Comparative impacts of American imported cheese and queso blanco, April 2014

Alternative Title

Impactos comparativos del queso importado americano y queso blanco

Creator

Madeleine Wojack
Amanda Lueke

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Publication Date

April 2014

Abstract

The purpose of our project was to compare the impacts of American and Costa Rican dairy production. Although Costa Rican dairy production is pasture-based and uses less resources, it is also done closer to tropical forests and can directly impact the biodiversity of these important ecosystems. We used previous studies on American and Costa Rican dairy production to conclude that American dairy production is so unsustainable that the potential loss of biodiversity in Costa Rica is preferable. We concluded that local, pasture systems with good land management practices are better for all communities involved in dairy production.

Resumen

El propósito de nuestra proyecto fue para comparar los impactos de la industria lechera en los Estados Unidos y en Costa Rica. Aunque la industria lechera de Costa Rica usa los apacentaderos y no usa muchos recursos, también las fincas son muy cerca de los bosques tropicales y pueden afectar la biodiversidad de estos ecosistemas importantes. Usamos estudios anteriores sobre la industria lechera de los Estados Unidos y Costa Rica para concluir que sistemas locales con apacentaderos y dirección buena de la tierra son mejores para todos las comunidades de lechera.

Keywords

Cheese, Mount Holyoke and Goucher 2014

Palabras claves

Queso

Extent

14 pages

Geographic Location

Monteverde (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)

Holding Location

Monteverde Institute

Language

English

Media Type

Articles

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

M39-00577

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Wojack, Madeleine and Lueke, Amanda, "Comparative impacts of American imported cheese and queso blanco, April 2014" (2014). Culture, Community, and Health [Monteverde Institute]. 110.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/community_health/110