Did You Know?

  • Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
  • Nicaragua's Bosawas Biosphere Reserve protects 1.8 million acres of Mosquitia forest, or almost seven percent of the country's land mass.
  • Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America and contains the world's only freshwater sharks.

There are many ways to support the Conservancy's projects in Nicaragua. Find out more.

Places We Protect

Bocay River

Nicaraguan Mosquitia
In the Nicaraguan Mosquitia, the Conservancy's main work focuses on the 1.8 million acre Bosawas Biosphere Reserve which was declared an international biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1997.