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4.6. To achieve these objectives and overcome the challenges, Honduras has continued to implement a number of strategic programmes, some of which were already in place in 2016, such as (...) and the National Rural and Urban Sustainable Development Programme (PRONADERS) (Box 4.1). (...)

Box 4.1 SAG [the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock] programmes, 2022
(...)
National Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme (PRONAPAC):
Promote the development of the fisheries sector and the cultivation and protection of hydrobiological species.
Manage and promote the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture resources.
(...)

Box 4.1 SAG [the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock] programmes, 2022
(...)
National Rural and Urban Sustainable Development Programme (PRONADERS):
Improve quality of life in rural communities.
Manage natural resources in a sustainable manner.
Decrease environmental vulnerability.
(...)

Table 4.3 Domestic support programmes, 2016
(...)
Category: Agricultural irrigation development project (PDABR)
Name and description of measure: Promote agricultural development through the sustainable use of water and irrigation systems.
Ongoing

4.19. In addition to the programmes notified, since 2016 Honduras has also implemented a programme to promote competitiveness and development in the Northern Zone, as well as other programmes (...) The main objective of the latter is to increase incomes and improve nutrition among small producers and their families, by boosting their productivity and marketing capacities and strengthening their resilience in the context of climate change. (...) The programme has four components: nutrition and feeding, value added dairy products, animal health and reproductive biotechnology. (...)

4.26. Domestic and foreign operators wishing to participate in the electricity market are subject to the same requirements to operate. All operators must enrol in the Public Register of Electricity Sector Companies administered by the CREE [the Electricity Regulatory Commission]. Plants using renewable sources must also obtain a concession for the use of the natural resource and an environmental authorization or licence from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (SERNA). The CREE issues operating licences for transmission and distribution.

4.31. Honduras's electricity matrix is relatively diversified, as multiple generation technologies are used (Chart 4.1). Thermal generation (fuel oil and diesel) is still the main technology used. However, tax incentives for plants using renewable sources have contributed to the development of renewable technologies. [42] In 2022, 62.6% of electricity was generated using all these technologies, compared to 48.6% in 2016. In terms of renewable sources, Honduras mainly uses hydropower, which can give rise to difficulties in the event of drought, as was the case in 2019, when thermal production had to be stepped up to meet demand. To reduce dependence on this type of energy, the use of photovoltaic and wind technologies, as well as biomass and geothermal energy, has been intensified.
[42] The incentives consist of exemption from tariffs and other charges on imports, as well as from income tax (Law on the Promotion of Electricity Generation from Renewable Resources (Decree No. 70-2007), as amended by Decrees Nos. 138-2013 and 19-2020).

4.108. Maritime transport is governed by the Organic Law on the National Merchant Marine (LOMM) of 1994. A number of regulations and provisions have been issued to implement the Law. In 2016, the LOMM was amended in order, inter alia, to streamline the ship registration procedure and provide the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine (DGMM), the maritime authority, with new powers in relation to maritime safety and inspection, and pollution prevention.

4.121. The Ministry of Tourism formulates policy for the sector, which is implemented by the Honduran Tourism Institute (IHT). During the review period the National Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2006-21 (ENTS) was implemented. The strategy defined the objectives for the long term development of the sector and called for chambers of tourism and other tourism bodies to be established at municipal level, thus improving the institutional fabric of the sector and decentralizing the management of tourism. [153] In the context of this review, the authorities highlighted a number of challenges, related primarily to a lack of resources, which made it difficult to implement the ENTS, and consequently resulted in a failure to achieve all its goals. However, Honduras aims to develop a responsible, inclusive and sustainable model for tourism. Accordingly, the new objectives of the sectoral policy seek to promote the inclusion of people and territories and to develop the value chain in the sector.
[153] The objectives were: related to the tourism economy (e.g. rise in visitor numbers and income); social and cultural (e.g. job creation, preservation of cultural heritage and integration of local communities and ethnicities); promotional (e.g. consolidating and accessing tourism markets and promoting supply); environmental (e.g. conserving natural resources); and legal and institutional (e.g. decentralizing tourism management and improving coordination with the private sector) (information provided by the authorities).

4.122. During the review period Honduras continued to incentivize tourism through tax exemptions under various laws and/or regimes. [154] (...)
[154] There is also a Law on the Promotion of Sustainable Rural Tourism (Decree No. 126 2011), for which no implementing regulations have ever been issued. Accordingly it has never been implemented.