Latin America & the Caribbean

El Salvador

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The country is covered by the UNESCO Cluster Office in San José, Costa Rica.

The two first biosphere reserves in the country, Apaneca-Llamatepec and Xiriuatlique Jiquitizco Biosphere Reserves, were established in September 2007. Apaneca-Llamatepec includes the largest volcano in El Salvador and protects zones of mountain vegetation over lava fields, a key ecosystem for filtering water that drains into aquifers, benefiting the whole country.

Xiriuatlique Jiquitizco covers various types of areas such as coastal mangroves and some of the least fragmented forest areas in the country. Sustainable production practices, risk management and recovery of traditional knowledge are all part of the strong environmental consciousness which has developed in the area.  

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- UNESCO and the European Space Agency (ESA) Project: Using Space Technologies to Assist Mesoamerica with the Biological Corridor More

- Biosphere Reserves (WNBRs)

Oceans

- Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS) 

Natural Disasters Reduction

- Regional Action Programme Central America (RAP-CA) for Capacity Building for Natural Disaster Reduction More

Remote Sensing

- UNESCO and the European Space Agency (ESA) Project: Using Space Technologies to Assist Mesoamerica with the Biological Corridor More