DOCSLIB.ORG

Rationalisation of the Protected Areas System Of

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Rationalisation of the Protected Areas System Of RATIONALISATION OF THE PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM OF HONDURAS VOLUME 1: MAIN STUDY Ir. Daan Vreugdenhil Dr. Paul R. House Carlos A. Cerrato, MSc. Lcdo. Ricardo A. Martínez Dra. Ana Cristina Pereira Financed by PROBAP/World Bank/UNDP/GEF Prepared by WICE Honduras, Tegucigalpa, 2002 RATIONALISATION OF THE PROTECTED AREAS SYS- TEM OF HONDURAS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. NATURE CONSERVATION IN HONDURAS 5 1.1. INTRODUCTION 5 1.2. BIODIVERSITY IN HONDURAS 6 1.3. THE CURRENT STATE OF CONSERVATION 6 1.3.1. The National System of Protected Areas of Honduras (SINAPH) 6 1.3.2. Institutional Framework 7 1.4. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 10 2. METHOD 11 2.1. COST-EFFECTIVENESS 11 2.2. COMPARATIVE WEIGHTING 11 2.2.1. Computer aided weighting 11 2.2.2. Evaluation parameters 11 2.2.3. Protected areas system requirements 13 2.2.4. Model development 18 2.2.5. Cost estimates 18 2.3. THE PLANNING TEAM 18 2.4. INFORMATION SOURCES 19 3. RATIONALISATION 19 3.1. DEVELOPMENT MODELS 19 3.1.1. Model 1: Full SINAPH 19 3.1.2. Model 2: “Minimum Conservation System” 20 3.1.3. Model 3: The “National Parks System” 20 3.2. PRESENCE/GAP/VIABILITY ANALYSIS 20 3.2.1. Outside of legally or proposed protected area 21 3.2.2. Outside of legally but inside proposed protected areas 23 3.2.3. Underrepresented in legally protected areas 24 3.2.4. Represented in Legally Protected Areas 29 3.3. FLORA AND FAUNA IN SINAPH 29 3.4. EX SITU CONSERVATION 30 3.5. PERSONNEL, MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS AND COSTS 31 4. REVISION OF CATEGORIES 34 5. INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 37 5.1. THE “NATIONAL PARKS SYSTEM” OF HONDURAS 37 5.1.1. The “National Parks System” within SINAPH 37 5.1.2. The "National Parks Service" of Honduras 38 5.1.3. Normation and supervision 38 5.2. PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT 41 6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 41 6.1. TOURISM 41 6.1.1. Tourism in Central America 41 6.1.2. Income from Tourism 41 6.1.3. Principal markets 43 6.1.4. Tourism in Honduras 44 6.1.5. Development strategy of the tourism sector 44 6.1.6. The importance of protected areas for the economy 44 The Prioritised Protected Areas of Honduras, an evaluation by the World Institute for Conservation and Environment, WICE 2 6.2. OTHER SERVICES 45 6.2.1. Donations 45 6.2.2. Water 46 6.2.3. Carbon sequestration 46 6.2.4. Research facilitating services 46 6.2.5. Bioprospecting 46 The Prioritised Protected Areas of Honduras, an evaluation by the World Institute for Conservation and Environment, WICE 3 Abbreviations and Acronyms AFE/COHDEFOR Administración Forestal del Estado/ lands) Corporación Hondureña de Desarrollo IUCN International Union for the Conserva- Forestal tion of Nature AMUPROLAGO Asociación de Municipios del Lago de JBL Jardín Botanico Lancetilla Yojoa KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (Fi- AMITIGRA Fundación Amigos de la Tigra nancing Institution for Development BICA Bay Islands Conservation Association cooperation, Germany) BM Banco Mundial MBC Mesoamerican Biological Corridor CBMAP Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano del MD Moderately drained Atlántico Panameño (GEF/World MICOSYS Minimum Conservation System (WICE Bank) computer planning programme) CCAD Comisión Centroamericana de Ambi- MOPAWI Organización Moskitia Pawisa ente y Desarrollo NASA National Aeronautics and Space Ad- CITES Convention on International Trade in ministration (USA) Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and NGO Non-governmental Organisation Flora OAS Organisation of American States CLACDS Centro Latinoamericano para la Com- ODA Overseas Development Agency (Great petitividad y Desarrollo Sostenible Britain) CODDEFFAGOLF Comité para la Defensa y Desarrollo de PAAR Proyecto de Administración de Áreas la Flora y Fauna del Golfo de Fonseca Rurales (Honduras/World Bank) CONABIOH Comisión Nacional de Biodiversidad de PEMS Strategic Plan for the efficient and sus- Honduras tainable management of the National DIBIO Dirección General de Biodiversidad Protected Areas System DIGEPESCA Dirección General de Pesca y Acua- POA Plan Operativo Anual cultura PROARCA Programa Ambiental Regional para EAP Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Centroamérica (USAID) ENBRA Estrategia Nacional de Biodiversidad y PROBAP Proyecto de Biodiversidad en Áreas Plan de Acción Prioritarias (Honduras/World Bank) ESNACIFOR Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Foresta- PROLANSATE Fundación para la Protección de Lan- les cetilla, Punta Sal y Texíguat FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation SAG Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (United Nations) SAM Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano FEHRPF Fundación Ecologista Héctor Rodrigo SERNA Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Pastor Fasquelle Ambiente (Honduras) FIHT Federación Indígena Tawahka De Hon- SICA Sistema de Integración Centroameri- duras cana FUCAGUA Fundación Capiro, Calentura y Guai- SINAPH Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas