TRADE CORRIDORS

1.    CORRIDORS

1.1.    Composite description    

http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/MesoAm/UmbpubHP.nsf/0/1522705b6f6e7ba3852568250076530d?OpenDocument
Panama - Atlantic Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Project (GEF)
Project promoting conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Other areas of work include agro-forestry, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, and community vigilance in areas of illegal logging, aquaculture, ecotourism and artisan production.

http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubB-2002E_1805.pdf
Regional Infrastructure
Document discussing the importance of regional infrastructure and other concepts and issues related to it.

http://www.iadb.org/ppp
Puebla Panama Project
PPP project Details.

http://www.iadb.org/ppp/project/projectDetails.asp?project_id=96
Puebla-Panama Integration Corridor
Detailed overview of the corridor between Panama City and Puebla, Mexico.

http://www.iadb.org/ppp/project/projectDetails.asp?project_id=98
Atlantic Road Integration Corridor
Detailed description of the Atlantic Road Integration Corridor. The purpose of the corridor is to build, rehabilitate, and improve the road corridor that integrates Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, connecting Villahermosa, Mexico, with Cutuco, a port in El Salvador.

http://www.iadb.org/ppp/project/projectDetails.asp?project_id=97
Complementary Routes to the Puebla-Panama Corridor
Report about actions taken to build, rehabilitate, and improve complementary routes to Puebla-Panama Corridor.

http://www.nafinsa.com/planpueblapanama.htm
Puebla Panama Project by Wafinsa-Securities Inc.
Overview of the eight general initiatives of the plan and its project portfolio.

www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/panama.htm
Pan-American Highway and Environment
Darién Gap (rainforest  on the border between Colombia and Panama through which would pass the Pan-American Highway)

www.undp.org.ni/cbm/index.htm
Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano (CBM) from Mexico to Panama
United Nations Development Program in Nicaragua
General information about the CBM project.

www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/corredor//
Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano Project NASA/CCAD
Initiative looking for the integration, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the economic development framework

www.usaid.gov/pubs/cp98/lac/centamer.htm
USAID - Central America Regional Program
Economy and Development
Challenges in development areas
Goals of the FY 1998 USAID Program: encouraging broad-based economic growth, protecting the environment, stabilizing population growth, and protecting human health.

 

  1.2.    Commerce

http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/Mesoam/UmbpubHP.nsf/HomePage/1?OpenDocument
Central America Environmental Projects Home Page
Presents information regarding the projects, studies, and activities done by the World Bank's Central American Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Unit (ESSD).

http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/External/lac/lac.nsf/All+by+Category/
35B23349844CA2A285256CB0008084D8?OpenDocument
The World Bank and the Central America
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
Information about the current free trade agreements of Central America and United States

1.3.     Economic Aspects

http://www.bcie.org/cabei/2strategic_plan.htm
Strategic Plan of CABEI (Banco Centro Americano para la Integración Económica) 2000-2005
Executive summary of the activities by strategic area and priority lines of action that CABEI develops in Central America, which includes the construction, rehabilitation and modernization of the road infrastructure.

www.usaid.gov/pubs/cp98/lac/centamer.htm
USAID - Central America Regional Program
Economy and Development
Challenges in development areas.
Goals of the FY 1998 USAID Program: encouraging broad-based economic growth, protecting the environment, stabilizing population growth, and protecting human health.

Corredor Logístico de Centroamerica: Logística Comercial  para el Desarrollo Sostenible y la Integración de Centroamerica. SIECA. 1999. 40 pp.
To request a copy, please contact [email protected].
Logistic Corridor of Central America: Commercial Logistic for Sustainable Development and Central America's Integration.
Approved in accordance with Resolution 01-2000 (COMITRAN XXII)
Analyzes the four areas of action of the Logistic Corridor (COLICA): Basic Infrastructure, Customs, Telemetric and Logistics Services. Investments Promotion for the rehabilitation and modernization of the roads, ports and airports, reducing vulnerability of the natural hazards network to natural hazards.

http://www.americasnet.net/trade/index.htm
Trade and Integration. Summit of the Americas Center
Information about the different trade agreements in the Americas

 

1.4.    Energy

http://www.iadb.org/ppp/project/listProjectsSector.asp?sector_id=24
Strategic Framework and Regional Portfolio of Projects in the Energy Sector
Energy interconnection system projects for the Central American countries include the creation and implementation of the energy service supplier market, such as the first regional transmission system.

