The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

This is a Regional Program Review (RPR) of the World Bank's support for the MBC. The review is framed around an assessment of five Global Environment Facility (GEF)-financed World Bank implemented projects in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nica...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLAN ACTUAL COSTS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS ANNUAL DEFORESTATION AUTONOMOUS REGION AUTONOMOUS REGIONS AWARENESS RAISING BANK MANAGEMENT BARRIER REEF BASELINE DATA BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BIODIVERSITY MONITORING BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOLOGICAL MONITORING BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES BROADLEAF FORESTS BUFFER ZONE BUFFER ZONES BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITALIZATION CAPITALS CARBON CARIBBEAN REGION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CHANGE COMMERCIALIZATION CONCENTRATION OF LAND CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION BIOLOGISTS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSERVATION PLANNING CONSERVATION PRACTICES CONSERVATION PROGRAM CONSERVATION PROJECTS CONSERVATION STATUS CONSOLIDATION CORE AREA CORE AREAS CORRIDOR AREAS CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM CRITICAL HABITATS CULTURAL RESOURCES DEFORESTATION DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS DEVELOPMENT BANK DONOR SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECOSYSTEM ENDANGERED SPECIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA EXPENDITURE FARMERS FIELD TRIP FINANCES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREST FOREST CHANGE FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FORESTRY FORESTS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP GUARANTEE AGENCY HABITAT CONSERVATION HABITAT DEGRADATION HABITAT DESTRUCTION HARPY EAGLE ID INDICATOR SPECIES INDIGENOUS GROUPS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INITIAL INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTACT FOREST INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ISSUES JAGUAR LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LEGISLATION MESOAMERICAN BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR MIGRATION MOUNTAIN LION NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HABITAT NATURAL HABITATS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES OVERHEAD COSTS PALM PEER REVIEW POLLUTION POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCERS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY OF LIFE REGIONAL ACTIVITIES REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL APPROACH REGIONAL AUTHORITIES REGIONAL BODY REGIONAL CAPACITY REGIONAL CONSERVATION REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL COORDINATION REGIONAL CORRIDOR SYSTEM REGIONAL DIMENSION REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGIONAL FUNDS REGIONAL IMPACTS REGIONAL IMPORTANCE REGIONAL INITIATIVES REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTERESTS REGIONAL INVESTMENT REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL OFFICE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS REGIONAL PRIORITIES REGIONAL PRIORITY REGIONAL PROGRAM REGIONAL PROGRAMS REGIONAL PROJECT REGIONAL PROJECTS REGIONAL STRATEGY REGIONAL WORKSHOPS REGIONALISM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMOTE AREAS RESERVES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT ROADS RURAL POVERTY SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SPATIAL ANALYSIS SPATIAL DYNAMICS SPECIES OF MAMMALS SPECIES SURVIVAL STEWARDSHIP SUBREGIONS SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY SUSTAINABLE USES OF BIODIVERSITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOURISM TRANSPORT TRUST FUNDS UNION VEGETATIVE COVER VILLAGES WATERSHED WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AREAS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE REFUGES
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Summary:	This is a Regional Program Review (RPR) of the World Bank's support for the MBC. The review is framed around an assessment of five Global Environment Facility (GEF)-financed World Bank implemented projects in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama that had the common objective of consolidating the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (MBC). It also reports on the achievements of trust fund activities, financed by the Bank Netherlands Partnership Program (BNPP), that were implemented parallel to the GEF/World Bank projects. The MBC is a land-use planning system that spans Central America and Mexico. It is designed to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the region's natural resources. The overall objective of the Bank's MBC projects of consolidating the MBC was highly relevant. Although the Central American land bridge is very small, it is estimated to be home to 12 percent of the world's known species. It harbors approximately 24,000 species of vascular plants and over 500 species of mammals, many of which are endemic. The MBC derives its legitimacy from the endorsement it received at the Central American heads of state summit in 1997.