AGP Executive Report

Environmental Crime: An Interpol-led operation involving Honduras uncovered industrial-scale timber and wildlife trafficking across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries. Authorities reported 233 arrests, more than 1,000 animals recovered and 60,000 hectares of illegally cleared forest. Drought and Food Security: El Niño-driven water shortages are damaging crops across Central America’s Northern Triangle, including Honduras, threatening rural livelihoods and food supplies. The worsening drought could also push more Hondurans to migrate.

Environmental Crime: An INTERPOL-led operation involving Honduras and eight other countries reported 233 arrests, more than 1,000 rescued animals and 60,000 hectares of illegally cleared forest. Investigators targeted illegal logging, mining and wildlife trafficking, and traced links between criminal networks and businesses across borders. Drought and Food Security: El Niño-driven water shortages are damaging crops across Central America’s Northern Triangle, including Honduras, threatening rural livelihoods and food supplies. Climate change is intensifying the pressure on farming communities already short of resources.

Environmental Crime: An INTERPOL operation across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries, including Honduras, resulted in 233 arrests, recovered more than 1,000 animals and identified 60,000 hectares of illegally cleared forest. Investigators targeted illegal logging, mining and wildlife trafficking networks. Drought and Food Security: El Niño-driven drought is damaging crops across Central America’s Northern Triangle, including Honduras, threatening rural livelihoods and food supplies. The worsening pressures could also push more Hondurans to migrate. Wildlife Corridor: Rare camera-trap images show a jaguar using a corridor connecting Guatemala and Honduras, offering a sign that the pathway still links populations despite habitat pressures.

Environmental Crime: An Interpol crackdown across Honduras and eight other countries led to 233 arrests and identified 60,000 hectares of illegally cleared forest. Investigators also traced links between Amazon deforestation and companies across several continents. El Niño Drought: Prolonged water shortages are already devastating crops in Central America’s Northern Triangle, threatening food security and rural livelihoods in Honduras and neighboring countries. UNICEF warns that millions of children in Latin America and the Caribbean face climate-related risks. Wildlife Corridors: Rare camera-trap images confirm jaguars are still using a corridor linking Guatemala and Honduras, despite growing pressure on their habitat. Garífuna Land Rights: Efforts to demarcate Garífuna territory in Colón stalled after officials received threats, underscoring the dangers facing communities defending their land. Sustainable Coffee: A European roaster has launched certified Honduran coffee grown by members of the Cafico cooperative, with standards focused on soil health, biodiversity and fairer livelihoods.

El Niño Fallout for Honduras: UNICEF warns El Niño could drive drought and flooding across Central America, putting 25.8 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean at growing risk—Honduras included—through damaged harvests, malnutrition risk, and unsafe water. Wildlife Connectivity: Camera-trap photos from the Bi-National Corridor between Guatemala and Honduras show jaguars still moving despite habitat pressure, boosting hopes for corridor protection. Reef Guardians in Roatán: A local-led citizen science dive program is tracking reef health with repeat surveys, with women divers helping monitor fish and coral recovery. Climate Stress Meets Migration: Experts say El Niño-linked weather shocks could add pressure to Hondurans already leaving due to violence and hardship, even as the U.S. tightens border enforcement. Coffee With a Conservation Angle: Löfbergs launched ROC-certified Honduras coffee, aiming to improve soil health, biodiversity, and farmer conditions through regenerative standards. Tourism Demand: Honduras’ Semana Morazánica travel surge is pushing more Honduran visitors into El Salvador, with border teams working to keep crossings fast and orderly.

El Niño and climate risk: UNICEF warns that an historic El Niño is already driving drought and flooding across Central America, putting 25.8 million children in Latin America at growing risk—Honduras is named among the countries where drought is hitting harvests and raising malnutrition threats. Wildlife corridor for jaguars: New camera-trap photos from Guatemala and Honduras suggest jaguars are still using the Bi-National Corridor, a key link for keeping populations connected despite habitat pressure. Regenerative coffee in Honduras: Löfbergs launched ROC-certified Honduras coffee, highlighting soil health, biodiversity, and better livelihoods for farmers in the Cafico cooperative. Garífuna land rights under pressure: A Garífuna land demarcation effort in Colón was reportedly abandoned after threats tied to drug trafficking, underscoring how violence can derail court-ordered protections. Honduran migration linked to El Niño: Experts say El Niño-driven hardship could push more Hondurans to join northbound caravans as deportations and insecurity continue to shape decisions. Tourism and borders: El Salvador expects a 20% jump in Honduran visitors for Semana Morazánica, with border teams aiming to keep crossings fast and orderly.