Estudio de Vulnerabilidad del Sector Eléctrico de América Central ante las Amenazas Naturales.
Environment and Regional Development Department, Executive Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs, General Secretary of the OAS. 1996. 129 pp.
To request a copy, please contact [email protected].
Natural Hazards Vulnerability Study of the Energy Sector in Central America.
Analysis of the energy sector vulnerability to natural hazards in Central America. Description of natural hazards in Central America, study of the energy sector in Central America, vulnerability analysis and extreme disasters. Investigation about droughts and energy generation in Central America. Recommendations for vulnerability reduction of the energy sector.

1.5.    Environmental Aspects

http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/MesoAm/UmbpubHP.nsf/0/1522705b6f6e7ba3852568250076530d?OpenDocument
Panama - Atlantic Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Project (GEF)
Project promoting conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Other areas of work include agro-forestry, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, and community vigilance in areas of illegal logging, aquaculture, ecotourism and artisan production

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/centam.html
Regional Indicators of Central America about Environmental Issues
Data about the region's situation in the areas of energy, natural gas, electricity, and environment.

http://www.proarca.org/sitio/ingles/pags/index.html
Programa Ambiental Regional para Centroamérica (PROARCA)
Initiative working on environmental management improvements in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.

www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/panama.htm
Pan-American Highway and Environment
Darién Gap (rainforest  on the borders between Colombia and Panama through which would pass the Pan-American Highway).

www.undp.org.ni/cbm/index.htm
Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano (CBM) from Mexico to Panama
United Nations Development Program in Nicaragua
General information about the CBM project.

www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/corredor//
Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano Project NASA/CCAD
Initiative looking for the integration, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the economic development framework.

www.fao.org/es/giews/english/fs/fs0106/fs0106.pdf
Tables about Crops in Central America
Analysis of the agricultural situation in each country of Central America and the Caribbean.

www.irf.org/irtourdg.html
Tourism and Coastal Resources Degradation in the Wider Caribbean
Overview of tourism effects on natural resources.

www.planeta.com/planeta/96/0896cruise.html
Cruise Ship Tourism in the Caribbean
Port development analysis, tourism, and water pollution.

http://www.biomeso.net/
Corredor Biológico Centroamericano
Portal de información sobre biodiversidad, comunicación, economía ambiental, políticas y legislación en Mesomerica.
 

1.6.    Maps

www.undp.org.ni/cbm/index.htm
Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano (CBM) from Mexico to Panama
United Nations Development Program in Nicaragua.
General information about the CBM project.

http://cindi.usgs.gov/hazard/event/mitch/mitch/atlas/index.html
Central American Disaster Atlas. Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information (USGS:CINDI)
Maps of areas impacted by Hurrican Mitch.
 

1.7.    Natural Hazards

General Study on the Vulnerability of Road Segments to Natural Hazards of the Pan American Highway and its Complementary Corridors in Central America.
Office for Sustainable Development and Environment of the OAS. 2001. 63 pp. OAS.
To request a copy, please contact [email protected]
Overview about vulnerability to natural hazards of the Pan American highway and its complementary corridors. It analyzes relationships of the activities to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards of the Central American Transportation Sector.  

Mechanisms for Mutual Assistance in Case of Damage and Vulnerability Reduction of Transportation Infrastructure Central America.
Office for Sustainable Development and Environment of the OAS. 2001. 111 pp. OAS.
To request a copy, please consult http://www.oas.org/OSDE/publications/Unit/oea84e/begin.htm
The report identifies the critical transportation system components and their vulnerability by mode or sub-sector and the potential assistance that would be needed from outside the country and its possible sources. It also identifies regional processes and mechanisms that are potential sources to provide goods and services to rapidly restore the proper functioning of the components, including current emergency processes and relationships involving both the public and private sectors. It reviews international disaster and emergency relationships and constraints, including donor governments, financial institutions and the private sector. Finally it contains the document’s conclusions and recommendations.

