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Conservation of Biodiversity in Productive Landscapes of the Honduras Moskitia: Final Report
Conservation of Biodiversity in Productive Landscapes of the Honduras Moskitia: Final Report
22 de Diciembre de 2018
| The following report presents the findings of the Terminal Evaluation (TE) of the Conservation of Biodiversity in Productive Landscapes of the Honduran Moskitia project, which was developed in response to concerns about sharp declines in biological diversity (BD) in a remote area of global importance1. This BD hotspot joins with two World Biosphere Reserves2 and when combined, the area comprises around 17% of Honduran territory and contains most of the country’s biodiversity, including the five large native cats, tapir, manatee, sawfish, as well as other threatened and endangered species. Pilot areas were strategically selected to help build a natural barrier to human predators that clear the landscapes for cattle farming and hunting not only for food, but to earn money from selling pelts, capturing juvenile red and green macaws to sell them as pets. These pilot experiments tested different management practices (based on economic incentives, social norms and scientific recommendations) and institutional arrangements in order to help stabilize and recover the losses flora and fauna inhabiting the remote 16,000 Km2 (1.60 million hectares) of contiguous broadleaf and pine forests and 112,000 Km2 Karatasca Lagoon system. |