TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2007
Nicaragua Network Hotline (September 4, 2007)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007
NICARAGUA’S ENVIRONMENT: WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
Nicaragua's environment is of hemispheric and world importance in comparison to Central America's "green" countries such as Costa Rica and Belize, Nicaragua is known more for its history of political conflict than for its natural riches. Yet the popular images are deceiving. Given its intact expanses of tropical rainforest, diverse coastal and marine habitats, and large mineral and oil deposits, Nicaragua stands out as holding both the greatest share of Central America's natural resources and excellent potential for sustainable development.1. For its size Nicaragua is incredibly rich in biological diversity. The Central American isthmus is estimated to hold 7% of the world's biodiversity in less than one-half percent of Earth's land area. This biological richness is due to two primary factors. First, the region's high species diversity corresponds to the great variety of landscapes that are packed within a small area: rugged mountains, lush forested lowlands, coral reefs, coastal mangroves, and large lakes (including Lake Nicaragua, which contains over 300 islands and is home to rare freshwater sharks and sawfish). Second, the isthmus serves as a "land bridge of the Americas" where species from the north mingle with those from the south. Nicaragua lies at the biological heart of this land bridge, and represents a melting pot of plant and animal species. The country's diverse fauna includes 750 bird species, 200 mammal species, 161 reptile species, and 59 amphibian species. More than 9000 plant species have been identified in Nicaragua, with an estimated 4000 to 5000 yet to be discovered.
2. Nicaragua contains the greater part of the largest tropical rainforest remaining in Central America. Compared to neighboring Central American countries, Nicaragua still has extensive areas of rainforest, and supports populations of animals that have largely disappeared or are endangered elsewhere including the harpy eagle, scarlet and green macaws, the resplendent quetzal, the giant anteater, five species of wild cats, Baird's tapir, and three monkey species.
AN ENVIRONMENT IN CRISIS
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Nicaragua Network Hotline (August 28, 2007)
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Nicaragua Network Hotline (August 21, 2007)
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The Fight to Stop DR-CAFTA
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Travel & Volunteer Opportunities in Nicaragua
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