41. About Search - Find It Now! honduras indigenous Groups Religion in honduras - indigenous Groups in honduras. http//www.grndzero.com/mato.htmIBIN indigenous peoples Biodiversity Info http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms=indigenous

42. Christopher Columbus 'executed' In Honduras - 10/14/98 hemisphere's indigenous peoples. A defense attorney appointed by the court arguedthat the trial was a ridiculous show , and blamed the poverty of honduras on http://www.layman.org/layman/news/news-around-church/columbus-executed.htm

Christopher Columbus 'executed' in Honduras By Paul Jeffrey Ecumenical News International Wednesday, October 14, 1998 Christopher Columbus Tegucigalpa, Honduras - History finally caught up with Christopher Columbus, October 12. After a Honduran jury, including two religious leaders, found the Italian explorer guilty of a series of crimes - ranging from theft to genocide - he was "executed" by two Lenca indigenous warriors who fired a dozen arrows into an image of one of the world's most famous explorers whose reputation has become a matter of debate and controversy in recent years. The mock execution took place on the 506th anniversary of Columbus' first landing in the Americas. "Lazy Indians" Convened by a local group, the Committee of Popular and Indigenous Organizations, the "trial" of Columbus was held in the country's capital, Tegucigalpa, in the courtyard of the national parliament, which was in recess for a public holiday to mark the anniversary. The prisoner, represented by a 2.4 meter high painting of the explorer in handcuffs, was brought before the jury and a crowd of about 2000 people. Indigenous leaders then read a long list of charges against Columbus, quoting descriptions of his actions written by his son Hernando. In all, Columbus faced 10 charges, including kidnapping, rape, slave-trading, invasion, murder, torture and genocide against the hemisphere's indigenous peoples.

43. Indigenous Of Honduras Protest, Pledge To Continue Resisting Colonialism My Two COPINH, an organization that unites campesino and indigenous peoples in strugglefrom around honduras, has its base in La Esperanza, Intibucá. http://mytwobeadsworth.com/Honduras902.html

Indigenous of Honduras Protest, Pledge to Continue Resisting Colonialism” This article was written by Mateo Ginsberg-Jaeckle and Della Moran, Rights Action collaborators working with COPINH in Honduras. EMAIL: Mateo Ginsberg-Jaeckle Della Moran Close to a thousand fists gripped polls, raising burning Pepsi cans filled with gasoline high into the darkness of the Tegucigalpa night. As descendants of the Lenca indigenous people of Honduras marched past the U.S. and Spanish embassies, on August 2nd, the eve of the anniversary of Columbus’s arrival to Honduras, their burning Pepsi torches served as a reminder that colonialism has not ended. “They tell us that colonialism is over, but they try to control us now as much as ever, through an economic model they call ‘neoliberalism’ and ‘globalization’. But that, we know, is neo-colonialism,” said Salvador Zúniga, member of COPINH, the Civil Counsel of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras. This was the final night of three days of protest by COPINH and its supporters. COPINH, an organization that unites campesino and indigenous peoples in struggle from around Honduras, has its base in La Esperanza, Intibucá. Its primary constituents are descendants of the Lenca people that populate this mountainous western region of Honduras. Though COPINH was initially founded during the struggle in the early 90’s against loggers in the region, members will tell you that resistance has been running through their blood since the days of Lempira, the famed anti-colonialist combatant, national hero, and a Lenca himself. Many of the members of COPINH have long been organizers in the struggle for land and Agrarian Reform that became famous in the 1970’s and 80’s.

44. Honduras Other Indigenous Groups - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Nat Following the period of Mayan dominance, the area that would eventually compriseHonduras was occupied by a multiplicity of indigenous peoples. http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/honduras/honduras_history_other_indigenous_group

