Honduras grants land to indigenous group, in bid to help it protect forests

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13th Sep 2013 | Categories: Forests and Climate Change, Land Rights

Rainforest in Honduras (Photo: Dennis Garcia)

The Honduran government has granted more than 7 percent of its territory to the indigenous Miskito communities who live on the land, an initiative intended to help them protect their forests.

The title agreement, which gives the Miskito people ownership of almost one million hectares (about 3,860 square miles) of their traditional land, represents an acknowledgment of the rights of the most neglected citizens in one of the hemisphere’s poorest countries.

Read full article in The New York Times

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