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National Congress member Juan Sauceda of Colón warned that deforestation could intensify future droughts and called for forest protection and adaptation measures such as silvopastoral systems and livestock feed reserves.

A judge held an initial hearing for Lenir Pérez, accused of illegal mineral extraction and aggravated environmental damage at a mining operation in Tocoa, Colón that allegedly harmed forest vegetation and soil.

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.

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.

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.