HISTORY INDEX Country Ranks Introduction History ... [TOP] Honduras Other Indigenous Groups http://workmall.com/wfb2001/honduras/honduras_history_other_indigenous_groups.html Source: The Library of Congress Country Studies < BACK TO HISTORY CONTENTS Following the period of Mayan dominance, the area that would eventually comprise Honduras was occupied by a multiplicity of indigenous peoples. Indigenous groups related to the Toltec of central Mexico migrated from the northwest into parts of what became western and southern Honduras. Most notable were the Toltecspeaking Chorotega, who established themselves near the present-day city of Choluteca. Later enclaves of Nahua-speaking peoples, such as the Pipil, whose language was related to that of the Aztec, established themselves at various locations from the Caribbean coast to the Golfo de Fonseca on the Pacific coast. While groups related to indigenous peoples of Mexico moved into western and southern Honduras, other peoples with languages related to those of the Chibcha of Colombia were establishing themselves in areas that became northeastern Honduras. Most prominent among these were the Ulva and Paya speakers. Along the Caribbean coast, a variety of groups settled. Most important were the Sumu, who were also located in Nicaragua, and the Jicaque, whose language family has been a source of debate among scholars. Finally, in parts of what is now west-central Honduras were the Lenca, who also were believed to have migrated north from Colombia but whose language shows little relation to any other indigenous group.

45. Roundtable On Intellectual Property And Indigenous Peoples or intellectual property rights of indigenous peoples, or, if or even a disregardfor indigenous culture, not Guatemala, El Salvador, honduras, Nicaragua and http://www.wipo.org/eng/meetings/1998/indip/rt98_4b.htm

WIPO WIPO/INDIP/RT/98/4B ORIGINAL: Spanish DATE: July 6, 1998 WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION GENEVA ROUNDTABLE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Geneva, July 23 and 24, 1998 INITIATIVES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HOLDERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES INITIATIVES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES Brief Analysis of the Situation in Central America Intellectual Property Legislation in Panama Since the establishment of what we now know as the "intellectual property system" just over a century ago, indigenous knowledge, which is rich in medicine, art, crafts, music, literature, etc. has been steadily marginalized, simply because it has to do with the collective rights of a people and because it does not have a known author or creator. This legal vacuum could be looked upon as the continuation of an unending genocide inflicted on indigenous peoples from time immemorial. One might think that our culture had been intended solely to give mankind its folklore image, to the extent of being catalogued as the heritage of that same mankind, with no recognition of its true origin. We are living through a period of wholesale plundering or pirating of indigenous knowledge and products without any related benefits for our peoples. For instance, until quite recently the involvement of indigenous botanists and medicine men was considered retrograde in medicine, while today many of medicine's transnational pharmaceutical companies are investing large or smaller amounts of money to gain control of traditional indigenous medicine, and even registering sacred plants as if they have been developed in a laboratory. At the same time indigenous designs are gradually gaining a foothold in fashion and on the runways, but with alien labels or marks that have nothing to do with our peoples.

46. ROUNDTABLE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Translate this page En 1970, le Guatemala, El Salvador, le honduras, le Nicaragua et le Costa Rica ontsigné la Convention centraméricaine pour la protection de la propriété http://www.wipo.org/fre/meetings/1998/indip/rt98_4b.htm

OMPI OMPI/INDIP/RT/98/4B ORIGINAL: espagnol DATE: 6 juillet 1998 INTELLECTUELLE ET LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES DE CONNAISSANCES TRADITIONNELLES, DES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES - "Charte de la terre des peuples indigènes - déclaration de Kari-Oca" (cinquième partie, culture, sciences et propriété intellectuelle, Rio de Janeiro, mai 1992); - Déclaration de Mataatua, "Droits intellectuels et culturels des peuples indigènes" (Aotearao, juin 1993); Nous nous réjouissons de voir l'OMPI s'intéresser à ces questions, avec la création de la Division des questions mondiales de propriété intellectuelle, qui comprend dans son programme de travail pour 1998-1999 le sous-programme "Droit de propriété intellectuelle pour de nouveaux bénéficiaires", question qui nous réunit aujourd'hui. Il est important à l'heure actuelle d'étudier le système déjà établi avec l'OMPI pour être en mesure de revendiquer nos droits. Au Honduras, la législation en ce domaine date de 1919 : il s'agit de la loi sur les brevets et de la loi sur les marques. Ces deux lois ont été révisées en 1936 pour inclure le concept de "droits d'auteur". Au Costa Rica, c'est en 1896 qu'ont été adoptés des textes protégeant la propriété industrielle, c'est-à-dire les marques, les noms commerciaux, les signes distinctifs et les inventions, de même que les droits d'auteur. En El Salvador, la loi la plus récente est une loi du 14 juillet 1993, intitulée "loi sur la promotion et la protection de la propriété intellectuelle". Au Guatemala, la législation date de 1954. La création industrielle est protégée par la loi sur les brevets d'invention, les modèles d'utilité et les dessins et modèles industriels, adoptée en 1986.

