Conservation of endemic species in the national system of protected areas from Nicaragua

Conservation of endemic species in the national system of protected areas from Nicaragua

Authors

  • Mijail Pérez Gaia Association
  • A. Meyrat Independent Consultant
  • J. Zolotoff Zolotoff, Cocibolca Foundation
  • O. Saldaña Independent Consultant
  • A. Medina Independent Consultant
  • G.A. Ruiz Independent Consultant
  • M. Sotelo Independent Consultant

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i2.271

Abstract

Nicaragua, in the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), agreed to establish a “Representative system of protected areas that adequately conserve biodiversity and terrestrial, marine and inland water ecosystems”. Pursuant to the above, we conducted a Gap Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation for the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) of Nicaragua, focused on terrestrial and inland water ecosystems as well as on terrestrial species. This paper presents the results of the analysis of the conservation status of the endemic species in the national system of protected areas of Nicaragua. The groups considered for analysis were plants, mollusks, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. Data presented came from reviewing books, scientific papers, management plans of protected areas and unpublished reports by the authors, and nearly 140 websites. Of the 75 plant species and 31 animal species considered in the analysis, 25 species have some distribution points within the SINAP (ten of them have only one point). There are 80 species apparently absent from the SINAP. Nicaraguan endemic species are severely unprotected.

KEY WORDS

Endemism, conservation, protected areas, Nicaragua, mollusks, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, plants

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Published

2013-11-20

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Pérez, M., Meyrat, A., Zolotoff, J., Saldaña, O., Medina, A., Ruiz, G., & Sotelo, M. (2013). Conservation of endemic species in the national system of protected areas from Nicaragua. UNED Research Journal, 5(2), 271–278. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i2.271

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