Groups Fight Redrawing of El Merendón Forest Reserve

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 8, 2026 · Originally reported July 7, 2026 by Contracorriente

Civil-society groups and lawmakers in Cortés are challenging the Forestry Conservation Institute's plan to redraw the boundaries of the El Merendón protected forest reserve, arguing it would benefit private real-estate projects even though the reserve supplies 80% of San Pedro Sula's water and is vital to regional biodiversity.