47. PNUD from Headquarters and from the Country Office in honduras participated in the onthe Cultural Intellectual Property Rights of indigenous peoples, in New http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/ampro/mdtsanjose/indigenous/pnud.htm

ORGANIZACION INTERNACIONAL DEL TRABAJO Equipo Técnico Multidisciplinario (ETM) UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE October 1994 The United Nations Development Programme UNDP and Indigenous Peoples Although UNDP has long been associated with concerns and issues of indigenous peoples, recent developments, in particular general acceptance of the concept of sustainability and renewed emphasis on basic needs and participatory approaches, have influenced and changed the direction of support. Of special importance in this context is the adoption by UNDP of the concept of sustainable human development. This is an approach to development that gives "the highest priority to poverty reduction, productive employment, social integration and environmental regeneration. It brings human members into balance with the coping capacities of societies and the carrying capacities of nature. It accelerates economic growth and translates it into improvements in human lives, without destroying the natural capital needed to protect the opportunities of future generations. It also recognizes that not much can be achieved without a dramatic improvement in the status of women and the opening of all economic opportunities to women. And sustainable human development empowers people-enabling them to design and participate in the processes and events that shape their lives." UN General Assembly resolution A/45/164 (1990), which proclaimed 1993 as the International Year of the World's Indigenous People and activities in preparation of the International Year further encouraged and shaped UNDP's assistance for indigenous peoples. In pursuance of this resolution and of resolution A/46/128, adopted on 17 December 1992 and the recommendations of the inter-Agency Technical Consultation Meetings on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples prior to the International Year and of the Specialized Agency Consultation with Indigenous Representatives on the occasion of the opening of the International Year for the World's Indigenous People on 11 December 1992, UNDP undertook various efforts to streamline its support for indigenous peoples and to involve them in the identification and implementation of projects that affect them:

48. Recent Developments In The ILO Concerning Indigenous And Tribal Peoples - Intern 169 of 1989 concerning indigenous and Tribal peoples 13 countries Bolivia, Colombia,Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, honduras, Mexico, Norway http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/norm/whatare/stndards/ind_tech.htm

International Labour Standards Home What are international labour standards? International Labour Standards according to the classified guide > Recent Developments in the ILO concerning indigenous and tribal peoples Recent Developments in the ILO concerning indigenous and tribal peoples Ratifications The ILO is responsible for two international Conventions concerning indigenous and tribal peoples. They are Convention No. 107 of 1957 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Populations , and Convention No. 169 of 1989 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples . Although Convention No. 107 contains a strong protective element, it was revised because its provisions are now considered outdated because of its rather integrationist approach. However, it remains in force for 20 countries, and is often the only element of international protection available. Convention No. 169, which revised Convention No. 107, has been ratified by 13 countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Norway, Netherlands, Paraguay and Peru. Ratification of this Convention is currently under active consideration in a number of other countries. Technical assistance The practical influence of the ILO Conventions, and in particular Convention No. 169, goes well beyond the number of ratifications. The ILO is heavily involved in technical assistance. To facilitate these efforts within the UN system, inter-agency meetings are held to coordinate technical work among the concerned UN-system organizations and relevant donors. These meetings, held regularly since 1991 and arranged alternatively by the Centre for Human Rights and the ILO, have strengthened inter-agency understanding and cooperation of the different programmes affecting indigenous and tribal peoples.

