25167-MINAE published in La Gaceta No. 111 of June 12, 1996, the Executive Branch declares a restriction on the timber harvesting of the forest tree species Almendro (Dipteryx panamensis) in the zones comprised between the San Carlos River and the Sarapiquí River, along the north side of the San Juan River (Costa Rica - Nicaragua border), along the west side longitude 84° 15, along the south side 10° 33 and along the east side longitude 83° 53, basing this decision on the need to regulate the felling of this forest species, as its fruits constitute a food source, and its trunk, the ideal site for the nesting of the Green Macaw (Lapa Verde) (Ara ambigua), given the size and height characteristics of this tree in said zone.
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