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Clear filtersHonduras Stalls on Mining Ban for National Park
Two years after a 2024 decree banned mining in protected areas and ordered restoration of Carlos Escaleras National Park's core zone, Honduras has not executed the law or allocated resources to dismantle mining infrastructure, while local officials warn a new agroindustrial law could weaken protections.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 12, 2026#mining#protected-areas#carlos-escalerasDead Dolphin Found on Trujillo Beach
A dolphin in advanced decomposition washed ashore at Cristales beach in Trujillo, Colón; local residents alerted authorities, who removed the animal for specialist examination to determine the cause of death.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 6, 2026#marine-wildlife#trujillo#decompositionMining Company Tied to Digital Smear Campaign Against Guapinol Activists
A collaborative investigation by Contracorriente and partners documents how companies in the EMCO mining group funded coordinated social-media campaigns branding Guapinol river defenders as "fake environmentalists" — a pattern linked to the killing of three activists and the exile of more than 400 others.
ContracorrienteRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 13, 2026#environmental-defenders#guapinol#emco-grupo