49. Patuca River: Ahuas Declaration CONSIDERING That the Constitution of the Republic of honduras obligates theState to protect and conserve indigenous peoples and their cultures;. http://www.irn.org/programs/latamerica/ahuas.subm.eng.html

AHUAS DECLARATION May 24, 1998 We, the representatives of local communities and organizations of Miskito, Tawahka, Native Ladino, Garifuna and Pech people of La Mosquitia, together with municipal governments, churches, national environmental and sustainable development organizations, following a meeting in the town of Ahuas, in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, and pursuant to analysis of the plans and procedures related to the proposed construction of the Patuca II hydroelectric dam, declare the following: CONSIDERING: That the Panda Patuca Power Company and governmental authorities are promoting the development of the Patuca II hydroelectric at an accelerated pace, without the required procedural transparency and without having appropriately consulted with the people potentially affected, either directly and indirectly; CONSIDERING: That the environmental consultants WCI-Bioconsult are contracted and paid to conduct the Environmental Impact Assessment study by the very company that wishes to develop the project, leading to potential conflict of interests; CONSIDERING: That governmental authorities and representatives of the Panda Patuca Power Company and WCI-Bioconsult, are publicly pronouncing construction of Patuca II as an established fact, without having completed the legally required actions necessary to authorize the project;

50. Pew Fellows Program In Marine Conservation organization in the region, in efforts to legalize indigenous lands in honduras. Healso coorganized a seminar on indigenous peoples and international law in http://www.pewmarine.org/PewFellows/pf_ChapinNorman_cv.html

A-Z List By Region By Year By Category ... Links Pew Fellows Directory Pew Fellows Directory Since the inception of the program in 1990, Pew Fellows have been selected from more than 20 countries around the world. Together, they form a remarkable network of conservation leaders from a wide range of disciplines who are actively engaged in protecting our global environment. From 1990 through 1995, the Pew Fellows Program (initially called the Pew Scholars Program in Conservation and the Environment) awarded fellowships for environmental initiatives in the broad category of biodiversity, which included terrestrial, atmospheric, aquatic, and marine conservation. Since 1996, the program has awarded fellowships exclusively for marine conservation. This section serves as a database of environmental experts: the Pew Fellows. It includes information on both the marine and non-marine focused Fellows. New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110-3399 USA P: F: E: pfp@neaq.org

51. Let's Go - Central America - Non-Maya Indigenous Peoples NonMaya indigenous peoples. Non-Maya indigenous groups inhabited more than halfof Central and Rama tribes filled the Mosquito Coast of honduras, where they http://www.letsgo.com/CEAM/01-CentralAmerica-30

@import "/styles/main.css"; Home Series Resources Forums ... Panama This content is from Let's Go: Central America 2003. Central America Central America Central America: an Introduction History to Independence Precolonial History: the Maya ... Non-Maya Indigenous Peoples Non-Maya Indigenous Peoples Non-Maya indigenous groups inhabited more than half of Central America at the time of the Conquest. East and south of the Maya, the Chibcha inhabited Panama and Costa Rica after migrating from South America; the Kuna populated Panama; the Pipil and Nicarao groups lived in modern-day El Salvador and Nicaragua; and the Miskito, Sumo , and Rama tribes filled the Mosquito Coast of Honduras, where they still live today. These cultures were sedentary and agricultural like the Maya, but for a variety of reasons were slower to organize. Chieftains-instead of building the massive pyramids, stelae, or temples that existed farther north-boosted their prestige with ornamentation . They used their amazing wealth to import raw jadeite (a variety of a jade) from the Motagua Valley in Guatemala and fashioned the jadeite and seashells into figurines and pendants. Around AD 600 they discovered metallurgy, and gold displaced jadeite and shells; the burial site Sitio Conte The jaguar, the cult animal of several groups in Costa Rica and Panama, connoted fierceness, suggesting the frequency of war. Stone sculptures depict warriors in fighting gear, sometimes toting axes and even heads as trophies. These southern groups stood up to the Spaniards, but the better-armed

52. PMNS - The Participatory Management Networking Service Land and Resource Protection in Central and South America Belize / Nicaragua/ honduras Indian Law Resource Center. indigenous peoples, Mother Earth and http://www.iucn.org/themes/pmns/indigenous/lessons.html