Estudio de Vulnerabilidad del Sector Eléctrico de América Central ante las Amenazas Naturales.
Environment and Regional Development Department, Executive Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs, General Secretary of the OAS. 1996. 129 pp.
To request a copy, please contact [email protected].
Natural Hazards Vulnerability Study of the Energy Sector in Central America.
Analysis of the energy sector vulnerability to natural hazards in Central America. Description of natural hazards in Central America, study of the energy sector in Central America, vulnerability analysis and extreme disasters. Investigation about droughts and energy generation in Central America. Recommendations for vulnerability reduction of the energy sector.

http://cindi.usgs.gov/hazard/event/mitch/mitch/briefing/index.html
Disaster in Central America. Overview
Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information (USGS:CINDI)
 

1.8.    Social Aspects

www.usaid.gov/pubs/cp98/lac/centamer.htm
USAID - Central America Regional Program
Economy and Development
Challenges in development areas
Goals of the FY 1998 USAID Program: encouraging broad-based economic growth, protecting the environment, stabilizing population growth, and protecting human health.

1.9.    Transportation

http://www.iadb.org/ppp/files/projects/IMIV/RamalesIng.doc
International Network of Mesoamerican Highways- PPP
Document discussing the initiative for road integration in Mesoamerica.

http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/pubs/books/alpha.html
Maritime Transportation in Latin America and the Caribbean
This report provides an examination of the role played by maritime transportation and ports in fostering international trade and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It includes the Mercosur Atlantic Corridor Consortium and other general issues.

http://www.cocatram.org.ni/puertos.htm
Ports in Central America
Comisión Centroamerican de Transporte Marítimo
Información detallada sobre los puertos de cada país incluyendo datos numéricos del volumen del comercio que se maneja en cada uno. Incluye la descripción del Programa de Mejoramiento y Modernización del Transporte Marítimo en Centroamérica (MMTMCA).

http://www.cocatram.org.ni/agenda_ambiental.html
Comisión Centroamerican de Transporte Marítimo
Agenda Regional para la seguridad ambiental marítimo portuaria en Centroamérica

General Study on the Vulnerability of Road Segments to Natural Hazards of the  Pan American Highway and its Complementary Corridors in Central America.
Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment of the OAS. 2001. 63 pp. OAS.
To request a copy, please contact [email protected]
Overview about vulnerability to natural hazards of the Pan American highway and its complementary corridors. It analyzes relationships of the activities to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards of the Central American Transportation Sector.

Mechanisms for Mutual Assistance in Case of Damage and Vulnerability Reduction of Transportation Infrastructure Central America.
Office for Sustainable Development and Environment of the OAS. 2001. 111 pp. OAS.
To request a copy, please consult http://www.oas.org/OSDE/publications/Unit/oea84e/begin.htm 
The report identifies the critical transportation system components and their vulnerability by mode or sub-sector and the potential assistance that would be needed from outside the country and its possible sources. It also identifies regional processes and mechanisms that are potential sources to provide goods and services to rapidly restore the proper functioning of the components, including current emergency processes and relationships involving both the public and private sectors. It reviews international disaster and emergency relationships and constraints, including donor governments, financial institutions and the private sector. Finally it contains the document’s conclusions and recommendations.

Estudio Centroamericano de Transporte (ECAT).
Centro American Economic Integration Secretary (SIECA). 2001. 2649 pp.
To request a copy, please contact [email protected]
Central American Study of Transportation.
Detailed analysis of port development and maritime transportation. It also reports studies about air transportation and regional transportation. It contains different projections regarding regional demands.

Manual de Señales Viales, Manual de Mantenimiento de Carreteras, Manual de Normas Geométricas de Diseño de Carreteras, y la Revisión del Acuerdo de Carreteras sobre Circulación.
SIECA with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2001. 3973 pp.
To request a copy, please contact [email protected]
Road Signal Manual, Routes Maintenance and Revision Manual, Geometric Norms
Overview about road maintenance in Central America including different mechanisms of traffic controls. A catalogue on damages to centroamerican roads and specific regulations about bridges and routes construction in the region are included.

