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| Collage of our first field trip in Honduras, Camapara, June 2011. Click on the photo for a bigger view! |
Before Vanessa (pink t-shirt bottom left), Edgard (grey t-shirt bottom left) and Julia (blue shirt and taking a photo, bottom left) went to Canada for phase one of the Sources-Fuentes project, we all took a trip together in the Honduran countryside. We visited Camapara, a protected watershed near La Campa, Lempira.
During our 3 hour hike up and down steep, muddy slopes, we learned about a project of one of ASONOG's partner organizations, CASM. They are promoting special "ecofogones" which are innovative wood stoves that use much less firewood than traditional wood stoves. This helps to cut down on the work required to cook for the family, and equally importantly, conserves alot more forest. This in turn translates into better quantity and quality of water in the watershed.
Deforestation is a big issue here, as in many places in the world. Camapara's protected areas help to preserve the forests and to ensure the water source is protected.
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