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UNCCD Annex
Annex III: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

National Focal Points

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National Action Programmes

  • Nicaragua - National Action Programme, 2004, Spanish

Voluntary LDN Targets (Optional)

National voluntary LDN targets (original language)

• Meta 1: Al 2030 se ha incrementado la cobertura forestal del país en un 21.47%.
• Meta 2: Al 2030 mejoradas 1,166,362 hectáreas, en zonas deterioradas por decreciente productividad de la tierra. 
• Meta 3: Al 2030 unas 6,464 Kilometro lineales de cortinas rompe vientos establecidos en 29 municipios ubicados en:

  • Departamento de Managua: municipios Tipitapa, Ticuantepe y Managua.
  • Departamento de Masaya: Municipios de Masaya, Nindirí, Tisma.
  • Departamento de León: municipios de Nagarote, La Paz Centro, León, Malpaisillo- Larreynaga, Telica, Quezalguaque.
  • Departamento de Chinandega: municipios de Posoltega, Chichigalpa, Chinandega, Villanueva y El Viejo. 
  • Algunos municipios de los Departamentos de Carazo, Granada y Rivas.

• Meta 4: Al 2030 unas 104,000 hectáreas de pino, atendidas mediante el monitoreo, seguimiento y prevención de la plaga de gorgojo, dentro de áreas protegidas. Principalmente en la zona norte centro del país: Nueva Segovia, Madriz, Estelí y Matagalpa.

National voluntary LDN targets - English*

• Target 1: By 2030, increase national forest cover by 21.47%.
• Target 2: By 2030, improve the state of deteriorated land due to decreasing land productivity in 1,166,362 ha. 
• Target 3: By 2030, establish 6,464 linear kilometres of windbreaks in 29 municipalities located in:

  • The department of Managua: municipalities of Tipitapa, Ticuantepe and Managua.
  • The department of Masaya: municipalities of Masaya, Nindirí and Tisma.
  • The department of León: minicipalities of Nagarote, La Paz Center, León, Malpaisillo- Larreynaga, Telica and Quezalguaque.
  • The department of Chinandega: municipalities of Posoltega, Chichigalpa, Chinandega, Villanueva and El Viejo. 
  • Some municipalities in the departments of Carazo, Granada and Rivas.

• Target 4: By 2030, include 104,000 ha of pine forest in protected areas, and maintain them using monitoring, follow-up, and weevil outbreak prevention. This will be primarily carried out in the central northern area of the country: Nueva Segovia, Madriz, Estelí and Matagalpa.

*An unofficial translation into English is provided for countries which articulated their targets in other languages.
  • Nicaragua - LDN Country Commitments, 2018, Spanish
  • Nicaragua - LDN TSP Country Report, 2018, Spanish

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