After the period of confinement due to the COVID19 pandemic, and after working under the teleworking modality, some of COCESNA’s administrative personnel have begun to return to their on-site work, following the guidelines prepared by the Authorities of its Member States; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, guaranteeing the application of biosecurity…
“The mangrove resists devastation and wants to continue its growth, everyone can raise awareness and help it continue to benefit us.” Mangroves are unique, special and vulnerable ecosystems, which by virtue of their existence, biomass and productivity provide important benefits to humans, such as goods, for the food security of local communities, as well as…
“Productive soil is the foundation of enduring agriculture without which there can be no prosperity or progress.” Hugh Hammond Bennet July 7 has been celebrated since 1963 as Soil Conservation Day, in memory of conservationist Hugh Hammond Bennet (April 15, 1881-July 7, 1960), a renowned scientist who dedicated his efforts to increasing land production…
“If I knew the world was ending tomorrow, I would, today still, plant a tree.” Martin Luther King We see them as symbols related to nature and ecological balance. Trees have long sheltered us with shade, built homes, provided us with food, and an important reason for life such as oxygen through the process of…
“At COCESNA, as part of Corporate Social Responsibility. (CSR) and to the efforts to achieve sustainable development, we join this day from Central America with the United Nations, commemorating this important date. Supporting all initiatives to conserve the best of our common home; the environment..” “COCESNA’s Regional Management of Environment and Climate Change (GEREMAC) also…
Every May 30, Arbor Day is commemorated as part of the civic calendar since 1926 in Honduras. And included in the dates to promote environmental conservation in our corporate calendar. On this date in the schools, children raise awareness among their peers and also among their elders. The date of May 30 is when the…
The loss of biodiversity is a loss for humanity. Biodiversity refers to the wide variety of existing plants, animals and microorganisms, but also includes genetic differences within each species – for example, between crop varieties and livestock breeds – as well as the variety of ecosystems (lakes, forests, deserts, agricultural fields, etc.) that harbor multiple…
The Tegucigalpa COCESNA Lions Club was founded on April 30, 2015, and since its incorporation the founding and current members are part of the largest and most effective service organization in the world, Lions Clubs International, better known as Lions Clubs International (LCI), has a presence in more than 200 countries and geographic areas, has…
When Mother Earth sends us a message Mother Earth is clearly asking us to act. Nature suffers. Australia’s wildfires, the highest land heat records and the worst locust invasion in Kenya… We are now facing COVID -19, a global health pandemic with a strong link to the health of our ecosystem. Climate change, human-induced changes…
Introduction The world is experiencing a crisis rarely seen in recent history. The number of people infected and killed by the COVID-19 pandemic has led governments around the world to take extreme health measures to contain the spread of the disease to their entire population. The Central American region has not escaped these measures, and…