Development of Forest Resources in Nicaragua

Because of uncontrolled exploitation since the 19th century, the pine forests of the Northeast had become seriously depleted. As a result, since 1959 the Government has implemented a reforestation and fire control programme in the area. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as executing agency, has been assisting in all phases of this project, with a view to carrying out technical and economic studies for eventual large-scale investment in the region.
Observers in one of four control towers responsible for 1800 square kilometres of protected pine savannah scan the horizon for possible fires.