Nicaragua
Region: Latin America and The Caribbean
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Duration: August 2012 - July 2015
Budget: US$3,596,448
Implementing Agencies: UNFPA (lead), UNDP, FAO, UNICEF, IOM
The ethnically diverse Alto Wangki Bocay region, located along the border with Honduras, is one of the most isolated and inaccessible regions in Nicaragua. It consists of 3 indigenous territories inside the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, which is the largest tropical rain forest reserve north of the Amazon.