ABSTRACT
Forest status varies dramatically between countries in Central America, with some states already having lost the majority of their forests, such as El Salvador, while countries like Nicaragua still contain extensive forest areas. Net forest loss continues in most countries. In the last two decades, there have been considerable efforts to develop protected area networks and sustainable forest management, the most ambitious plans being for a Meso-American Biological Corridor running through seven countries and including both protected areas and corridors of sustainably managed forests and other lands.
