Consolidation of PANACAM's management through the execution of the sixth joint management agreement

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Signing of the sixth co-management agreement between ICF, Local Governments and ALdea Global Project.

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Aldea Global Project pioneer in the Co-management of Protected Areas in Honduras, demonstrating its commitment for the sixth time through the signing of a co-management agreement for the Azul Meámbar National Park PANACAM, signed with the National Institute of Conservation and Forestry Development Protected Areas and Wildlife ICF, the municipalities of Meámbar, Siguatepeque, San José de Comayagua and Taulabé in the department of Comayagua, Santa Cruz de Yojoa in the department of Cortés.

The municipalities are the territorial authorities that are responsible for protecting the environment and have the capacity to sign agreements with decentralized entities.

PAG, for its part, is a non-profit organization that meets the basic requirements recognized as necessary by the ICF to carry out Comanagement actions in protected areas, particularly in PANACAM, so to date PAG has been a Comanager with 30 years of experience managing PANACAM.

Last update: 21 Aug 2023

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Context

Challenges addressed

Floods

Land and Forest degradation

Loss of Biodiversity

Wildfires

Ecosystem loss

Poaching

Pollution (incl. eutrophication and litter)

Infrastructure development

Lack of access to long-term funding

Lack of alternative income opportunities

Physical resource extraction

Lack of infrastructure

Lack of public and decision maker’s awareness

Poor monitoring and enforcement

Scale of implementation

National

Ecosystems

Temperate evergreen forest

Tropical evergreen forest

Wetland (swamp, marsh, peatland)

Theme

Access and benefit sharing

Biodiversity mainstreaming

Habitat fragmentation and degradation

Species management

Adaptation

Disaster risk reduction

Mitigation

Connectivity / transboundary conservation

Ecosystem services

Erosion prevention

Restoration

Gender mainstreaming

Geodiversity and Geoconservation

Legal & policy frameworks

Protected and conserved areas governance

Local actors

Traditional knowledge

Flood management

Land management

Protected and conserved areas management planning

Watershed management

Outreach & communications

Science and research

Forest Management

Tourism

Water provision and management

Standards/ certification

Location

Nature, Lake Yojoa, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras

Shell, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras

Central America

Impacts

Continue with efforts to support the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to improve the quality of life, inclusion, resilience and sustainability of communities.

Integration of local governments in the management of the protected area.

Development of important processes for Honduras:

Expansion of the Core Zone from 684 to 8300 hectares.
Protected area with greater follow-up to judicialization processes, in conjunction with the Interinstitutional Task Force and voluntary restoration agreements.
Strengthened water governance through the accompaniment and legalization of Water Boards.
Sustainable tourism, national and international awards.
Two tourism initiatives that contribute to management.
Restoration of 800 hectares of forest affected by weevils.
Acquisition of land for conservation.
One of the 30 wonders of Honduras.
30 years of continuous management.