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Submitted September 17, 2019
Published 2010-11-15

Artículos

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2010): MESOAMERICANA

Biological Corridors, its Importance for The Management of Seascapes


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Published: 2010-11-15

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Villate, R. (2010) “Biological Corridors, its Importance for The Management of Seascapes”, Mesoamericana, 14(3), pp. 107–115. Available at: https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/mesoamericana/article/view/948 (Accessed: 28 September 2024).

Abstract

The scientific community has expressed its concern at the apparent increase in the rate of biodiversity loss. Traditionally, most conservation efforts have focused primarily on the implementation of strategies for the terrestrial domain, leaving aside its entirety with fresh and sea components. The complexity of the imbalance of the planet makes an urgent call to address the problem with inclusive strategies. As part of the efforts proposed by different nations of the world, within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity, one of the strategies to reduce loss of biodiversity is the establishment of biological corridors. This alternative aims to restore the structural and functional biological connectivity between protected areas and natural habitats. In the case of Costa Rica, biological corridors are one of the main axes in the conservation strategies proposed by the Government, NGOs and civil society. The hard, but rich process of about 10 years of managing biological corridors in the country have left a number of invaluable lessons learned, experiences and knowledge that we now propose they should adapt to the management of coastal and marine landscapes, Marine Protected Areas, Areas for Responsible Fisheries and Marine Corridors.

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