Expression of Interest

The project will take place in the Department of Olancho, one of the most important regions related to forestry resources, which are very important for the national and local economy. The majority of the local communities involved in this project live in poverty, and lack the tools and mechanisms to effectively participate in the management of protected areas. The project objectives include consolidating the network of protected areas (7) of the Region of Olancho, managing PAs effectively and participatively and achieving an ecologically representative network, in order to accomplish environmental, social and economic functions.

Strengthen the local capacity to improve the management of protected areas, create favourable conditions for local participation in the management of protected areas, consolidate an effective network of well managed protected areas, and ensure equitable and fair sharing of benefits from ecosystem goods and services with local communities.