Departamento de Interior de EE.UU., 2013
Brochure, in Spanish
Desde el año 2008, el Departamento del Interior de los Estados Unidos (DOI), a través de su Programa de Asistencia Técnica Internacional(ITAP), ha facilitado asistencia técnica y apoyo a los paÃses de Centroamérica y República Dominicana para contribuir a mejorarla aplicación de la Convención Sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (CITES).
WWF-TRAFFIC, 2012
Executive Summary, in English
This executive summary presents a summary and the results of the “Second Meting and Workshop of ROAVIS” that took place on December 2-14, 2012 in Managua, Nicaragua aimed to follow up on ROAVIS’s progress and to strengthen and enhance ROAVIS’s capacities.
U.S. Department of the Interior, in Spanish
Las Repúblicas de Nicaragua y Costa Rica, como paÃses signatarios de la Convención Sobre el Comercio
de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (CITES), con la ratificación del Tratado Internacional, asumieron
el compromiso de regular el comercio internacional de especies (importación, exportación o reexportación) que se
realiza entre los paÃses partes del convenio de forma efectiva y eficiente.
U.S. Department of the InteriorBrochure, in Spanish
A pesar de ser un pais pequeño, Costa Rica posee una gran riqueza natural; aproximadamente un 5% de las especies descritas a nivel mundial se encuentran en Costa Rica. La variedad contempla más de 8.500 especies de plantas, 220 de reptiles, 160 especies de anfibios, 205 de mamÃferos y 850 especies de aves.
U.S. Department of the InteriorGuide, in English and Spanish
This guide is a critical first step to aid enforcement authorities in implementing national conservation laws covering the spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura species) of the New World, as well as implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which listed spiny-tailed iguanas for the first time in 2010.
U.S. Department of the Interior, CCAD, SICA and MARN, 2010
Plan de acción, in Spanish
Este plan identifica las acciones prioritarias de conservación que ejecutaran todos los actores claves, para contribuir a la conservación de las tortugas marinas en el marco del desarrollo sostenible local en El Salvador.
Republic of Guatemala and Republic of Honduras, 2009
Brochure, in English and Spanish
Brochure regarding the proposal to regulate trade in the species to guarantee that harvesting of individuals from the wild does not reduce the wild population to a level in which its survival would be threatened by continuous harvesting or other factors.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, 2009
Project Summary, in English and Spanish
Using Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in shrimp nets saves sea turtles and enhances shrimpers’ livelihoods. The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list all species of sea turtles with habitat in the Western North Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico
TRAFFIC North America, 2009
Study, in English
Analysis performed by TRAFFIC North America in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under a grant from the U.S. Department of State for a project designed to undertake an overview “gap analysis†related to priority issues concerning implementation of wildlife trade control. The project’s primary goal is to assist CAFTA-DR countries with better implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and wildlife trade regulations, by guiding TRAFFIC’s capacity building approach and activities within the CAFTA-DR environmental cooperation context.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science and Humane Society International, 2009
Project Summary, in English and Spanish
As part of the Environmental Cooperation Program under the Central American Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES), in partnership with Humane Society International (HSI), is helping to establish wildlife rescue centers, as well as to strengthen and support existing centers in the CAFTA-DR region.
Ministerio de Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales and the US Forest Service—International Institute of Tropical Forestry, 2008
Field Guide, in English and Spanish
General guide to identify orchids of Nicaragua and to help improve understanding of their distribution in the country. Provides information on pollination and habitat, and on how to plant and rescue orchids; an extensive Checklist of Nicaraguan Orchids; and a summary description of each species and its habitat and flowering season. Includes photographs for many species, depicting flower, plant habitat and seed capsules, accompanied by location maps.
Consultora Enma Diaz, 2007
Study, in Spanish
Study on wildlife rescue centers—description of the situation in the CAFTA-DR region regarding rescue of wildlife confiscated in efforts to prevent illegal trade in endangered species; guidelines for the establishment and operation of wildlife rescue centers; assessment of existing rescue centers in the CAFTA-DR region and other institutions, such as zoos, which shelter and care for wild animals; proposed projects for each of the CAFTA-DR countries; photographs of endangered species and of current facilities for wildlife rescue.
U.S. Department of the Interior, 2013
Handout, in English
In this case study, the U.S. Department of Interior evaluates the Mirador-Rio Azul Multi-sector Roundtable – an ongoing Adaptive Co-Management (ACM) effort in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve that emerged from a complex and conflictive history seldom seen in the world of natural resource management.