moreto de Honduras FUCSA Fundación Cuero y Salado TNC The Nature Conservancy FUPNAPIB Fundación Parque Nacional Pico Bonito TRIGOH Trinacional Alliance on the Golf of GEF Global Environmental Facility Honduras GEO Grupo Ecológico de Olancho UNAH Universidad Nacional Autónoma de GEPROTUR Gerencia de Proyectos Turísticos (of Honduras SICA) UNDP United Nations Development Pro- GIS Geographic Information System gramme GTZ Gesellschaft für Entwicklungs Zusam- UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, menarbeit (Germany) and Cultural Organisation IDA International Development Association USAID United States Agency for International IDB Inter-American Development Bank Development IHT Instituto Hondureño de Turismo USGS United States Geological Survey INADES Instituto Nacional De Desarrollo Soste- WB World Bank nible WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Center INCAE Instituto Centroamericano de Adminis- WICE World Institute for Conservation and tración de Empresas Environment ITC International Training Centre (Nether- WWF World Wide Fund For Nature The Prioritised Protected Areas of Honduras, an evaluation by the World Institute for Conservation and Environment, WICE 4 1. NATURE CONSERVATION IN Honduras’s population has grown from about 4.9 mil- HONDURAS lion inhabitants in 1991 to about 5.8 in 1998 and the projections are 9 million in another 18 years, as the 1.1.INTRODUCTION population growth rate is still close to 3 percent. As Of all the environmental problems affecting the Earth, rural population growth is usually higher than growth the loss of species is among the most dramatic because in urban areas, rural communities in Honduras will it is irreversible. World wide, every day species are continue feeling the need to convert natural habitat into disappearing from the face of the earth. Biodiversity productive lands to support their livelihoods, and land loss is largely caused by habitat destruction the result pressure on protected areas is likely to continue for at of the ever-growing need of society to occupy more least several more decades. Furthermore, the vast ma- land to feed and shelter a continuously growing popu- jority of the people of Honduras are poor. As a result, lation. Honduras too is suffering seriously from the the Government receives little revenue in taxes and conversion of forest into lands on which some form of therefore it is also poor. The needs for Government production predominates. According to the FAO, actions are enormous in the health sector, education, (1996) deforestation particularly seemed to have accel- infrastructure, drinking water, etc. etc. On this long list erated during the period 1980 – 1990. The Honduran of needs of the people of Honduras, conservation is Ecosystems Map, AFE/COHDEFOR1, 2002, which 2 just one more topic and financial contribution from the also covers waterbodies, shows that about 49 percent Government will always be restricted. This implies of the country is now still covered with more or less 3 that the conservation sector must be rational in staking natural habitats. The authors of the current document out its needs. The national conservation programme of have reasons to believe that deforestation has slowed Honduras needs to be highly cost effective in its ap- down considerably over the last decade, particularly in proach. This study helps the Government of Honduras the protected areas. This slow-down is the result of the in becoming more efficient in the execution of the recognition in the country that the possession of large most important part of its pursuit for conserving its wild spaces of natural land is important for both the natural heritage, its in situ conservation programme. well-being of the nation as well as for its economy. The study has been organised to facilitate different levels of detail, depending of his/her interest: Particularly on a political level, there has been in- • VOLUME I, MAIN STUDY: Overall overview creased interest. The last two administrations have of the presentation of the study with all the con- shown an increasing interest in conservation and the clusions and an overall literature list for the entire new administration under President Maduros has given study. The results of the selection alternatives in off clear signals that it considers conservation an im- the WICE analysis programme MICOSYS, are portant issue. Honduras has become aware that its presented in 3 separate table in MSEXCEL). nature is paramount for its growing tourism industry, • VOLUME II, BIODIVERSITY OF HONDU- which now has risen to occupy the second position of RAS: A biological overview of the scientific foreign trade earner, with 475 thousand travellers en- background and data of the study. This document tering the country and an income of 256 million dollars
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Gobernanza En Ecosistemas, Medios De Vida Y Agua
