Honduras

Conservation and environmental news & publications: Honduras

03 Nov 2008
Project Coordinator for Improved Lobster Fisheries Managerment
to be based in Roatanor La Ceiba, Honduras » Read more

Two little leatherback turtles are heading to the sea. Rising sea levels will threaten their beach habitat

10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more

The fruit of the oil palm yields palm oil, which is used in the manufacture of many food and non-food products.

19 Jun 2007
WWF signs MoU with palm oil producers in Honduras to protect biggest reef in the Americas
After several years of working with palm oil producers in Central America, an agreement signed this week seeks better agricultural practices that will benefit one of the world's largest coral reefs and the people who depend on its resources.
» Read more

The Mesoamerican Reef – a priority ecoregion for WWF’s work worldwide – covers a large territory from the Bay Islands in the north of Honduras to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, including the Guatemalan and Belizean coasts. However, natural resources in some of the area’s crucial protected areas are often poorly managed.

04 Jul 2006
WWF and TNC assess climate change impacts on the Mesoamerican Reef
WWF and The Nature Conservancy are undertaking a major regional assessment of Central America’s Mesoamerican Reef to determine the impacts of climate change on coral reefs. » Read more

Sustainable traps are helping in the fight against the overfishing of spiny lobsters in the Mesoamerican reef.

01 Jun 2006
Sustainable traps boost lobster conservation in Central America
In a joint effort between WWF and a university in Nicaragua, fishermen have tested and approved sustainable lobster traps in efforts to conserve the species. » Read more

20 Apr 2005
Marine turtles: Facing danger at every turn
The causes of decline and the present and future threats to marine turtles are diverse. Habitat destruction and alteration, overexploitation for meat, hides, eggs and shells, and incidental capture in fisheries pose the greatest therats to marine turtle populations. » Read more

01 Oct 2004
How's your MPA doing?
A step-by-step guidebook of natural and social indicators for evaluating MPA management. » Read more

27 Sep 2004
IAC An Introduction - 2nd edition
An introductory document to the Inter-American Convention (IAC) for Marine Turtle Protection and Conservation. » Read more

12 Aug 2004
Looking for the Big Mammas in the Mesoamerican Reef
In the MesoAmerican Reef, WWF with the support of NOAA local partners, recently developed and launched the Big Mamma campaign to raise awareness about the fisheries benefits of fully protected marine reserves and support the development of a regional network of representative MPAs. » Read more

25 May 2004
Marine Turtles: Worth more alive than dead
Marine turtle tourism brings in almost three times as much money as the sale of turtle products such as meat, leather and eggs, according to this new economic study. » Read more

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