Strengthening the Capacities of Local Actors in Standardized Processes involved in the Cacique Lempira Señor de las Montañas Biosphere Man Reserve.
Snapshot Solution
Diagnosis of UMA with the participation of the Municipal Corporation.
CIH/GIZ
Capacity building for the municipal environmental units (UMA's) plays an important role in natural resource management, as they are the guarantors of environmental actions and regulations within each municipality (15) within the biosphere reserve.
As part of the standardization of processes and procedures that contribute to the improvement of their functions, a diagnostic study was carried out to analyze their installed capacities and weaknesses. With these inputs, strengthening workshops were designed to standardize functions, processes, services, procedures, environmental licensing, GIS, emergency plans, accountability reports, RBCLSM monitoring platform, water quantity and quality, forestry measurements and water indices, based on national legislation and the municipal administrative career.
Last update: 01 Dec 2023
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Context
Challenges addressed
Location
Cacique Lempira Señor de las Montañas Biosphere Reserve
Thank you, Department of Lempira, Honduras
Central America
Impacts
With clear and standardized processes, we were able to develop;
- 15 diagnoses of the municipal environmental units (UMA's), the same number of training plans and stakeholder mapping.
- Standardized the manual of functions of the UMAs and delivered it to the 15 municipalities. Developed the annual operating plan for all UMAs. 15 monitoring and follow-up plans.
- In addition, 15 toolboxes containing the above mentioned and a compendium of laws for application by municipal technicians.
- Direct impact on 20 municipal officials and indirectly on 250,322 inhabitants of the municipalities of the Cacique Lempira Señor de las Montañas Biosphere Reserve.