    GOBERNANZA EN ECOSISTEMAS, MEDIOS DE VIDA Y AGUA QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 8 July 2018 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the 1 United States Government. CONTRACTOR: GOBERNANZA EN ECOSISTEMAS, MEDIOS DE VIDA Y AGUA: WORK PLAN 2017-2018 Activity Title: Gobernanza en Ecosistemas, Medios de Vida y Agua (GEMA) Sponsorship of the USAID Office: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Contract Number: AID-522-TO-16-00006 Contractor: DAI GLOBAL LLC Publication date: July, 2018 I ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACCESO Acceso a Mercados, FINTRAC Access to Markets, FINTRAC ACS Alianza para el Corredor Seco Alliance for the Dry Corridor AECID La Agencia Española de Cooperación Spanish Agency for International Internacional para el Desarrollo Development and Cooperation AHAC Agencia Hondureña de Aeronáutica Civil Aeronautics Agency of Civil Honduras AJAAM Asociación de Juntas Administradoras Association of Water Management de Agua Boards AJAMCHI Asociación de Juntas de Agua del Association of Water Boards of the Municipio de Chinacla Chinacla Municipality AMUPROLAGO Asociación de Municipios para la Association of Municipalities for the Protección del Lago de Yojoa Protection of Lago de Yojoa ASHO Asociación Hondureña de Ornitología Honduran Ornithology Association ASOMAINCUPACO Asociación para el Manejo Integrado Association
    [Show full text]
  • Bio in G Coo Biodiversity in German Development Cooperation
    Biodiversity Biodiversity Preface • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 Acronyms • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 in German Development in German Development Summary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 General Part • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 Cooperation Cooperation 2006 2006 Thematic Approach • • • • • • • • • • 20 Case Studies and Projects • • • • • • • • • • 45 List of Biodiversity Projects • • • • • • • • • • 64 Literature • • • • • • • • • • 129 Eschborn 2006 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) www.gtz.de/biodiv Biodiversity in German Development Cooperation Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH 6th, revised edition February 2006 Content Preface ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 Acronyms ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7 Summary ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 General Part ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10 • German Development Cooperation Institutions 10 • German Bilateral Development Cooperation – Focusing Biodiversity 12 • Germany’s Contributions to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) 18 Thematic Approach for the Implementation of the Convention on Biodiversity within the Framework of Development Cooperation •••••• 20 • Ecosystem Approach 21 • Biodiversity and Millennium Development Goals 22 • Equator Initiative 23 • Strategic Environmental Assessment and Biodiversity 24 • Protected Areas as elements of sustainable development 26 • Sustainable Financing of Nature Conservation 28 • Strengthening
    [Show full text]
  • Performance Evaluation of Usaid/Honduras
    EVALUATION PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF USAID/HONDURAS PROPARQUE PROGRAM JUNE 2016 This document has been developed by The Cadmus Group, Inc. under the GEMS II contract (award number AID-OAA-M-13- 00018) for USAID review. 0COVER PHOTO: Tower and platforms for bird watching in PANACAM, financed by ProParque PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE USAID/HONDURAS PROPARQUE PROGRAM JUNE 2016 Authors: Dean Pallen, Sofia Villalba, Jose Herrero, Carlos Ponce, Thomas Debrouwer PREPARED UNDER: The Global Environmental Management Support Project II (GEMS II) Award Number AID-OAA-M-13-00018 The Cadmus Group, Inc., prime contractor (www.cadmusgroup.com) Sun Mountain International, LLC, subcontractor (www.smtn.org) DISCLAIMER The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................. VIII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................. X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... XI PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION .............................................................................................................................................. xi KEY EVALUATION FINDINGS ..................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
    Avifauna and anthropogenic forest disturbance in two biodiversity hotspots Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Thomas Edward Martin Bsc (Hons) Geography Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Submitted 16/10/09 1 ProQuest Number: 11003466 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest ProQuest 11003466 Published by ProQuest LLC(2018). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C ode Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 I, Thomas Martin, declare that the research presented in this thesis represents my own work, and this body of work has not been submitted elsewhere for the award of higher degree. October 2009 Avifauna and anthropogenic disturbance in two biodiversity hotspots This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Thomas Edward Martin, Lancaster Environment Centre. October 2009. Abstract The primary objective of this thesis is to examine the impact of anthropogenic forest disturbance on avifaunal communities in two biodiversity hotspots- lowland tropical forest in the Lambusango Forest Reserve within the Wallacean archipelago and Neotropical cloud forest in Cusuco National Park, Mesoamerica.
