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A proposal by National Congress member Carlos Cano would create a pilot program to protect Olancho's forests and water resources while generating up to 345 forestry jobs through fire prevention, forest management, and restoration work, funded by a planned L168 million (about $6.7 million) budget from multiple sources.

A congressman introduced legislation to reforest the Choluteca River basin, declare it an integrated system requiring coordinated conservation, and ban new logging and land-conversion permits in riparian and protected areas, aiming to reduce drought and flooding impacts on southern Honduras.

Honduras's congressional environment committee is drafting a climate-change law that would establish regulatory standards to help the country mitigate effects of El Niño, drought, and other climate impacts on infrastructure and production.