Important Achievements The Motagua Valley

»  Creation of the Alliance for the Motagua Valley Conservation, which is formed by a group of owners of Private Natural Reserves, representatives of Municipalities, and Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations.

»  Creation of six Private Natural Reserves, and three Municipal Regional Parks legally declared, which areas add up to a total of 1,217.57 ha.

»  Elaboration of the Conservation Plan for the region.

»  The purchase of La Laguna farm in San Agustín Acasaguastlán with the objective of preserving the ecosystem of the zone.

Challenges in Motagua Valley

»  Suggest alternative methods that promote the declaration of new private and municipal protected areas to increase the area that now is used for the conservation of the natural and cultural diversity of the region.

»  Find a legal entity that allows the ecosystem of the pine forest and dry forest to be a special area of conservation in the Semiarid region of Motagua Valley, and which has to be aligned with private and municipal conservation mechanisms.

»  Promote incentives for the conservation of the semiarid region of the pine forest and dry forest of the Motagua Valley, such as incentives of private land, ecotourism and ecological obligations.

»  Support the creation of the management authority of the Motagua river basin.

»  Promote environmental policies for the semiarid region of Motagua valley.

»  Influence the policy of climate change and/or desertification for the conservation of dry forests.