    [Show full text]
  • Gema Year 2 and Q9 Annual Report
    GEMA YEAR 2 AND Q9 ANNUAL REPORT GEMA YEAR 2 AND Q9 ANNUAL REPORT CONTRACTOR: GOBERNANZA EN ECOSISTEMAS, MEDIOS DE VIDA Y AGUA: YEAR 2 ANNUAL REPORT AND Q9 Activity Title: Gobernanza en Ecosistemas, Medios de Vida y Agua (GEMA) Sponsorship of the USAID Office: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Contract Number: AID-522-TO-16-00006 Contractor: DAI GLOBAL LLC Publication date: October 2018 i GEMA YEAR 2 AND Q9 ANNUAL REPORT ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AAPP Áreas Protegidas Protected Areas ACCESO Acceso a Mercados, FINTRAC Access to Markets, FINTRAC ACC Adaptación al Cambio Climático Adaptation to climate change ACS Alianza para el Corredor Seco Alliance for the Dry Corridor ADEC Agua y Desarrollo Comunitario Community Water and Development ADELSAR Agencia de Desarrollo Estratégico Local de Local Strategic Development Agency of Santa Rosa de Copán Santa Rosa de Copán AECID La Agencia Española de Cooperación Spanish Agency for International Internacional para el Desarrollo Development and Cooperation AHAC Agencia Hondureña de Aeronáutica Civil Civil Aeronautics Agency of Honduras AJAAM Asociación de Juntas Administradoras de Association of Water Management Agua Boards AJAMCHI Asociación de Juntas de Agua del Association of Water Boards of the Municipio de Chinacla Chinacla Municipality AMUCALAY Asociación de Mujeres Chocolateras del Association of Female Chocolate Lago de Yojoa Producers of Lago Yojoa AMUPROLAGO Asociación de Municipios para la Association of Municipalities for the Protección del Lago de Yojoa Protection of Lago
    [Show full text]
  • USAID Proparque YEAR FOUR ANNUAL REPORT
    USAID ProParque YEAR FOUR ANNUAL REPORT September 2014 – September 2015 OCTOBER 2015 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. JULY 2012 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International USAID ProParque YEAR FOUR ANNUAL REPORT: SEPTEMBER 2014 – SEPTEMBER 2015 Project Title: USAID ProParque USAID Mission: LAC/USAID Contract Number: AID-522-C-11-00004 Contractor: DAI Funding Period: FY12 to FY16 Resource Level: $29,515,591 Report Date: October 2015 The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United CONTENTS ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................ V INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 7 SECTION I TECHNICAL PROGRAMMING ......................................................................... 8 SUMMARY OF PROJECT STATUS AT END OF YEAR FOUR ................................................ 9 SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND/OR EVENTS BY INTERMEDIATE RESULT (IR)/SUB IR ......................................................................................................................... 47 IR 2.1 – Rural Micro, Small and Medium
    [Show full text]
  • Quarterly Report No. 12
    GOBERNANZA EN ECOSISTEMAS, MEDIOS DE VIDA Y AGUA QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 12 June 2019 This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development USAID. The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of DAI and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the government of the United States. Q 12 REPORT (APRIL 1-JUNE 30, 2019) CONTRACTOR: GOBERNANZA EN ECOSISTEMAS, MEDIOS DE VIDA Y AGUA: QUARTERLY REPORT NO.12 Activity Title: Gobernanza en Ecosistemas, Medios de Vida y Agua Sponsorship of the USAID Office: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Contract Number: AID-522-TO-16-00006 Contractor: DAI GLOBAL LLC Publication date: June, 2019 Q 12 REPORT (APRIL 1-JUNE 30, 2019) ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AAPP Áreas Protegidas Protected Areas ACC Adaptación al Cambio Climático Adaptation to Climate Change ACCESO Acceso a Mercados, FINTRAC Access to Markets, FINTRAC ACS Alianza para el Corredor Seco Alliance for the Dry Corridor ADEC Agua y Desarrollo Comunitario Community Water and Development Agencia de Desarrollo Estratégico Local Strategic Local Development agency of ADELSAR de Santa Rosa de Copan. Santa Rosa de Copan Agencia de Desarrollo Estratégico Local Strategic Local Development Agency of ADEVAS del Valle de Sensenti the Sensenti Valley La Agencia Española de Cooperación Spanish Agency for International AECID Internacional para el Desarrollo Development and Cooperation Asociacion Ecológica San Marcos de San Marcos de Ocotepeque Ecological AESMO
