Atlantida, Honduras

Deforested corridor in Central Atlantida, Honduras/S. Paul

In 2007, EcoLogic began its collaboration with MAMUCA, an alliance established by the mayors of five municipalities in the Central Atlantida region whose shared vision is to promote conservation and improve the conditions of poverty prevalent in their communities. Understanding the significant value of the watersheds to their current economies and the looming risk that current rates of deforestation place upon water resources, MAMUCA sought out EcoLogic's assistance to develop the strategy and execution of a long-term conservation-based model of development for their region. Areas of focus include:

Forests

• Restoring and reforesting acutely degraded PIBOTEX biological corridor that connects the Pico Bonito Park buffer zone to the Texiguat Cloud Forest Reserve
• Obtaining legal recognition of the need to protect biodiversity of PIBOTEX corridor

Water

• Strengthening community management and governance of local water resources within 20 communities
• Establishing compensation for ecosytem services provided by upstream village water committees to downstream municipal users

Sustainable Livelihoods

• Promoting and implementing sustainable economic opportunities that encourage community enterprise and increase household incomes
• Building clean burning stoves in partnership with families