Title
Improving livestock management for economic environmental stability in Mesoamerica’s Moskitia
Author(s)
John Polisar
Published
2018
Publisher
Darwin Initiative Newsletter
Abstract
The binational “Heart of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor” of Nicaragua and Honduras is the second largest wilderness in Central America and part of the greater Mesoamerican hotspot of biodiversity. Known as La Moskitia, this region harbours intact forests, high biological diversity, and regionally at-risk wildlife, including the jaguar, harpy eagle, scarlet macaw, white-lipped peccary, and numerous migratory birds. Straddling the two countries, this binational complex of protected areas also hosts over 100,000 inhabitants living in extremely remote communities, including Miskito, Mayangna, Pech, and Tawahka indigenous groups. Despite high conservation values, pristine forests, and significant watersheds, deforestation rates are high in La Moskita, largely the result of inefficient cattle raising practices.

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