Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Eco-Ed Campaign Launched

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TEGUCIGALPA, Mar 28 2005 (IPS) - The National Association of Honduran Communication Media joined a campaign for education and prevention in response to the severe shortage of water in the two reservoirs that supply most of the water to the capital, where rationing is now in place. Oscar Ramírez, association representative, told Tierramérica that educational messages will be disseminated, ''oriented to conserving water and preventing illegal logging of forests.''

The campaign, promoted by UNICEF, is to last three months and seeks the voluntary participation of more than 7,000 young people to provide environmental education in the capital's main districts and in the outskirts.

Los Laureles reservoir has a capacity for 10.6 million cubic meters of water, but currently holds just six million, and La Concepcion can hold 33 million but now has just 10 million cubic meters.