Under the “Together for Environmental Governance” project, implemented in Honduras by WWF Mesoamerica with support from USAID, a training session on “Determining the cause and origin of forest fires” was given to 20 Honduran professionals representing different institutions and stakeholders linked to the country's forestry sector who are involved in forest fire prevention and firefighting.
With this course implementation, we aim to strengthen investigation capabilities for this type of illegal activities and to achieve a greater impact following up on complaints and law enforcement in relation to this type of crime. Through this process, an important framework of knowledge and skills is provided to the forest fire investigator (IIF, for its Spanish acronym), in order to ensure that the results of a particular case investigation constitute a solid basis for the follow-up of forest fire complaints and the enforcement of the law against those responsible.
Besides the 20 Honduran professionals, five Guatemalans, two Salvadorans and one Belizean, leaders of different institutions and organizations involved in fire management in their countries, will be trained and certified on this matter. This is a fundamental step towards strengthening the technical capacities needed to carry out their functions in a much more effective way and to support law enforcement in the prosecution of the crime of forest fires by the competent authorities in Honduras and in the Central American region.
As part of the project's support, Honduran participants were given a forensic investigation kit, key tools for investigating the cause and origin of forest fires.
This activity is included in a training and certification process that will be carried out with a specific group of Honduran professionals during the execution of the “Together for Environmental Governance” project, with the purpose of preparing them to become expert researchers in this field.
This space was coordinated in partnership with the Honduran Roundtable of Protected Area Management Organizations (MOCAPH, by its Spanish acronym), the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the National Institute of Forest Development and Conservation, Protected Areas and Wildlife (ICF, by its Spanish acronym).
With this course implementation, we aim to strengthen investigation capabilities for this type of illegal activities and to achieve a greater impact following up on complaints and law enforcement in relation to this type of crime. Through this process, an important framework of knowledge and skills is provided to the forest fire investigator (IIF, for its Spanish acronym), in order to ensure that the results of a particular case investigation constitute a solid basis for the follow-up of forest fire complaints and the enforcement of the law against those responsible.
Besides the 20 Honduran professionals, five Guatemalans, two Salvadorans and one Belizean, leaders of different institutions and organizations involved in fire management in their countries, will be trained and certified on this matter. This is a fundamental step towards strengthening the technical capacities needed to carry out their functions in a much more effective way and to support law enforcement in the prosecution of the crime of forest fires by the competent authorities in Honduras and in the Central American region.
As part of the project's support, Honduran participants were given a forensic investigation kit, key tools for investigating the cause and origin of forest fires.
This activity is included in a training and certification process that will be carried out with a specific group of Honduran professionals during the execution of the “Together for Environmental Governance” project, with the purpose of preparing them to become expert researchers in this field.
This space was coordinated in partnership with the Honduran Roundtable of Protected Area Management Organizations (MOCAPH, by its Spanish acronym), the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the National Institute of Forest Development and Conservation, Protected Areas and Wildlife (ICF, by its Spanish acronym).
