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Clear filtersForeign Firm Pitches 'Autonomous City' in the Moskitia, Alarming Communities
New Land LLC, a foreign-controlled firm, announced plans for a "smart city" tech park in Honduras's Moskitia region without consulting indigenous communities, prompting local leaders to warn of similarities to controversial autonomous economic zones.
ContracorrienteRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 11, 2026#zede#indigenous-rights#autonomous-cityMoskitia Indigenous Groups Reject Agribusiness Law, Demand Land Titles
Indigenous peoples of the Moskitia region protested in Tegucigalpa against a proposed agribusiness law they say would legitimize illegal land seizures, and demanded the government fulfill a 2019 commitment to formalize land titles in ancestral territories.
El LibertadorRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 5, 2026#indigenous-rights#land-rights#ley-agroindustrialIndigenous Leaders Say Agroindustrial Law Threatens Moskitia Lands
Indigenous representatives in La Moskitia say a newly approved agroindustrial law will legitimize illegal occupation of their ancestral territories and accelerate forest destruction, and they are demanding enforcement of a six-year-pending land survey.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 3, 2026#indigenous-rights#ley-agroindustrial#land-rightsHonduras Greenlighted Oil Exploration in Indigenous Reserve
Honduras granted a 2013 oil concession covering 35,256 square kilometers of Caribbean waters in La Moskitia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, without consulting the four indigenous peoples living there, violating international law.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 3, 2026#oil-exploration#indigenous-rights#rio-platano-biosphere