In partnership with Honduran human rights and environmental organizations, the Center for International Policy's (CIP) Central America Program plans to undertake the following activities in 2004:

1. Organizational Strengthening of Environmental Movement of Olancho (MAO):

After the conclusion of a successful National March for Life in June 2004, it is clear that MAO, under the leadership of Padre Tamayo, plays a vital role in advocating for greater community participation in the protection of the environment in Honduras. CIP believes that MAO’s organizational structure should be nurtured and strengthened for it to be able to play an even more effective role in influencing environmental policy and empowering campesinos to protect the natural resources in their local communities. The communities in Olancho trust and respect MAO. The movement’s work has caused environmental awareness to increase at the local, national, and international level, in both rural and urban sectors.

2. Research illegal logging:

With the support of Honduran and international organizations, CIP will gather and disseminate information about the socioeconomic dimensions of illegal logging as a way to raise national and international awareness of this issue and promote a change in forest governance and global trade policies.

3. Environmental Transparency Program:

CIP is also exploring the possibility of partnering with a honduran watch-dog organization to create an Environmental Transparency Program. Such a program might create perception indicators on environmental transparency. Another possibility would be to create public forums where municipal forest management plans are made public, or environmental impact studies presented. The idea would be to try and create a program that is supported by a number of organizations dedicated to transparency and civic participation.

TRIP REPORT HOME
BACKGROUND
CIP’S OBJECTIVES IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE MARCH FOR LIFE
A PRELUDE TO THE SECOND MARCH FOR LIFE, JUNE 24-30, 2004
HIGHLIGHTS
CIP'S EVENTS
RESULTS
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS POST-MARCH
PROGRAM STAFF AND COLLABORATORS