Honduras Is Eager To Preserve Its Environment

Introduction

Honduras has some of the planet's finest natural reserves. Almost 53% of the country´s surface is covered by forests and its biodiversity is exceptionally higher for its size. It procures energy from three sources: hydrocarbons (organic compounds such as carbon and hydrogen), hydric (water) and biomass (organic matter originated in a biological process).

More than 60% of the energy that the country consumes is derived from thermal plants based on fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. More than 30% of hydrocarbons are used to produce electric power while the rest is consumed by transport.

Legal framework and projects

Currently there are projects for the usage of alternative sources of energy such as hydroelectric, biodiesel (out of the African palm, one of the principles crops in Honduras) and ethanol from sugar cane.