Tropical dry forests, water, biodiversity and the challenges of climate change in Nicaragua

Author:

Saldivar Iris1ORCID,Vammen Katherine2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Red de Herbarios de Mesoamerica y el Caribe, Nicaragua

2. Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences – IANAS, Nicaragua

Abstract

Abstract The Tropical Dry Forests of Nicaragua located mainly in the Pacific and Central-North zones play an essential role in maintaining resources such as water and the special biodiversity of this vulnerable ecosystem now under pressure from land-use changes and climate change These resources are essential to the well-being of the population as the main aquifers of the country are located in this area along with ecosystem services of this now heavily fragmented forest ecosystem. The ongoing influence of climate change along with land-use changes have caused the growth of arid zones in all of Central America. These on-going land use changes are lowering the resilience to the present and future climate change. Individual efforts to sustainable management of the forests are mentioned but it is nonetheless urgent to introduce wider and more intensive sustainable forestry and watershed management under a well-planned strategy based on findings of scientific research. The importance of the interrelationship between water and forests in the management of sustainable forest ecosystems will be stressed.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

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