Now weāre cooking with fire!! thank u, thank u, thank u Travis Em & Dani for getting this ball rollingā¦ it was inevitable that weād get here and the timing is perfect!
so in my humble experience i feel that having a collectively understood definition of ātenureā (AND this goes for Ecotourist, Membership, Stewardship, Residency, etcā¦) is a huge must! and in the beginning its also essential / beneficial to have varying ideas (Collective Wisdom) of what these definitions look like to each of us. and equally important is that eventually it funnels down into the highest and best distilled definition; a collectively understood meaning
Ecotourist Phase ~ my opinion is that most Ecotourists who are frequency specific enough to have found there way to the DBC, more times then not, have a common intent with most of us who have been engaged for some time now. So in the name of efficiency and the honoring of self (our time and energy) and honoring of others, we have available a 1 page doc. that clearly expresses & shares with the ātouristā who and what DBC is; a vision and mission handout. In turn we have a Form that we offer, which they donāt necessarily have to accept and fill out. This then becomes which is our 1st indication that maybe, possibly they ARE a tourist? Which is great! as Dani said, the value of ecotourists lies in the message they carry out to the world of how they experienced and thriving, well organized, mindful and reverent group of humanoids! AND if they do fill out the form now the leads / orchestrators of any given circle have a much clearer picture of whats possible relative to this individuals gifts and aspirations.
the next 2 phases that follow; Orientation & Apprenticeship, (relative to the way Dani wrote it) it doesnāt seem to offer much or any reciprocity to the participants, and i donāt have any issue with that in my humble opinion. However, i do feel that, in the name of Honoring others and the Collective Vision, weād do well (for the DBC & the participants/tourists) to provide a detailed document written and spelled out (like the one Dani has drafted here! 
) that illustrates the potential and benefits at the end of the Jungle Brick Road. This way one knows whats possible relative to their efforts and commitments to the DBC or any given land node (the last 3 phases of this process)
at the Mutual Mentorship Phase as Dani has stated, there definitely needs to be a much clearer and detailed process of what ones involvement might look like. This could come in the form of a clearly crafted Private Membership Agreement (PMA, & more on that below) which would spell out the roles and responsibilities that are being agreed to by both parties, and this would include whatever Value Exchange (VE) is possible between the individual and a circle, the DBC or land node.
**Land Steward Residency Phase (1-5 yrs) Tenured Resident of a Trusted Land Node and Trustee of an existing or newly acquired land node ~ yes we donāt have any āofficialā land nodes yetā¦ and most of the time, for an individual to participate with any given land node in a committed and vested way (for multiple years) they will want to know what will become of their commitment and contribution.
this means we have the task of creating a container that will hold these lands in perpetuity. AND ideally this ācontainerā holds the land in a way where the idea of an individual(s) āownerā no longer exists. so as some of u know iāve been working on something that might facilitate this coming into fruition.
The APDC (ASOCIACIĆN PUENTE DIAMANTE COLECTIVA) is a āPublic Entityā meaning its registered with the CR government. my personal opinion right now (based on current global affairs over the last 3 years and prior) is that we distance ourselves from the public sector as much as possible! for me this means holding the lands in Private Irrevocable Trusts (PIT) along with all other assets (buildings, vehicles, tools etc) that exist on any given land. A PIT is just that, its Private and the government has no jurisdiction in the Private Realm. Alternatively, if we make a land node āa memberā of the APDC it will then be subject to the governance, limitations, possible seizure etc. of the public realm. What i have not yet learned (but fully intend to do so) is how does a PIT interface with the APDC while still remaining sovereign and Private from the public realm?
in conclusion, iāll share that within this game of Private and public realms there are a few other chess pieces (as Brad likes to call them) that come into play (PMAās, Churches, Private Membership Associations etc) and i wonāt get into them here at this time for 1 big reason; i have yet to straighten out the learning curve enough (more research and speaking with CR lawyers, Brad & others) to speak intelligently about these pieces and how they best serve the objectives of the collective and the greater good that weāre all aiming for.
iām super stoked that were in motion relative to clearly creating and defining the foundation thats necessary for us to build genuine Trust in one another which will then facilitate us taking our rightful place 
in the Natural World 
which evolves and revolves around Thriv-ability!
Pura Vida! 
that will soon be experienced as play 
at some point we must consider the core DBC group will need documentation support in order to deliver what weāre talking about here.