Proyecto de Transporte Multimodal. COCATRAM. 2001.
To request  a copy, please contact [email protected]
Multimodal Transportation Project.
Description of COCATRAM's functions, origins and its projects related to transportation in Central America (maritime safety, tariff harmonization, international load transportation, port information system, international agreements, privatization, and concession of load terminals).

2.    COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

  2.1.    Composite Description

www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESS/ASIL/links/cam/new100.htm
National Institutes of Statistics
Economic, financial, commercial, agricultural, tourist, and cultural aspects of the region.

http://www.poam.org/
Megasitio Centroamericano en Población y Ambiente
Información acerca de población y ambiente a nivel nacional y regional.

www.wri.org/wri/wr-98-99/pdf/wr98came.pdf
Information about Central American Regions
Data about population, well-being, biodiversity, economy, agriculture, energy, forests, water, and protected areas.

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/cpd/ma/macentral.htm
Regional Overview of Central America
Data about the ecology, fisiography, climate, population, vegetation, flora and different Central American ecosystems conservation.

 

2.2.    Commerce

No information sources were found at this time

 

2.3.     Economic Aspects

http://www.estadonacion.or.cr/InfoRegion/portada.html
Statistics of the Region from Guatemala to Panama
Data from 1990 to 1997 about the economy and quality of life in the region.

www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESS/ASIL/links/cam/new100.htm
National Institutes of Statistics
Economic, financial, commercial, agricultural, tourist, and cultural aspects of the region.

www.procig.org
Central American Geographic Information Project (PROCIG)
Initiative sponsored by World Bank InfoDev Program and Central American governments.  Integration of statistics data and censuses including geographical information.

www.fao.org/SIDS/stat/Agtable4.htm
Exports in the Areas of Central America and the Caribbean

http://www.eclac.cl/publicaciones/desarrolloeconomico/8/lcg2088/americacentral.pdf
Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe, 1999.
Análisis económico de los paises Centroamericanos incluyendo datos acerca del PIB, desempleo, importaciones, exportaciones y políticas fiscales.

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/index.html
Panama Canal
Commercial Roads of Panama Canal
Information about the channel: environmental impact, commercial roads created by the channel, vulnerability assessment, and income for Panama.

www.quetzalnet.com/overview-real.html
Brief Overview of Guatemala Economy
Name and location of ports, airports, gross income, investments, telecommunications, and transportation.

www.wri.org/pdf/tradenv.pdf
Document of Analysis and Assessment in the Sustainable Commerce Expansion in  Latin America and the Caribbean.  Recent changes in commercial policy by Latin-American countries and their impact on the environment

http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/B-SPAN/sub_lessons_nafta.htm
Lessons from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean
Information and links of documents related to the outcomes of NAFTA.
 

2.4.    Energy

No information sources were found at this time

 

2.5.    Environmental Aspects

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/cpd/ma/macentral.htm
Regional Overview of Central America
Data about the ecology, fisiography, climate, population, vegetation, flora and different Central American ecosystem conservation.

www.nps.gov/centralamerica
Central America National Parks
Overview of biodiversity in Central America.

http://boto.ocean.washington.edu/americacentral/eng/ecology/ecosystems/forests/index.html
Forest Ecosystems in Central America
Includes maps of the existing ecosystems in Central America.

www.wri.org/wri/wr2000/page_maps/page_freshwater_map013.pdf
WRI- Maps of Areas and Biodiversity Ecoregions in Wetlands
Description of important watershed areas.

http://www.iadb.org/regions/re2/consultative_group/groups/ecology_workshop_1.htm
Natural Hazards Vulnerability Reduction: Lessons learned about Hurricane Mitch - A strategic Issue in Environmental Management
Reference to use planning of the land and management of natural resources.

http://uicnhumedales.org/english/initiatives.htm
Coastal Zones and Watersheds in Central America by IUCN
Network of professionals interested in management and conservation of watersheds and coastal zones.

www.wri.org/wri/ffi/lff-eng/namer.htm
Regional Information on Central American Border Forests
Overview of endangered forests situated in the borders of Central American countries, including maps of the forests.

