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Title:

Community-based conservation of coastal-marine biodiversity in Honduras

Agreement Number:

7465399 P011560001

Agreement Value:

$13,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 7, 2025 - Mar 31, 2030

Description:

This project aims to improve biodiversity and key ecosystem health along Honduras’ Atlantic and Pacific coasts using nature-based solutions. It responds directly to Canada’s commitment to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to safeguard and restore biodiversity. The project focuses on people dependent on these ecosystems, particularly women, youth, and Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, whose livelihoods remain threatened by climate change, habitat loss, and ecosystem degradation. Project activities include: (1) strengthening protected areas governance and management; (2) restoring ecosystems and recovering threatened species through nature-based solutions; (3) improving agroforestry, agriculture, ecotourism and cattle ranching sustainability through model nature-based solutions; (4) strengthening public sector biodiversity policy framework; and (5) enhancing women’s empowerment and Indigenous people’s rights.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved gender-responsive and rights-based protection of natural coastal-marine ecosystems using nature-based solutions with benefits especially for local women and girls, and indigenous peoples; (2) improved gender-responsive and rights-based sustainable use of productive coastal-marine ecosystems implementing nature-based solutions benefiting especially local women and girls, and indigenous peoples; and (3) improved gender-responsive and rights-based restoration of productive coastal-marine ecosystems implementing nature-based solutions benefiting especially local women and girls, and indigenous peoples.

Location:

Gland, CH 1196

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q4-00017

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

6000000000000

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

IUCN, International Union forConservation of Nature and

Federal Riding Name:

Not Coded

Federal Riding Number:

Program:

Contributions - Bilateral Programming

Program Purpose:

Contribution Programmation bilatérale