Land Disputes

Honduras's state television channel devoted over two hours on August 5 to promoting Próspera, a special economic zone (ZEDE) that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional in September 2024 and Garífuna leaders say threatens their ancestral lands.

A CESPAD environmental-justice adviser says Honduras's persistent agrarian conflicts — involving 77 cases nationwide — are being mishandled by the government, with agroindustrial evictions rising under new legislation that she argues ignores root causes and requires comprehensive land reform.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras warned that the country experiences at least one social conflict daily, with most disputes centered on environmental, land, and water rights.