aguan model. Instead, they will be allowed to remain and make their 
     
     livings as before, although they will be restricted from cutting the 
     
     forest and collecting the artifacts. Thus while Isla Zapatera's dev— 
     
     elopment adheres to the internationally accepted definition of a 
     
     national park, it will remain a home for the poor farmer as much as a 
     
     vacation spot for the rich tourist. 
     
    

    
     In all, over 24 natural and historic areas are being considered 
     
     for inclusion in the parks system. They will cover about 11% of the 
     
     country's land area (the average figure for industrialized countries 
     
     is about 3%). 
     
    

    
     Conservation in the third world is often seen as contradictory 
     
     to economic and social development. Nicaragua is demonstrating the 
     
     falseness of this view with their unique national parks system - parks 
     
     for the people: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Reference: Boucher, Douglas, "Parcs nationaux pour la peuple au Nic- 
     
     aragua". Revue Contretemps, Volume 1, May 1984, pp. 15-17. 
     
    
   
   
    
     VOICES g CONCERN 
     
    
   
   
    
     Members of the Natural History Society often find themselves 
     
     concerned with issues and not knowing where or who to contact to make 
     
     their feelings known and their voices heard. This issue of the news— 
     
     letter marks the beginning of a new column that will help alleviate 
     
     this problem. Your input will be most welcome in letting people know 
     
     who's responsible for what issues. 
     
    

    
     Dan MacAskill suggests that letters of concern about federal cuts 
     
     to the Canadian Wildlife Service should be sent to the Federal Min- 
     
     ister of the Environment: 
     
    

    
     Hon. Suzanne Blais-Grenier, 
     
     Room 582, 
     
    

    
     Confederation Building, 
     
     House of Commons, 
     
    

    
     Ottawa, KIA 0A6 
     
    

    
     Evelyn Meader would like to see letters written expressing con- 
     
     cern over the proposed construction of gig new nuclear power plants 
     
     in New Brunswick (for more information, call Evelyn at 569—4991). The 
     
     letters should be written to: 
     
    

    
     Premier Richard Hatfield, 
     
     Province of New Brunswick, 
     
     Centennial Building, 
     
     Fredericton, N.B. B3B 5H1 
     
     Please watch this spot for other concerns to be voiced.