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As ecotourism booms, Costa Rica struggles to reconcile this modern industry with rural livelihoods.

The heart of palm has deep roots beyond Costa Rica. In rural Florida, it is known as swamp cabbage, as much a delicacy in Southern cuisine as it is in South and Central America.

In response to the failed promise of “sustainable tourism,” can a new model leave places better with the help of tourists?

Costa Rica is among the world’s most famous nature-based destinations. But pressure on local people, economies and ecology are raising questions about the limits of ecotourism.

Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers searching for a glimpse of a sloth or red-eyed tree frog. Too many of the nation’s iconic animals are killed by vehicle strikes on the busy roads.

Florida drew a record 142.9 million visitors in 2024. The state’s nature guides and other ecotourism experts say it could do a lot more to protect what draws them here.

Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear.