Honduras
- Population:
- 7.2 million
- Capital city:
- Tegucigalpa
- GDP per capita:
- $3,796
- HDI ranking:
- 112 out of 182
- Life expectancy:
- 72 years
VSO is working in Honduras in the area of protecting environments and managing natural resources.
Protecting environments; managing natural resources
This program contributes to the empowerment of communities to help them better manage their natural resources through strategies that combine environmental conservation with the reduction of poverty and the satisfaction of the basic needs of community members. Our goals – which include increasing community capacity to both mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change – are achieved by directly supporting and linking existing local and national initiatives, and by facilitating exchange of relevant knowledge across national and regional boundaries.
The program focuses on the management of forest landscapes, watersheds and protected areas, and on the empowerment of traditionally disenfranchised communities to support them becoming key actors in transformative change. The impact of VSO is that communities are empowered to manage their natural resources in ways that sustainably satisfies their basic needs.
In Honduras, our work in this program area is carried out in alliance with the Ibero-American Model Forest Network, with two member sites in Honduras, local governments and NGOs promoting sustainable natural resource management strategies.