    [Show full text]
  • 00060183 Gef Prodoc Pino-Encino
    MONIQUE BAR6UT Chi~f Executive Officer and Chairperson GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY INVEST I NG IN OUR P LANET 1818 H Street, NW WaShi n ~ton , DC 20431 USA Tel: 202.<411. 1202 Fax: 2 0B 2 2. 3 2~ 0I)24 5 E-mail: mbdrbut@The<iE F,org September 28, 201 0 Dear Council Member, 1 am writing to notify you that we have today posted on the GEF's website at www.TheGEF.org, a medium-sized project proposaJ fro m UN OP entitled Honduras: SFM Maills/reaming Biodiversity COIIse",atioll i,,/o the Management ofPille-Oak Forests II"der the Globa L: SFM Programme Framework Jar Projects II nder the GEF Strategy for Sustainable Forest Management, to be funded under the GEF Trust Fund (G EFTF). The project proposes to im plement mOre sustainable and biodiversity-friendl y forest management practices in pine oak forests by mainstreaming biodiversity conservation into sust ainab le forest management , in conformity with the livelihood suppon needs of the local population. The project proposal is being posted for your review. We would welcome an y comments you may wi sh to provide by October 13, 2010, in accordance with the new procedures approved by the Council. You may send your comments to [email protected]. If you do not have access to the Web, you may request the local fi eld office of the Worl d Bank or UNDP 10 download the document for you. Alternati vely, you may request a copy of the document from the Secretariat. If yo u make such a request, please confirm for us your current mailing address.
    [Show full text]
  • The Conservation of Baird's Tapir (Tapirus Bairdii) in Honduras
    The conservation of Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in Honduras Niall McCann A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Organisms and the Environment Research Group School of Biosciences Cardiff University Supervisors: Professor M. W. Bruford & Dr P. M. Wheeler 2015 Declaration This work has not previously been accepted in substance for any degree and is not concurrently submitted in candidature for any degree. Signed ………………………………………… (candidate) Date …………………… STATEMENT 1 This thesis is being submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of …………………………(insert MCh, MD, MPhil, PhD etc, as appropriate) Signed ………………………………………… (candidate) Date ………………………… STATEMENT 2 This thesis is the result of my own independent work/investigation, except where otherwise stated. Other sources are acknowledged by explicit references. Signed ………………………………………… (candidate) Date ………………………… STATEMENT 3 I hereby give consent for my thesis, if accepted, to be available for photocopying and for inter-library loan, and for the title and summary to be made available to outside organisations. Signed ………………………………………… (candidate) Date ………………………… STATEMENT 4: PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BAR ON ACCESS I hereby give consent for my thesis, if accepted, to be available online in the University’s Open Access repository and for inter-library loans after expiry of a bar on access previously approved by the Academic Standards & Quality Committee. Signed ………………………………………… (candidate) Date ………………………… The conservation of Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in Honduras Niall McCann* Supervisors: Prof. Michael W. Bruford Organisms and the Environment Research Group Cardiff School of Biosciences Biomedical Sciences Building Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX Email: [email protected] Dr. Phil M. Wheeler CEMS, University of Hull Scarborough Campus Filey Road, Scarborough, YO11 3AZ Email: [email protected] * Present Address: Niall P.
