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Paskaia Mosquita – Honduras

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About the project

Paskaia is building a sustainable future with the indigenous Miskito people in La Mosquitia by preserving and restoring Honduras’ last significant primeval forest area.

Situated in the Northeastern part of Honduras, by the Caribbean Sea, La Mosquitia is home to the country’s last significant primeval forest. Centuries of logging and frequent fires have degraded vast areas of Caribbean pine forest into savanna lands where trees can no longer germinate, turning nature from a supportive force into a hostile environment for the local communities.

La Mosquitia, one of Central America’s poorest regions, is primarily inhabited by the indigenous Miskito people. The project aims to contribute to sustainable livelihoods development by supporting the natural and assisted restoration of degraded savannas and broadleaf plantations. The coordinating project partner, Paskaia, offers employment opportunities through the fire brigade (which protects the communal area by extinguishing fires and building firebreaks) and through planting mahogany.

I want to give my children the opportunity to study but I can’t afford it. Now we're working on the Paskaia project with the planting of Mahogany. ... We are grateful for this collaboration. In the future, the plantations could improve the life for my children and grandchildren.
  • A man in a yellow hard hat uses a hose to extinguish a fire in a grassy area
  • A drone shot of a forest with a river running through it
  • A drone shot of a forest on fire
  • A group of people in a sparsely planted forest clear the edges of a track
  • A group of people at a table looking at a pile of papers
  • A woman in a black sleeveless top sits outside a wooden building painted blue
  • A man in a yellow hard hat uses a hose to extinguish a fire in a grassy area
  • A drone shot of a forest with a river running through it
  • A drone shot of a forest on fire
  • A group of people in a sparsely planted forest clear the edges of a track
  • A group of people at a table looking at a pile of papers
  • A woman in a black sleeveless top sits outside a wooden building painted blue

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