Generación energía limpia y económica con paneles solares

Agradecemos la visita del señor Thomas Cieslik, servidor público de la embajada Alemana para el cierre del proyecto de paneles solares que fue financiado por dicha institución. Les dejamos la publicación realizada por la Embajada de Alemania. Embajada de Alemania en Honduras (@AlemaniaenHN) Tweeted:#Microproyecto | Donación de 24 Paneles Solares para la Estación de Iguanas

Iguana Station Relief Fund

Iguana Station Relief Fund 2020 has presented a major setback for wildlife conservation across the globe. In the island of Utila, conservation actions were particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted the influx of tourists and volunteers whose financial aid and labor assist in the development of environmental education, wildlife monitoring, reforestation and sea

Defeating COVID-19

Defeating Covid-19 together. Thanks to the support provided by Flora and Fauna International together with Marfund, the taxi drivers who are part of the transportation sector on the island of Utila, will be equipped with face masks, hand sanitizer, and quaternary ammonium, allowing the units to work with all bio measure security. We are sure

Los Manglares en Utila

El 26 de julio se celebra el Día Internacional de la defensa del Ecosistema Manglar. Día a día existen organizaciones que impulsan la conciencia ambiental para el cuidado y protección de este ecosistema. La destrucción de manglares no solo afecta a la naturaleza, también a los asentamientos humanos que se encuentran en zonas aledañas a

Donation

Bay Islands Foundation appreciates the collaboration of Fauna and Flora International and the partners from the Marine Landscape project (FUCSA, Honduras Coral Reef Fund, LARECOTURH, CEM) in the management and donation of food, to contribute to food security in the COVID-19 crisis for 16 families from Utila.  The support of the FIB staff, Demetrius Williams

Drones workshop!

Coming soon at the Bay Island Foundation.

Pumpkin Hill Beach Clean Up

Pumpkin Hill became the point of focus. Monthly beach cleanings were started this year with a problem, more plastic was found than normal on Pumpkin Hill beach, one more concern for Utila. The problem of plastic in Utila arises from the amount of marine life that is being affected. Diving centers report large amounts of

Red mangrove! Collecting and planting seeds

Utila is the third largest island in Honduras that consists of two-thirds of plains, occupied by wetlands, where swamps and mangroves dominate. These wetlands are particularly interesting for their highly diversified mosaic organization and original plant associations. (Bak & Claude, 2002). With the exception of its eastern, volcanic, and narrow sandy or rocky strip, on

Ctenosaura bakeri monitoring

The Bay Islands Marine Park, located in Utila in the Bay Islands department and is characterized by having an immense amount of reefs, marine biodiversity, is also characterized by being covered with mangrove forest with wetlands that develop in salt water or freshwater and endemic species among the most important is the black iguana (Stephen

Beaches clean up

Utila is one of the three main islands of the bay island department in Honduras. This island is recognized as a sanctuary for marine life, in addition, to be declared as the best place to practice diving due to the environmental balance with which the island has.  Marine life on the island is being affected