Improving land-use governance and management

Implementation period

23 months (January 2019 - December 2020)

EU grant amount

€ 809,446

Overall project amount

€ 1' 011,808

Countries:

Honduras
Peru

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OBJETIVE

Contributed to sustainable and resilient development in the face of climate change through successful experiences that generate benefits to the people of Honduras and Peru, such as: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Forest Landscape Restoration, Law Enforcement, Forest Governance and Trade.

BENEFICIARIES

730 people in Peru and Honduras

(including representatives from local organizations, families and the public sector)

PILOT SITES
ECOSYSTEMS

Honduras: Cuyamel sub-basin, Near the Patuca National Park, connected to the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor and Sico-Paulaya valley, Near the Río Plátano biosphere reserve and the Sierra Rio Tinto National Park.
Peru: Alto Huayabama sub-basin, Near the Rio Abiseo National Park.

Honduras: Subtropical rainforest that includes the presence of two important areas of biological interest
Peru: Tropical montane forest and tropical rainforest

MAP - PROJECT INTERVENTION AREAS

Honduras

“We now have tools to improve our agroforestry farm, which will help our food security; it is something special in these pandemic times.”
Adán Bardales, farmer from Jardines de la Sierra
Municipality of Iriona - Honduras

"The project undertook to work together with local communities in order to achieve a coexistence between human beings and the forest.”
Mateo Bermudez, Binational Project Coordinator

FIRST RESULTS

54 days of workshops were implemented with 48 local organizations in more than 35 communities with representatives from the public sector in both countries
Topics: REDD global forestry initiatives (conservation), FLEGT (legal trade), FLR (restoration), business management and product marketing

Sustainable management of more than 12,000 hectares of land was achieved in Honduras and Peru to facilitate the commercialization of environmentally friendly products

The project contributed to the reforestation and restoration of 45 hectares of landscapes affected by deforestation by sowing agroforestry systems in both countries.

EXCHANGE BETWEEN COUNTRIES

Exchange of knowledge and experiences in deforestation, use of forest resources and sustainability

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MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Material Capacitación para Coordinación Vertical para la implementación de NDC

Pop -up COP25

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TEAM

Mateo Bermudez
Binational Project Coordinator
PUR Projet

Marlen Espinoza
Advisor on sustainable economies
Helvetas Honduras

Edgar Nunez
Land facilitator
Helvetas Honduras

Melvin Cruz
Executive Director
Fundación Madera Verde

Fernando Tananta
Land facilitator
Fundación Amazonía Viva

PARTNERS

LEAD ORGANIZATION

The Pur Project (Francia)

CO-APPLICANTS

Fundación Helvetas Honduras

Fundación Madera Verde Honduras (FMV)

Fundación Amazonía Viva Perú (FUNDAVI)

CONTACT PERSON IN EACH COUNTRY

Honduras:

Mateo Bermudez
mateo.bermudez@purprojet.com

Melvin Cruz
mcruz@maderaverde.org.hn

Perú:
Gisella Gutierrez
gisellagutierrez@fundacionamazoniaviva.pe

SOCIAL MEDIA

/Fundacion-Maderaverde

@FMVHonduras

@fmaderaverde

facebook.com/PurProjet

Contact us

Address:
European Union:
Office Expertise France: 73, rue de Vaugirard-75006 Paris.
Office GIZ: Rue Archimède 61, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Colombia
Office Expertise France: Av. Calle 82 # 10-33 Of. 302 – Bogotá, Colombia
Phone:
Expertise France: +33 1 70 82 73 57
GIZ: + 32 2 710 1937
Email:
bosques@euroclimaplus.org

Implementing Agencies

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