Humane Society International (HSI), 2013
Handout, in English and Spanish
This handout summarizes CITES implementation of projects under the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation program. In its projects HSI seeks to engage many different stakeholders to help governments strengthen their environmental laws, through outreach campaigns, training, rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife, economic alternatives to extraction and species specific protection in protected areas.
U.S. Department of Interior
Brochure, in English
This brochure provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Interior’s work with the Government of Guatemala, non-governmental organizations, and local communities to strengthen natural and cultural resource conservation in the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
U.S. Department of Interior, 2011
Report, in Spanish and English
The overall aim of this report is to bring together, into one document, relevant information that can inform future conservation efforts, management actions, and research directions for Iguaninae species within the 5 CAFTA signatory countries.
U.S. Department of the Interior, in Spanish
En las últimas dos décadas los paÃses centroamericanos han venido suscribiendo y ratificando una serie de acuerdos
multilaterales ambientales. Sin embargo, las autoridades se han encontrado con la dificultad de establecer mecanismos
financieros que capturen el verdadero valor económico generado a partir del aprovechamiento de los ecosistemas en la región.
U.S. Department of the Interior
Poster, in Spanish
¿Cuáles son las iguanas de cola espinosa? Estas iguanas son la especie Guatemalteca de la Iguana de Tuno (Ctenosaura palearis) que vive en los cactus tuno del Valle del Motagua y las especies Hondureñas como el Jamo Negro (Ctenosaura melanosterna) en el bosque seco del Valle de Aguán, el Swamper (Ctenosaura bakeri) en los manglares de la isla Utila y el Wishwilly (Ctenosaura oedirhina) en la isla de Roatán. Se diferencian del resto de iguanas.
U.S. Department of the Interior, 2010
Manual, in Spanish
El tráfico ilegal de especÃmenes silvestres es considerado a nivel mundial como una de las principales causas de disminución de las poblaciones naturales de fauna y se menciona como una de las actividades ilÃcitas que mayores sumas de dinero moviliza anualmente.
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas, 2009
Portfolio of Maps, in Spanish
Eight maps of Guatemala relevant to the habitat and conservation of the Central American tapir: protected areas, topographical features, woodlands, habitat quality, potential distribution, habitat conservation status, potential connectivity, and morphology of woodlands.  The tapir, the largest mammal in the region—up to two meters in length and 700 pounds—is in danger of extinction, primarily due to loss of habitat.
Zolotoff-Pallais, José M. y Lezama, MartÃn, 2009
Manual, in Spanish
Information regarding tools and methods for responsible and efficient handling of wild animals confiscated or found by national and municipal government personnel charged with administration of natural resources. Provides a summary of animal commerce in the country, a protocol for handling confiscated wildlife, instructions by taxonomical group on subduing and confining animals, and information on diseases transmitted by wild animals. Provides information on resources in the country and abroad, such as shops specializing in the necesary tools, in-country specialists to consult in emergencies, zoos and literature on the subject. Illustrated with photographs.
TRAFFIC, 2009
Project Summary, in English
Description of TRAFFIC’s contribution to the CITES Support Program, a CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation initiative to ensure governments and stakeholders in the region have the skills, knowledge and resources to manage trade in wildlife and meet the requirements of CITES implementation and enforcement.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, 2009
Project Summary, in English and Spanish
Unsustainable and illegal trade in wildlife is among the most significant threats to certain wild animals and plants. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, strives to ensure that the international trade in wildlife is conducted so that it does not threaten the survival of species in the wild.
Ministerio de Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales, Paso PacÃfico and the US Forest Service, 2008 Manual, in Spanish
Manual created to improve institutional capacity to regulate wildlife in Nicaragua. Describes the laws and regulations applicable to trade in species. Contains a total of 42 descriptions of species, selected based on dangers to their existence, importance of conservation, volume of traffic; also includes some species which are appropriate for commerce. Each description provides information on the species’ taxonomy, characteristics, diet, habitat, distribution, status of protection and principal threats. Richly illustrated with photographs.
SecretarÃa de Estado de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana, 2008
Manual, in Spanish
Manual for the implementation in the Dominican Republic of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, intended for customs and agricultural inspectors, port authorities, environmental law legal and enforcement personnel, officials in civil aviation, armed services and tourism and NGOs. Includes text of CITES, DR rules and regulations for trade in wild fauna and flora, copies of official forms and instructions for use. Illustrated with graphics and photographs.