    [Show full text]
  • People, Parks, and Cultures of Honduras with a Bonus of Good Birds (Extended Guanaja Version) 2
    People, parks, and cultures of Honduras with a bonus of good birds (extended Guanaja version) 2 © Beaks and Peaks Birding and Adventure Tours Honduras People, parks, and cultures of Honduras with a bonus of good birds (extended Guanaja version) Overview Day 1 Arrival in San Pedro Sula and transfer to Copán Day 2 Exploring the Mayan city of Copán Ruínas Day 3 Transfer to Gracias and nature walk along Río Grande Day 4 Lenca culture in La Campa Day 5 Transfer to Finca Santa Elena for the perfect combination of coffee culture and nature Day 6 Transfer to Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (PANACAM) Day 7 Visit to La Fuente de Vida ecotourism project in the Santa Bárba- ra Mountains Day 8 Transfer to Guanaja with lunch break in Tela Day 9 Trip around the island, lunch and swimming at Grahams Place Day 10 Birding around Rolands place, afternoon transfer to Pico Bonito Lodge Day 11 Birding and herping around the Lodge and visit to young local artists Day 12 Transfer to San Pedro Sula 3 © Beaks and Peaks Birding and Adventure Tours Honduras Introduction Honduras is the heart of Central America. The country is sandwiched between Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. It has a long coastline in the north, on the Caribbean Sea, and a small piece on the Pacific coast in the south, the Gulf of Fonseca. The capital is Tegucigalpa, often abbreviated to Tegus. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in the country and the economic center. Other towns of any size are La Ceiba on the north coast and the twin cities La Esperanza and Intibucá in the central highlands.
    [Show full text]
  • Signature Sabbatical Itinerary: Intrepid Honduras Introducing Linger
    Signature Sabbatical Itinerary: Intrepid Honduras Introducing LiNGER We are an independent travel company, specialising in tailor-made sabbatical travel and extended holidays throughout the world. Whether you are a solo traveller on holiday, a family with children on sabbatical, friends seeking an epic break or a couple celebrating a milestone, we would be thrilled to plan your trip. LiNGER was born out of a passion for travel and a desire to do a little more to help protect our planet. Our philosophy is to engage you in a richly authentic and contrasting travel experience which balances meaningful, active and altruistic experiences. Our travellers LiNGER longer, travel responsibly, immerse themselves in the culture, absorb, engage and explore. Call, e-mail or request a call-back from us. We love to talk about travel and inspire you with our knowledge. www.LiNGER.co.uk | [email protected] ADVENTURE AUTHENTIC RESPONSIBLE EXCLUSIVE ETHICAL Introducing Honduras Jungle clad mountains home to incredible biodiversity, rich indigenous culture and Off The Beaten Path the white sandy Bay Islands make for a wonderfully off the beaten path Explore the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve by pipante canoe, passing remote experience in little-visited Honduras, often overlooked by visitors to Central jungle villages and hidden Mayan ruins. America. Give Honduras a chance and you’ll be rewarded by the impressive Mayan Go white water rafting over Class III and IV rapids in the Pico Bonito National Park. ruins of Copan, charming mountain villages with natural hot springs and access to La Ruta Lenca is a trail of remote villages along the ascent of El Cerro de las Minas, the world’s second largest barrier reef.
    [Show full text]
  • Diversity and Community Composition of Ferns and Lycophytes On
    Journal of Tropical Ecology Nowhere to escape – Diversity and community www.cambridge.org/tro composition of ferns and lycophytes on the highest mountain in Honduras 1,2 2 2 3 Research Article Johan Reyes-Chávez , Megan Quail , Stephanie Tarvin , Michael Kessler and Sven P. Batke1,2 Cite this article: Reyes-Chávez J, Quail M, Tarvin S, Kessler M, and Batke SP. Nowhere to 1 – Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Departamento de Ambiente y Desarrollo, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, escape Diversity and community composition 2 of ferns and lycophytes on the highest Francisco Morazán, Honduras; Biology Department, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, L39 4QP, United Kingdom 3 mountain in Honduras. Journal of Tropical and Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland Ecology https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0266467421000122 Abstract Received: 27 November 2020 IPCC predictions for Honduras indicate that temperature will increase by up to 3–6°C and pre- Revised: 6 April 2021 cipitation will decrease by up to 7–13% by the year 2050. To better understand how fern and Accepted: 10 May 2021 lycophyte communities might be affected by climate change, we comprehensively surveyed the Keywords: community compositions of ferns and lycophytes at Celaque National Park, the highest moun- 2 Altitudinal gradients; Celaque; Central America; tain in Honduras. We surveyed a total of 80 20 × 20 m plots along an altitudinal gradient of climate change; cloud forest; epiphytes; 1249–2844 m a.s.l., identifying all species and estimating their abundances. We recorded a total mid-elevation peak; species richness of 11,098 individuals from 160 species and 61 genera.
    [Show full text]