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The Jaguar, King of the Forest in La Moskitia, Honduras

The Jaguar, King of the Forest in La Moskitia, Honduras
(September 24, 2024)   -   The Limi Tara (great jaguar in the Miskito language) sees its territory increasingly reduced, along with the populations of its natural prey. Human greed is leaving no space for nature, and it is our duty to conserve these natural riches for future generations.

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Meet the Winku Tara! The "ghost" that inhabits Moskitia, Honduras.

(September 09, 2024) by Edgard Herrera Scott and Jeremy Radachowsky This specimen was recently recorded by the binational team from WCS Guatemala and Honduras in the flooded forests surrounding Brus Lagoon, in the Cultural Zone of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve. The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), also called Winku Tara in the Miskito language, is a mammal native to Central and South America, mainly living in tropical forests, savannas, and swampy areas. This solitary animal can reach up to 2 ...

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Biodiverse Landscapes Fund starts activities in Moskitia, Honduras

(August 27, 2024) The British Embassy in partnership with the Honduran Institute for Forest Conservation (ICF), Indigenous Territorial Councils, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Bosques del Mundo and Fundación para la Investigación y Conservación de los Ecosistemas y la Biodiversidad (INCEBIO) celebrated the recent start of activities of the project «Resilient and Biodiverse Landscapes of Northern Mesoamerica» in Moskitia which is funded through the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund.  Ambassa...

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Indigenous communities in Moskitia, give their consent to advance the declaration of Warunta as an Indigenous protected area.

(August 27, 2024) WCS, in alliance with the Institute of Forest Conservation, Protected Areas and Wildlife (ICF), with the support and supervision of MASTA (Moskitia Asla Takanka - "Unity of La Moskitia"), and at the request of the Indigenous communities, has carried out the process of Prior, Free and Informed Consent, a fundamental step to advance the declaration of Warunta as an Indigenous protected area. Faced with the serious situation of invasion of their lands and destruction of their fores...

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Biodiverse Landscapes Fund Launches in El Salvador

Biodiverse Landscapes Fund Launches in El Salvador
(August 13, 2024)   -   The British Embassy in El Salvador in partnership with the Government of El Salvador celebrated the in-country launch of the project «Resilient and Biodiverse Landscapes of Northern Mesoamerica», funded through the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF).  

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Biodiverse Landscapes Fund starts activities in Trifinio

Biodiverse Landscapes Fund starts activities in Trifinio
(April 09, 2024)   -   The UK Biodiverse Landscapes Fund is a global initiative covering six valuable biodiversity hotspots around the world. In Mesoamerica it will invest up to approximately US$19 million over the next six years. In Guatemala and Honduras, the fund will cover the areas of the Mayan Jungle, Trifinio and Mosquitia.

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Honduras launches new initiative to rescue the Moskitia Forest at COP28

Honduras launches new initiative to rescue the Moskitia Forest at COP28
(December 07, 2023)   -   The Honduran government has unveiled a transformative initiative this week at COP28 in Dubai to rescue and conserve the country’s largest forest, the Moskitia, which is one of Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests and Central America’s second largest rainforest. The new initiative aims, in part, to put an end to deforestation and illegal cattle ranching in the Moskitia forest.

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The Jaguar in the biological corridor of the Forests of Mesoamerica. International Jaguar Day

(November 29, 2023)   -    Jaguar populations in Mesoamerica face critical threats. The destruction of their natural habitat, driven by illegal ranching and the trafficking of jaguar parts, endangers the survival of these majestic felines.

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Major Conservation Alliance Launches "More Trees, Fewer Cows" Initiative to safeguard the biological and cultural diversity of Mesoamerica

(October 10, 2023) New York, September 20, 2023 — In a joint effort to safeguard the biological and cultural diversity of the Mesoamerican region, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Re:wild, and the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) announced the "More Trees, Fewer Cows" initiative during Climate Week New York. This unprecedented alliance aims to raise awareness and take strong action against illegal cattle ranching activities in Indigenous territories and pro...

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Indigenous Women in the Moskitia lead conservation of nature and ancestral culture

Indigenous Women in the Moskitia lead conservation of nature and ancestral culture
(September 05, 2023)   -   On International Day of Indigenous Women, we emphasize the essential role of women in preserving nature and cultural heritage. Caren Lacoth, from the Mabita community in Honduras, shares her perspective on the importance of indigenous women in building homes and passing down traditions. As Moskitia confronts multiple challenges, indigenous communities are leading conservation efforts through collaborative projects.

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