This should be an obvious question.    What about ecotourism?      Fine, we cannot blame the "rangers" who need to feed their families, but if the government had pushed ecotourism--or pushed it more--it seems reasonable the standard of living for the entire island could have risen, and the rangers could have been paid more. On a long-term basis--since this would have been a continuing source of income, rather than a "one-shot deal" (American) (British--"one off"?).

And we can blame the government--unless I suppose the government did not for practical purposes exist, due to an ongoing civil war.