Open AccessMarine and coastal agreement
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo083i012p00130-04
Subject(s) - mangrove , geography , coral reef , marine protected area , reef , fishery , panama , oceanography , habitat , marine habitats , environmental protection , ecology , geology , biology
Six Central American nations have signed an agreement to improve coastal habitats, including mangrove swamps, beaches, and coral reefs. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama signed the Convention on Cooperation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northeast Pacific on 18 February.