1. SOCIOECONOMIC UluaMotaguaChameleconTemash/Sarstun Rio Grande Mojo River Ulua, Motagua, Chamelecon,Temash/Sarstun, Rio Grande, Moho River

2. Problems in the Watersheds Problems Watersheds agriculture/stock production1,2,3,4,5,6 contaminants1,2,3,4 deforestation/soil erosion1,2,3,4,5,6 aquaculture2 high population density1,2,3 sewer/domestic wastewater1,2,3,4, mining1,2,3,5 occupational use1,2,3, industrial contamination1,2,3,4 land tenure1,2,3,4,6 land use planning1,2,3,4,5,6 illegal harvesting of resources (hard woods)4.6 drug trafficking4 hunting and fishing5,6 Watersheds 1 = Ulua 2 = Chamelecon 3 = Motagua 4 = Sarstun/ Temash 5 = Rio Grande 6 = Moho River

3. Recommendations technical assistance (agriculture) law enforcement respect riparian zones sustainable farming practices (best practices) payments for incentives education awareness campaign private sector involvement linkages between schools and watersheds –education about watershed integrated into lessons incentives (forestry) support national family planning campaign

4. Priority Problems  Agriculture  Deforestation  Industrial Contamination  Sanitation

5. Interventions and Time Line

6. Agriculture Short term Medium term Long term Education Campaign Education Campaign/ M & E M & E Training in Alternative Employment Options Water Quality Monitoring Enforcement of Laws –Water Quality

7. Deforestation Short term Medium term Long term Education Campaign Inventory of Forest Resources Incentives Options - Carbon sequestration Sustainable Logging Training in Alternative Employment Options Water Quality Monitoring Enforcement of Laws –Water Quality

8. Industrial Contamination Short term Medium term Long term Education Campaign Incentives Options / Best Practices - Eco-friendly - Green glove Waste Treatment Enforcement of Laws – water Quality - control of industrial sites

9. Sanitation Short term Medium term Long term Education Campaign - public health - public health Land Use Planning Investment and Treatment Systems Pilot Programs - Designs for latrines Enforcement of Water Quality laws

10. Thank You Mario Chavarria Josue Avila Marcos Pop Fernando Soteso Anasario Cal Wil Maheia Isaias Majil