Nicaragua: $15 Million for Afforestation

The International Agricultural Development Fund will use the funds in a forestry program in the Northern Caribbean Region.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The entity responsible for executing the project will be Nicaragua's Magfor, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry.

"Minister Ariel Bucardo assured ... they are working in a proposal for the project, adding that they hope they can include production infrastructure in it", reported Laprensa.com.ni.

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Financing for Sustainable Forest Management

January 2013

From 28 to 30 January, national forest fund experts will meet in Costa Rica to present effective strategies for forestry funding.

A statement of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) reads:

Experts share financing strategies for forest management

El Salvador: Investments in Environmental Sustainability

September 2011

$12.5 million has been earmarked for rural and environmental development plans.

Following in the footsteps of initiatives implemented in Costa Rica, where resources have been allocated for reforestation and other environmental programs, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, will invest $12.5 million in similar programs in El Salvador.

Honduras: $31 million for forestation

April 2011

The funds donated by the E.U. will be used for the implementation of the Forestry Sector Modernization Project of Honduras (MOSEF).

An article in the Latribuna.hn explains: "The resources provided by the E.U. will fund social programs for production and conservation of forest areas using organizational management processes and natural resource management."

Successful Forestry Project in Nicaragua

April 2011

During the past five years the Cuenta Reto del Milenio invested $ 6.8 million in a project which generated 3.000 jobs, benefiting over 3.200 farmers.

Located in Leon and Chinandega, western Nicaragua, the project allowed reforestation of nearly 7.500 hectares of forest for timber and charcoal.

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