Tag: UNESCO

La Moskitia, Honduras, Patuca III, Miskito Indians
Energy, Environmental Issues

Honduras: Patuca River Dams Threaten Indigenous Survival

The Moskitia is the largest, most biodiverse expanse of tropical wilderness north of the Amazon Basin – and the Indigenous Peoples who live there are determined to keep it that way. Unfortunately, no greater threat exists to the natural wealth hidden in the “Mesoamerican Biological Corridor” than the gigantic, transnational Patuca II, IIA, and III Dams.