www.wri.org/wri/indictrs/reefname.htm
Central America and the Caribbean: Map of Coral Reefs
Brief description of the situation and causes that threaten coral reefs in Central America and the Caribbean. Includes areas such as coastal development, marine based pollution, overexploitation and inland pollution and erosion.

www.irf.org/irtourdg.html
Tourism and Coastal Resources Degradation in the Wider Caribbean
Tourism between the United States and Latin America has a significant effect on the Southwest's economy and transportation network. Measuring the various impacts of trade provides strategic information on tourism's effects on natural resources.

www.cep.unep.org/pubs/techreports/techreports.html
Technical Report of the CEP
Technical Reports about environmental issues in the Caribbean (protected areas, soil, tourism, climate conditions, and hazardous wastes)

www.ramsar.org/profiles_costarica.htm (you can change country name)
RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands
Annotated list of wetlands of international importance in Costa Rica or any other country in Central America.
Data regarding location, description, flora, fauna, and scientific studies at the designated watersheds in each country.

www.cepredenac.org
Coordination Center for the Prevention on Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC)
Analysis of the causes of vulnerability to natural hazards in Central America such as rains, hurricanes, seismic activity, and volcanoes.

http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/Mesoam/UmbpubHP.nsf/HomePage/1?OpenDocument
Central America Environmental Projects Home Page
Presents information regarding the projects, studies, and activities done by the World Bank's Central American Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Unit (ESSD).

www.cedarena.org/current_projects.htm
Current Projects of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center (CEDARENA)
Describes assistance to solve conflicts in an effective and efficient way. Other projects consist of NGOs assessment of sustainable development legislation; Private Initiative of Central America Conservation  (CAPCI); implementation of reforestation methods; pesticide legislation; mining activities, and coastal zones.

www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_nt.html
Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Neotropical Realm
Information about each specific ecoregion including technical description (location, size), biodiversity features,  current status, justification, references.

http://www.iadb.org/sds/env_e.htm
Environment and Natural Resources
Information about different aspects related to environment and natural resources including agriculture and rural development, coastal and marine resources, integrated water resources management, and natural disaster management.

2.6.    Maps

www.gomexico.about.com/library/cia/blciahonh.htm?once=true&
General Information about  the Countries in Central America
Information about geography, maps, government, economy, communications, and transportation of each country.

www.wri.org/wri/wr2000/page_maps/page_freshwater_map013.pdf
WRI- Maps of Areas and Biodiversity Ecoregions in Wetlands
Description of important watershed areas.

www.geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/blcentralamerica.htm
Maps of Seismicity in Central America and the Caribbean
Brief description and history of the maps.

www.wri.org/wri/wr2000/page_maps/page_freshwater_map013.pdf
WRI- Maps of Areas and Biodiversity Ecoregions in Wetlands
Description of important watershed areas.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html
Territorial Ecoregions of the World
Interactive map of ecoregions across the world.

http://www.procig.org/ing/population-estimates.htm
PROCIG - Central American Geographic Informaction Project
Population Change and Protected Areas in Cental America

http://www.centralamerica.com/cr/maps/mapcosta.htm
National Parks of Costa Rica.
 

2.7.    Natural Hazards

http://www.iadb.org/regions/re2/consultative_group/groups/ecology_workshop_1.htm
Natural Hazards Vulnerability Reduction: Lessons learned about Hurricane Mitch - A strategic Issue in Environmental Management
Reference to use planning of the land and management of natural resources.

 

2.8.    Social Aspects

http://www.poam.org
Population and Environment
Sustainable development, public participation, and biodiversity conservation

http://www.wri.org/wri/wr-98-99/pdf/wr98came.pdf
Information about Central American Regions
Data about population, well-being, biodiversity, economy, agriculture, energy, forests, water, and protected areas.

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/cpd/ma/macentral.htm
Regional Overview of Central America
Data about the ecology, fisiography, climate, population, vegetation, flora and different Central American ecosystems conservation.

2.9.    Transportation

No information sources were found at this time

Conditions and Disclaimer    
Condiciones de descargo y responsabilidad

This page was last updated on Tuesday, June 18, 2002