Promoting a Green Paradise for Honduras

The "Paraíso Verde" project, financed by the European Union and implemented by Swiss Contact, Funder and the Forest Conservation Institute of Honduras, promotes a decarbonized economy through the adaptation of agricultural production to climate change. 

This project has an EU contribution of 7.45 million euros (approximately 196.77 million lempiras) to support Honduras in meeting its climate commitments and goals. This involves a socio-cultural and productive transformation that includes the conservation of forests and biodiversity, increased carbon sequestration and the reduction of migration due to the impacts of climate change. The project focuses on actions in agricultural (coffee, cocoa), livestock and forestry value chains compatible with the landscape approach to reduce vulnerability to climate change, improve social inclusion, reduce deforestation and increase forest restoration with improved governance and local ownership, reduce CO2 emissions and implement the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA-FLEGT).

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In December 2023, Honduras and the EU signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a Forest Partnership with Honduras