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Published on: 12/1/1997
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Olga Corrales , environmental specialist at the World Bank's regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean , explains that the objective of the initiatives along Nicaragua's Caribbean coast is to protect the integrity of the biological corridor through conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.Achieving this will involve financing communication and education activities , planning and monitoring , key investments in priority areas with high biodiversity , and investments that will support indigenous communities , she notes.
Nicaragua's Caribbean coast is also the site of a controversy over a forestry concession the government granted in 1996 to a South Korean company called Sol del Caribe.The company plans to log 153 , 000 acres ( 62 , 000 hectares ) in the zone and to manufacture plywood for export.
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Olga CorralesWorld BankCosta Ricatel : 506/296-5923fax : 506/232-8679email : mailto : ocorrales@ % 20worldbank.org