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==== Latin America ==== *[[Maya Tropical Forest Complex]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. It is partly composed of Guatemala's [[Sierra del Lacandón|Sierra Del Lacandon National Park]], [[Laguna del Tigre|Laguna del Tigre National Park]], [[El Mirador]] and [[Maya Biosphere Reserve]], Mexico's [[Calakmul Biosphere Reserve]], and Belize's [[Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area]].<ref name=tbpa2007 /> *[[Montecristo Trifinio Transboundary Protected Area Complex]] (also known as Trifinio Fraternidad) is a transboundary UNESCO biosphere reserve on the border of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. It is composed of El Salvador's [[Montecristo National Park]], Guatemala's [[Trifinio Biosphere Reserve]], and Honduras' [[Montecristo Trifinio National Park]].<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oas.org/dsd/publications/Unit/oea29s/oea29s.pdf|title=Plan Trifinio - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras|website=Oas.org}}</ref> * [[La Amistad International Park|Parque Internacional La Amistad]] is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the border of [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]. A bi-national Transboundary Protected Area Commission coordinates conservation efforts in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/205|title=Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-01}}</ref> * San Juan River Basin is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It is composed of Costa Rica's [[Tortuguero National Park]] and [[Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge]], and Nicaragua's Reserva Biologica Indio Maiz and Reserva Natural Punta Gorda.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> * [[Volcán Tacaná Biosphere Reserve|Volcan Tacana]] is a transboundary [[Man and the Biosphere Programme|UNESCO biosphere reserve]] on the border of Guatemala and Mexico.<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/mexico/volcan-tacana/|title=Volcán Tacaná {{!}} United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|website=Unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> * A transboundary Ramsar wetlands complex lies on the border of Costa Rica and Panama, and is composed of the [[Jairo Mora Sandoval Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge]] site in Costa Rica and the [[San San-Pond Sak]] site in Panama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/783|title=Gandoca-Manzanillo {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/611|title=San San - Pond Sak {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref> The Global Transboundary Conservation Network includes this site as part of Parque International La Amsted in its 2007 global inventory.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> * A transboundary Ramsar wetlands complex lies on the on border of Belize and Guatemala, and is composed of Belize's Reserva de Usos Multiples Rio Sarstun and Guatemala's [[Sarstoon-Temash National Park|Sarstoon Temash National Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1667|title=Reserva de Usos Múltiples Río Sarstún {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1562|title=Sarstoon Temash National Park {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref> * The Global Transboundary Conservation Network's 2007 inventory lists additional TBPAs on the borders of: *# Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico; *# Guatemala and Honduras; and *# Honduras and Nicaragua at two locations.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> [[File:Iguacu-002.jpg|thumb|[[Iguazu Falls]]--National Parks in Argentina and Brazil form a TBPA.]] *[[Cordillera del Cóndor|Cordillera del Condor]] is a transboundary protected area on the border of [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. It is composed of Ecuador's [[Parque Nacional Podocarpus]] and Peru's Zona Reservada Santiago-Comaina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tbpa.net/page.php?ndx=59|title=Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network|last=Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network|website=Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> The countries agreed to create the protected area as part of a settlement to a border conflict in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uvm.edu/ieds/node/154|title=Cordillera del Condor - Negotiating a Peace Park {{!}} Institute For Environmental Diplomacy And Security (IEDS)|website=Uvm.edu|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> *[[Glaciares-Torres del Paine-O'Higgins Complex]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]]. It is composed of Chile's [[O'Higgins National Park]] and [[Torres del Paine National Park]] and Argentina's [[Los Glaciares National Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/85/|title=Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes - UNESCO World Heritage Centre|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/145|title=Los Glaciares National Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> *[[Iguazu Falls|Iguacu-Iguazu]] is a transboundary World Heritage complex on the border of Argentina and Brazil. It is composed of Argentina's [[Iguazú National Park|Iguazu National Park]] and Brazil's [[Iguaçu National Park]].<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/355|title=Iguaçu National Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/303|title=Iguazu National Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> * [[Lake Titicaca|Lago Titicaca]] is a transboundary Ramsar wetlands complex on the border of Bolivia and Peru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/881|title=Lago Titicaca {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/959|title=Lago Titicaca {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref> * The Global Transboundary Conservation Network's 2007 inventory lists additional TBPAs on the borders of: *# Colombia and Venezuela; *# Brazil and Colombia; *# Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; *# Brazil and Venezuela; *# French Guiana and Suriname; *# Brazil and Suriname; *# Brazil and Peru; *# Bolivia and Brazil; *# Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay; *# Argentina and Brazil; *# Bolivia and Chile; *# Argentina, Bolivia and Chile; *# Argentina and Bolivia at two locations; *# Bolivia and Paraguay; and *# Argentina and Chile at four locations.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> [[File:Reserva de la biosfera intercontinental del Mediterráneo.svg|thumb|[[Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean]] includes land in Morocco and Spain (light green), and part of the Strait of Gibraltar (dark blue).]]
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