The IDB approved a $9.2 million credit for the government to implement a forest management project that will benefit 225 forestry companies.
The funds will be used in climate change adaptation and mitigation programs, through the Sustainable Forest Management project, reported the government of Guatemala.
Through a cooperation agreement with the Mexican government, El Salvador will reforest nearly 50,000 hectares of land in different parts of the country.
The presidents of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, and of the United Mexican States, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, signed on June 20 in Tapachula, state of Chiapas, a cooperation agreement for the planting of 50,000 hectares in El Salvador, a project that will generate 20,000 jobs and is part of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for Central America, informed the presidency of El Salvador.
Coffee is still the main agricultural product sold abroad, with annual exports of around $3,035 million, followed by bananas, with $2,574 million and sugar, with $1,241 million.
Figures from the interactive platform "Central American Crops Monitoring" compiled by CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence Unit:
The production of wood in rolls reached 981,445 m3 during 2017, a volume only 1.3% higher than that reported in 2016.
According to the annual report of the National Forestry Office (ONF), in the harvest of 981,445 m³ of wood in rolls reported last year, was considered log wood dedicated to export and sawn timber by the primary processing industry. Of the harvested wood, 77.5% is of forest plantations, 17.1% of agricultural land without forest and 5.4% of the forests.
The Senate has approved a loan agreement signed between the country and the Inter-American Development Bank, and the funds will be used for the Sustainable Agroforestry Development program.
The Senate of the Dominican Republic has reported that the resources will be used to finance the Sustainable Agroforestry Development program which will be executed by the Executing Technical Unit of Projects at the Agroforestry Development of the Presidency of the Republic (UTPDA) and the Ministry of Public Works and Communications.This initiative was sent by the Executive Power.
The IDB has approved a loan to finance projects related to the improvement of market connectivity for small agricultural producers and the application of agroforestry technologies.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reported that "... Through a loan of US $150 million, the Dominican Republic will work on the adoption of agroforestry technologies and improvement of connectivity to agricultural markets to increase incomes of small producers, and increase environmental sustainability and adaptation to climate change through the best management of natural capital."
Representatives of the union in Nicaragua announced that this year they plan to plant between 1,200 and 1,500 hectares, which will be added to the 28,000 already planted in recent years.
In relation to the plans for this year, Salvador Mayorga Sacasa, president of the National Reforestation Association, informed Elnuevodiario.com.ni that "..." this year we expect to increase by between 1,200 and 1,500 hectares.It's a small amount, really, because the country could grow in this sector much more.'"
The National Environment Authority of Panama is putting out to tender restoration and reforestation services with forest and fruit species in 12,350 hectares.
Panama Government Purchase 2017-1-08-0-02-LV-022603:
"Restoration / Reforestation Service of 1,275 hectares with Forest and Fruit Species, within the PROCUENCAS Program and the Alliance for One Million Hectares in the Rio Grande River Basin."
A bill put forward by the executive branch proposes tax breaks and direct non-refundable financing for implementing restoration or reforestation plans.
From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama:
The Cabinet has endorsed a bill that aims to encourage increased forest cover and promote conservation of natural forests in the country, through the promotion of activities inherent and necessary for efficient management of the forest.
The Ortega administration has authorized the suspension for one year on the ban on cutting, harvesting and marketing of timber from pine trees in the country.
Decree 02-2017 was published in the official newspaper La Gaceta on January 13 and states:"... it is suspended throughout the national territory, including protected areas, the ban on cutting, harvesting, transportation and marketing of pine trees for a period of 12 months, which may be extended with the support of studies and technical and administrative recommendations made by the National Forestry Institute (Inafor), with the approval of the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR)."
African palm, coffee, pineapple, bamboo, cocoa and forestry are the categories that the Nicaraguan government is promoting as investment opportunities in the Caribbean coast.
Noting that deforested areas are those that could house African palm plantations, Alvaro Baltodano, presidential delegate for investment and exports, noted that African palm is now being planted in 10 thousand acres of the Nicaraguan Caribbean, as part of a project that aims to plant 20 thousand acres.
The national plan for restoration and reforestation will allocate $23.5 million to restoration activities in mangroves and wetlands, zones for water recharging and renewal of coffee and cocoa plantations.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources:
Areas to intervene:
Ahuachapán South Apaneca Ilamatepec Intervention 2016 -2017
Entrepreneurs in the timber industry are complaining that excessive regulation and high production costs are preventing them from exploiting the productive capacity of the sector.
Today, three quarters of total wood consumption is grown in the country and the rest is supplied by imports, however, "... Regulations mean that only a small percentage of the productive capacity of Costa Rica is used. "
Between 2011 and 2013 forest loss decreased by 9.6% due to the implementation of a national plan for reforestation and a reduction in losses from wildfires.
Data from the National Forestry Institute (Inafor) states that "... the average amount of deforestation, which according to the National Forest Inventory is 70,000 hectares, dropped to 63,270 hectares (with) the latest data from 2011 to 2013."
Suggestions have been made to ease procedures and create more direct and indirect incentives to encourage the development of the forest industry in the country.
In an opinion piece published in Elfinancierocr.com, Keilor Rojas notes that "... the activity has decreased by 35% in recent years and the rate of reforestation per year went from 9,000 acres to about 2,000 today. "