Conservation Committee of sea turtles in Honduras

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Project ID
Project Title	Conservation Committee of sea turtles in Honduras
Type	Transboundary Waters
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope	Honduras, Latin America and Caribbean
Lead Organization(s)	UNDP
Project Partners	*UNDP GEF SGP
Financing	Total: $40,000; Sources of Financing: GEF SGP
Timeframe	2006 - 2008
Status	Ongoing
Project website(s)	http://sgp.undp.org/web/projects/10274/comite_de_consrvacion_de_las_tortuga_marinas.html
Contacts	Hugo Galeano, Marlene Santos

Contents 1 Description 2 Expected Outcomes 3 Achievements: Results and Impact 4 Lessons for Replication 5 References 6 See also 7 External Resources 8 Attachments

Description

The project has been operating for 11 years in Garifuna Plaplaya village, in the municipality of Juan Francisco Bulnes and has been driven entirely by the community. There have been 11 nesting seasons, and some excellent turtle conservation results.

Expected Outcomes

Achievements: Results and Impact

Lessons for Replication

TYPE LESSONS HERE

References

See also

1. Water Platform Honduras
2. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Lempa River Basin
3. The Case of the Trifinio Plan in the Upper Lempa: Opportunities and Challenges for the Shared Management of Central American Transnational Basins
4. Support Program for Construction of the Aqueduct Valley, Nacaome
5. Strengthening the Network of Fishworkers for Responsible Management of the Caratasca Lagoon System, Honduras
6. Reconstructing and Improving the water and sewerage system of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
7. Protection and Management of Water Resources in Village of the Flowers, Honduras
8. Prevention of Pollution in two indigenous communities in the Coco River, Nicaragua
9. Economic Governance of Water and Sanitation, Honduras

External Resources

Attachments