P articipatory M anagement C learinghouse PMC Community-Based Management Collaborative Management TOPICS Biodiversity / Traditional Knowledge Economic Incentives Equitable Benefit Sharing Forests ... Protected Areas REGIONS Africa Asia Australia / Pacific Europe ... North America THE NETWORK The PMC Network: related projects and sites The PMC Partners USEFUL TIPS Contact and User Guide Events Site Map Lessons/Case Studies ... Organizations INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MANAGEMENT LESSONS/CASE STUDIES Batak Resource Management : Belief, Knowledge and Practice IUCN - James F. Eder Collecting Indigenous Knowledge Diana Dixon, Bonita Brindley, and Ruth Raymond - CIKARD Community-Based Conservation and Resource Management Agreements : Issues and Strategies for the World Wildlife Fund WWF - Mark Schoomaker Freudenberger Community-Based Natural Resource Management and Ecoregional Conservation Jenny Springer Developing IUCN/WWF Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas : Issues, Challenges and Follow-up

53. International Workshop On Indigenous Peoples And Development Centre for Environmental and Forest Studies (Cameroon); ASIA Asia indigenous PeoplesPact; CENTRAL AMERICA Federation Indega Tawahka (honduras); NORTH AMERICA http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wgtrr/ollan.htm

International Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Development Ollantaytambo, Qosqo, Peru 21-26 April 1997 We , the participant of the International Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Development held at Ollantaytambo, Qosqo, Peru, from 21 to 26 April 1997: Considering the importance of cultural diversity and of Indigenous People's values and philosophies for a new paradigm for sustainable development; Considering the importance of Indigenous Peoples knowledge and practices for the maintenance and conservation of biological and cultural diversity for future generations; Considering the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Chapter 26 of Agenda 21 of the Rio Declaration, ILO Convention 169, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on Desertification, the Copenhagen Social Summit Declaration, Article 30 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other relevant international agreements and covenants that recognize the crucial role of Indigenous Peoples in Conservation and development; Considering that multilateral development banks, international development agencies, national and international non-governmental development organizations have programs and projects targeting Indigenous Peoples that are not widely known;

54. ATAGU - Debat: Indigenous Peoples In The Americas In honduras, indigenous peoples live for the most part along the Atlanticcoast, but other communities are distributed throughout the country. http://atagu.ki.gl/Debat/indlaeg/1997/97011004.htm

Baggrund: Oprindelige folk Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Canadian International Development Agency Atagu den 10. januar 1997 Draft discusssion paper (not an official view or policy of CIDA) List of Acronyms Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Situation of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas and the Caribbean ... Annex Key International Documents List of Acronyms CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency CIM - Inter-American Women's Commission DPI - Department of Public Information ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council ICHR - Inter-American Commission for Human Rights IDB - Inter-American Development Bank ILO - International Labour Organization NGOs - Non-Governmental Organizations OAS - Organization of American States PAHO - Pan-American Health Organization UN - United Nations UNCHR - United Nations Centre for Human Rights UNDP - United Nations Development Program UNESCO - United Nations Education, Science andCultural Organization UNGA - United Nations General Assembly return to beginning UNIFEM - United Nations Fund for Women WB - World Bank WCIP - World Council of Indigenous Peoples WGIP - Working Group on Indigenous Populations Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to situate indigenous peoples in the Americas region within the context of a number of issue areas including social and economic development, governance issues, human rights and sustainable development policy issues.

55. The World Bank - Indigenous Peoples the issues associated with the revision of the indigenous peoples policy. countries(Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/essd/essd.nsf/28354584d9d97c29852567cc00780e2a/c987

56. The World Bank - Indigenous Peoples a partnership of indigenous peoples, conservationists, and convergence and divergenceof indigenous people interests studies from Panama, honduras, Costa Rica http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/essd/essd.nsf/28354584d9d97c29852567cc00780e2a/4b25

57. Central America indigenous peoples, Mother Earth and Spirituality Project EC; Lima Workshop onMining Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report honduras (Also Available in http://www.sdgateway.net/topics/135.htm

