

• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Sustainability
• Entrepreneurship

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Chiarelli, James A.

Year

• 2018

Center

• Monteverde, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Centro Científico Tropical

Date created

• 2018-03-01

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright