Ecobreves – CENTRAL AMERICA: Seeking Funds for Biological Corridor

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SAN SALVADOR, Dec 9 2002 (IPS) - The inter-governmental Central American Environment and Development Commission (CCAD) and the World Bank will hold an international donors meeting Dec 12-13 in Paris in search of resources to finance the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (CBM). The environment ministers from Mesoamerica, which extends from southern Mexico the Central America, will report on advances made in sustainable development, and particularly in the central aim of restoring the chain of forests and ecosystems connecting the region.

The ministers are slated to present a five-year Business Plan, which includes such elements as attaching values to natural resources, expanding communications and promoting sustainable development activities.