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CEPF is no longer active in this region. Spanning most of Central America, the Mesoamerica biodiversity hotspot encompasses all subtropical and tropical ecosystems from central Mexico to the Panama Canal. This includes all of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, as well as a third of Mexico and nearly two-thirds of Panama. The hotspot harbors the highest montane forests of Central America, with the most extensive and best-protected cloud forests.
Mesic upland forests grow throughout the state on hilly or sloping areas that are protected from fire. They occur on moderately moist soils through which water moves slowly but does not saturate the soil for significant periods of time. Soil nutrient content is high.