Wildlife & Habitat Connectivity: Camera-trap photos from Guatemala show a male jaguar using a bi-national wildlife corridor linking Guatemala and Honduras, offering fresh hope that jaguars are still moving despite habitat pressure. Climate Risk for Honduras: UNICEF warns El Niño is putting 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean at growing risk, with drought in Central America (including Honduras) threatening harvests and raising malnutrition dangers. Migration Pressure & Weather: A new Honduran migrant caravan is growing as people flee violence and hardship, and experts say El Niño-driven conditions could push more departures north. Garífuna Land Rights: A Garífuna land-rights effort on Honduras’ Caribbean coast faces threats tied to drug trafficking, complicating enforcement of an Inter-American Court ruling. Regenerative Coffee in Honduras: Löfbergs launched ROC-certified Honduras coffee, highlighting soil health, biodiversity, and better livelihoods for farmers in the Cafico cooperative. Tourism Spike: Honduras’ Semana Morazánica is driving a 20% jump in Honduran visitors to El Salvador, with faster border processing and improved security cited by travelers.

El Niño Humanitarian Risk: UNICEF says 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face growing risks from drought and flooding tied to an historic El Niño, with Central America—including Honduras—seeing harvest stress that can worsen malnutrition and unsafe water access. Wildlife Connectivity: Camera-trap photos of a male jaguar in Guatemala suggest jaguars are still using a bi-national wildlife corridor linking Guatemala and Honduras, a hopeful sign for Panthera’s push to protect connectivity despite habitat pressure. Garífuna Land Rights Under Threat: A Garífuna land demarcation effort in Colón’s Punta Piedra was reportedly abandoned after threats linked to drug traffickers, highlighting how violence can derail long-awaited enforcement of an Inter-American Court ruling. Ocean Cleanup in the Gulf of Honduras: Ocean Cleanup reports stopping 463,000 pounds of trash before it reaches the Gulf of Honduras, targeting pollution before it harms marine life. Coffee Sustainability in Honduras: Löfbergs launched ROC-certified Honduras coffee, aiming to improve soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods through regenerative standards. Migration and Climate Pressure: A Honduran migrant caravan is growing as El Niño drought could add pressure, while U.S. warnings and deportation policies shape the route north.

Wildlife Connectivity: Camera-trap photos in Guatemala show jaguars using a bi-national corridor linking Guatemala and Honduras, offering rare “once-a-decade” proof that connectivity still holds despite habitat pressure. Climate & Food Security: UNICEF warns El Niño could expose 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean to drought and flooding, with Central America (including Honduras) facing harvest stress and higher malnutrition risk. Coastal Conservation (Roatán): A local-led reef monitoring effort in Roatán is putting women divers at the center of citizen science, tracking pillar coral recovery through repeat surveys. Coffee Sustainability in Honduras: Löfbergs launches ROC-certified Honduras coffee, aiming to improve soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods through regenerative standards. Migration Pressure from Weather: Experts say El Niño drought could add to Honduran migration toward the U.S., as caravans grow amid violence and economic strain. Land Rights & Security: A Garífuna land demarcation push on Honduras’ Caribbean coast faces threats tied to drug trafficking, stalling enforcement of an Inter-American ruling.

El Niño Humanitarian Warning for Central America: UNICEF says 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face growing risks from droughts and flooding tied to a super-strength El Niño, with Honduras named among the Central American countries where drought is hitting harvests and raising malnutrition and safe-water concerns. Garífuna Land Rights Under Threat: A Garífuna land demarcation effort in Honduras’ Caribbean coast hit resistance after officials reported threats from drug traffickers, underscoring how violence and illegal land grabs can derail court-ordered protections. Roatán Reef Monitoring by Women: A Roatán reef survey project is using local, volunteer-led citizen science to track coral health, with women divers playing a central role in monitoring pillar coral recovery. Coffee and Regenerative Farming Push: Löfbergs launched ROC-certified Honduras coffee, aiming to improve soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods through regenerative standards. Honduras Migration Pressure Linked to Weather: A new Honduran migrant caravan is growing as El Niño drought could worsen conditions and spur more people to head north toward the U.S.

El Niño Humanitarian Warning: UNICEF says 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face growing risks from droughts and flooding tied to a super-strength El Niño, with Central America—including Honduras—hit through harvest losses that raise malnutrition and water stress. Climate-Driven Migration Pressure: A new factor could push more Hondurans north as El Niño worsens conditions, adding to violence and cost-of-living strain behind a growing migrant caravan toward the U.S. Reef Conservation in Roatán: Local women divers and volunteers are running citizen-science reef monitoring in Roatán, tracking fish and coral health to support pillar coral recovery. Garífuna Land Rights Under Threat: A long-running Garífuna land demarcation effort in Honduras’ Caribbean coast hit resistance after threats tied to drug trafficking forced officials to abandon parts of the mission. Regenerative Coffee Push: Löfbergs launched ROC-certified Honduras coffee in Europe, aiming to improve soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods through regenerative standards.

