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Clear filtersHonduras's Mangroves Store Carbon but Face Deforestation
Honduras's 50,279 hectares of mangroves, concentrated in the Gulf of Fonseca, store an average of 346.6 metric tons of carbon per hectare and support 75% of commercial fish species, but lost 1,224 hectares between 2000 and 2018 mainly to shrimp and salt farming.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 27, 2026#mangroves#deforestation#carbon-storageCoastal Erosion Displaces Families From Honduras's Pacific Shore
Over 40 years, the Gulf of Fonseca communities of Cedeño and La Puntilla have lost up to 100 meters of coastline to sea-level rise, destroying homes and businesses and driving residents—many of them young people—to migrate to the United States.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · May 29, 2026#coastal-erosion#climate-change#displacement