Biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes of Mesoamerica: Past, present and future

摘要: Mesoamerica provides a unique context for biodiversity conservation in managed landscapes because of its geography, history human intervention, and present development initiatives. The long narrow form the Mesoamerican landmass, division by central mountain range, has served as both bridge barrier. Conservation efforts are emphasis they place on regional connectivity through Biological Corridor landscapes. agricultural systems fostered innovations payment ecosystem services, novel insights functional role that plays provisioning services. increasing rate economic region advent new service schemes have provided opportunities forest regeneration restoration. However, small scale private landholdings diversity land uses featured region, while contributing to due their structural floristic complexity, challenges monitoring management.