El Niño Humanitarian Alarm: UNICEF says 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face growing risks from droughts and flooding tied to a super-strength El Niño, with Central America (including Honduras) hit through harvest losses that raise malnutrition and water stress. Regenerative Coffee Push in Honduras: Löfbergs launched “Löfbergs Honduras,” its first ROC-certified coffee in Europe, sourced from the Cafico cooperative at 1,100–1,900m, aiming to improve soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods. Garífuna Land Rights Under Pressure: A Garífuna land demarcation effort in Iriona’s Punta Piedra was halted after threats tied to drug traffickers, underscoring how violence blocks enforcement of an Inter-American Court ruling. Reef Conservation in Roatán: A local, women-led citizen science dive program is monitoring Caribbean pillar coral recovery through repeat surveys—counting fish and tracking reef health to guide conservation. Migration Meets Climate Stress: A new Honduran migrant caravan is growing as El Niño-linked hardship could add pressure to move north, even as U.S. warnings and deportation policies continue.

El Niño Humanitarian Warning for Honduras: UNICEF says El Niño’s drought and flooding risks are already hitting Central America, with Honduras named among countries where harvest losses can worsen child malnutrition and safe-water access. Climate Risk at Scale: UNICEF estimates 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face growing risks from El Niño-linked rainfall extremes, threatening food, health care, education, and child protection. Reef Conservation in Roatán: A local, women-led citizen science reef monitoring effort is tracking fish and coral health to support Caribbean pillar coral recovery. Garífuna Land Rights Under Pressure: Honduras’ Garífuna communities say land demarcation efforts are being undermined by threats tied to drug trafficking corridors on the Caribbean coast. Migration Pressure Linked to Weather: Experts warn El Niño could add to Honduran migration northward as drought and hardship compound violence and economic strain. Coffee Sector and Climate-Smart Farming: International Coffee Day highlights the need for resilient, climate-smart production—an issue for Honduras’ coffee communities facing broader regional climate stress.

El Niño Impacts on Honduras and Central America: UNICEF warns 25.8 million children across Latin America are facing growing risks from severe droughts and flooding tied to a record-strong El Niño, with Honduras among the Central American countries where drought is already hitting harvests and raising malnutrition threats. Roatán Reef Citizen Science: On Roatán, women-led reef monitoring is helping track coral health through repeat surveys—counting fish, recording benthic cover, and using photo quadrats to compare the same reef areas over time. Honduras Water Stress and Food Security: A report flags Tegucigalpa’s extreme dryness—80% of Honduras on red alert and potable water rationing every 12 days—while El Niño threatens crops, school access, and safe water for vulnerable families. Ocean Cleanup in the Gulf of Honduras: Ocean Cleanup says it stopped 463,000 pounds of trash before it reached the Gulf of Honduras, reducing pressure on marine habitats. Honduras in the Wider Climate Risk Picture: New research highlights El Niño’s uneven regional effects, with drought stressing water and agriculture in parts of Central America while flooding risks rise elsewhere across the region.

El Niño Child Risks: UNICEF says 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face growing risks from droughts and flooding tied to a projected “strongest on record” El Niño, with Central America (including Honduras) hit by harvest-damaging drought that raises malnutrition and water-safety worries. Climate Shock on Food and Water: UNICEF warns the impacts vary by country—drought threatens crops and safe water in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, while heavier rains raise flood risks elsewhere—pushing more families into deeper vulnerability. Supply Chain Pressure: A new risk report warns El Niño could disrupt regional supply chains and commodity output, with drought stressing Central America and water security while flooding threats rise in key economic areas. Honduras Water Stress Context: One report flags extreme dryness in Tegucigalpa and widespread red-alert conditions, including potable water rationing and growing pressure on staple crops. Banana Industry Strain: Banana producers across the region, including Honduras, report mounting weather, disease, water and cost challenges as El Niño adds uncertainty.

El Niño Fallout for Honduras: UNICEF warns El Niño is putting 25.8 million Latin American children at risk, with drought hitting Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua and raising malnutrition and safe-water pressures. Climate Risk to Food and Water: A separate report flags El Niño as a major driver of drought and flooding swings across Central America, stressing crops, water security, and infrastructure—exactly the kind of instability that hits Honduras hardest. Water Scarcity on the Ground: Reporting notes Tegucigalpa’s driest year on record, with much of Honduras on red alert and potable water rationing already underway, while farmers face crop vulnerability. Ocean Cleanup in the Gulf of Honduras: Ocean Cleanup says it stopped 463,000 pounds of trash before it reached the Gulf of Honduras, a direct win for marine habitats and coastal communities. Regional Security Pressure: OAS urged full deployment of Haiti’s Gang Repression Force, with Honduras among signatories—another reminder that environmental stress and instability often travel together.