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results of environmental studies and educational materials through print media such as books, mag- azines , newsletters and newspapers; electronic media such as websites, email , forums, blogs, so- cial networking, and radio and television; support and build fish breeding stations for species consid- ered at risk; conducting courses , forums , work- shops and seminars given by national and interna- tional , public and private educational institutions ; promote Aquariology as science derived from Aquarium to study all aspects of creating and maintaining species and artificial aquatic ecosys- tems and controlled manner, both in aquariums as in any other facility for the conservation of aquatic ecosystems; clean-ups and reforestation of river basins. These efforts would be rendered useless without a real commitment and support from both public and private institutions and the general public, be- cause even though Costa Rica has one of the strict- est Environmental Legislations internationally, the- se are not effective. According to the Government the reason is lack of resources to monitor compli- ance and selfish and carefree culture with the nat- ural environment around them. Costa Rica, has been privileged with one of the greatest biodiver- sity on the planet, thanks to its geographical posi- tion, a privilege that has been exposed to the world and has given him the recognition of "green country", but the reality is that there has not been the ability to protect these natural resources, be- ing the most neglected freshwater ecosystems. The human species is only one of many living spe- cies on this planet, is part of biodiversity and vitali- ty depends solely on this. Humans cannot survive without nature; unfortunately ecosystems have a limited extent influenced by human actions. freshwater fishes of continental and insular Costa Rica: additions and nomenclatural revisions. Astorga, Y. (2013). Estado de la Nación: Estado y Gestión del Recurso Hídrico en Costa Rica. Taken from http://www.estadonacion.or.cr/files/ biblioteca_virtual/012/ Estado_gestion_recurso_hidrico.pdf References ACACED (2014) Misión. Taken from: http:// acaced.org/ Astorga, Y. (2013). Estado de la Nación: Gestión del Recurso Hídrico. Taken from http:// www.estadonacion.or.cr/files bibliote- ca_virtual/019/astorga_2013.pdf Angulo, A; Garita-Alvarado, C.A; Bussing, W.A & López, M.I (2013). Annotated checklist of the 20