Other Projects
Project Utila 95, 96
A joint British – Honduras expedition to Utila, Bay Islands of Honduras with members from the Universities of Newcastle, Edinburgh, Herriot – Watt, and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras
Project Utila 97
A joint British – Honduras expedition to Utila, Bay Islands of Honduras with members from the Universities of Newcastle, Edinburgh, Herriot – Watt, and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras
Project Utila 98
A joint British – Honduras expedition to Utila, Bay Islands of Honduras with members from the Universities of Newcastle, Edinburgh, Herriot – Watt, and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Project Utila Sea School 99
The aim of the Utila Sea School was to provide the schoolchildren of Utila with an understanding of the ecology and natural history of the island’s coral reefs and other marine habitats, and an appreciation of their environmental and economic importance.
Coral Cay Conservation/Project Utila 2000
Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is a non-profit organization which provides resources for the protection and sustainable use of coral reefs. Project Utila is a collaborative Honduran/British partnership project between Corporación Hondureña de Desarrollo Forestal (COHDEFOR) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH).
(Project Report)
Groundwater Resources Monitoring and Management Plan
Integrated Natural Resources Management Project of the Bay Islands (Legal Zoning of the Nature Reserves in the Bay Islands
Draft Plan for the Management and Development of the Turtle Harbor Wildlife Reserve (Cerrato)
Draft Plan for the Management and Development of the Utila Marine Park
Plan de Manejo y Plan Operativo Anual del Refugio de Vida Silvestre Turtle Harbor (Project Report)
Potencial Ecoturístico del Refugio de Vida Silvestre Turtle Harbor, Utila, Islas de la Bahía
Evaluation of the Dry-season Mosquito Population of Utila, Honduras
Performance Features of a Local Nongovernmental Organization in Natural Resource Management: The case of the Bay Island Conservation Association
Environmental Education Program Taking Care of Utila Reefs 2002
MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF SYSTEM PROJECT
The goal of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System Project (MBRSP) is to enhance protection of the unique and vulnerable marine ecosystems comprising the MBRS, and to assist the countries of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen and coordinate national policies, regulations, and institutional arrangements for the conservation and sustainable use of this global public resource. The Project is part of a long-term Program to safeguard the integrity and continued productivity of the MBRS.
THWRMR and its surrounding communities benefit from this project through many different trainings offered to BICA staff, Municipality Staff, fishermen, community leaders, teachers, and other community members. Also BICA has benefit by receiving donated equipment, a boat and a Multiple Use Center Sinoptic Monitoring are taking place (Fish, Coral and Algae; Mangroove; Sea Grass; and Water Pollution).
For more information visit the MBRSP web page: http://www.mbrs.org.bz
RECRUITMENT MONITORING PROJECT: CONECTIVITY COMPONENT FROM THE CORAL REEF TARGETED RESEARCH & CAPACITY BUILDING FOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
This Project is part of the Connectivity Component of the MBRS and is focused on 11 Core Areas from Mexico to Honduras. Project duration is of approximately five years beginning in 2005. The core areas are matched sets of offshore island or atolls and adjacent coastal reef study areas .
Each core area has several sites (defined as a boat anchorage point) where the recruitment of fish, corals, and lobster is being monitored. For Utila, the two sites are Turtle Harbour Marine Reserve and Raggedy Cay. Some monitoring activities are conducted at the same sites and times, whereas the locations and timing of others differ. Reef fish recruitment monitoring is conducted once a month in June, July and August. Coral recruitment is conducted once a year, and lobster recruitment is conducted once a month one week before the new moon.
Environmental Management of the Bay Islands Project (II Phase)
The goal of this project is to maintain and improve the quality of the environment in the Bay Islands, as a base for the sustainable economic development, particularly with the participation of the tourism industry. More details about this project are available at the Project’s website: http://www.islasdelabahia.org.