Home SD Topics Regions Central America Central America Includes sustainable development initiatives from Central America, with specific reports from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Member Links Other Links Member Links Declaration of the Consultation Meeting: Indigenous Peoples, Mother Earth and Spirituality [EC] Draft of the Inter-American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People [EC] Earth Council's Central American Programme [EC] Ecotourism in Costa Rica (PDF) [IISD] Evaluation of Accomplishments of the Central American Commitments Acquired within the Framework of Agenda 21 and the Central American Alliance for Sustainable Development Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] From Forest to Society Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] Indigenous Peoples, Mother Earth and Spirituality Consultation [EC] Indigenous Peoples, Mother Earth and Spirituality Project [EC] Lima Workshop on Mining and Sustainable Development in the Americas Also Available in Spanish ) [IISD] Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report: Belize Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report: Costa Rica Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report: El Salvador Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report: Guatemala Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report: Honduras Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report: Nicaragua Also Available in Spanish ) [EC] Rio+5 National Consultation Summary Report: Panama Also Available in Spanish ) [EC]

58. UNDP/CSOPP/IP Site Map Guyana; honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama. Documents UNDP Reports Draft ReportMarch 1999 An Assessment of UNDP's Activities Involving indigenous peoples http://www.undp.org/csopp/CSO/NewFiles/ipsitemap.html

Indigenous Peoples Site Map Home About Indigenous Peoples Definition Issues ... UN Agencies This page is maintained by the Civil Society Organizations and Participation Programme (CSOPP) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Last updated February 1, 2000.

59. Patuca River Campaign The survival of indigenous peoples and their cultures is threatened. honduras needsadditional energy but it has other potential sites for small hydroelectric http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~alexagui/patuca/

The Patuca Dam Project has been put on indefinite hold. I wish to thank all of you who became involved in this campaign to fight what would have been a very destructive megaproject for the local indigenous people and ecosystems. Your concern and involvement did make a difference! Let's congratulate ourselves and keep a watchful eye on any future threats to this beautiful area. For more information you can read Honduras This Week's article: Harza pulls out of Patuca dam project , and Kevin Candee's (Harza's Vicepresident) letter to IRN citing the reasons for abandoning the project. Proposed dams threaten to destroy one of Central America's largest free flowing rivers through the largest expanse of rainforest north of the Amazon basin The Patuca River in Honduras is targeted for a hastily planned series of large hydroelectric dams by a consortium of United States corporations Ahuas Declaration (English) Clickable map of dam site area! Over the past year, plans for a series of very large hydroelectric dams on the Rio Patuca in the Mosquitia region of Honduras have progressed. The private developers are U.S. based Panda Energy International and Harza Engineering. The Patuca River Campaign has been formed by a coalition of concerned groups and individuals who oppose the wholesale destruction of peoples and the environment that the Patuca Hydroelectric Project would bring about. The project is on a fast time line, with a road to access the dam site being planned for construction in December, 1998 to access the site of a proposed 270 MW hydroelectric dam in the heart of the largest biological corridor in Central America. This dam would be the first of two or more hydroelectric dams on the Patuca River with a total installed capacity of at least 700 MW. The first dam, 105 meters high and 435 meters wide, would result in a network of roads and transmission lines in the pristine rainforest as well as a 100 kilometer long, half a km wide reservoir. These actions will open the biological corridor to logging activities, colonization and slash and burn farming, threaten the survival of endangered species, destroy the way of life for the Tawahka, Pech, and Miskito Indians living downstream, contribute to the proliferation of disease vectors (e.g., malaria), and produce significant greenhouse gases from decomposing organic matter in the new reservoir.

60. Publications indigenous peoples. indigenous Fund. Involuntary Resettlement. Document. (PDF) 240kb (S). Pobreza etnica en honduras By Utta von Gleich , Ernesto Gálvez (2/01, S). http://www.iadb.org/sds/IND/publication/publication_133_2115_e.htm

SDS Menu Publications Events Search ... English Indigenous Peoples and Community Development Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Fund Involuntary Resettlement Community Consultation S USTAINABLE D EVELOPMENT D EPARTMENT Publications Document (PDF) 240 kb (S) Pobreza etnica en Honduras By Utta von Gleich Ernesto Gálvez (2/01, S) This working document summarizes the available demographic, cultural and socio-economic data on the different ethnic groups in Honduras, which comprise about 10% of the country's total population and are disproportionately represented among the poor. The study also analyzes the institutional and legal framework, the growth of indigenous and garifuna organizations, as well as the recent history of conflict and negotiation with the government. This publication is not available in English. Return to Top Last updated: 3/8/01

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