Sunday, 5 May 2013

Nicaraguan rainforest said under threat from growing illegal logging

Managua, Nicaragua (UPI) May 3, 2013



A rainforest in Nicaragua is under growing threat from illegal logging by landless people who have invaded the area, leaders of local indigenous peoples say.
The Bosawas Biosphere Reserve on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras, considered by the United Nations a global biological treasure, teems with wildlife.
But the Mayangna and Miskito people who live in the region and hold t