Indigenous Mayans, Guatemala | Photography Juan Pablo Moreiras
Exhibition "Mesoamerican Biological Corridor: Space of Life”. 2007

Corridor anatomy. Biological corridors comprise core areas, that are commonly under protection (national parks, biosphere reserves, etc.), and the corridor itself, forming a matrix. Within this matrix, which is composed of different types of land tenure, are carried out economic activities compatible with connectivity, i.e. those which maintain the composition, structure and function of ecosystems and landscape.

Corridors and climate change. The continuity of ecosystem structure has led to the displacement of the species of flora and fauna in the past when there has been climate change. Upon gradual heating or cooling of the planet, species change their distribution to areas more suited to their specific requirements.

At present, climate change is happening much faster than past climate changes. Therefore, corridors become more important because the landscape has been substantially transformed, creating barriers to the movements of species which would naturally occur as an adaptation to increasing temperature. For this reason, it is necessary to maintain and restore corridors that allow this adaptation.

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