Who we Are
The sea is everything.
It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. – Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Who is BICA?
The Bay Islands Conservation Association (BICA), is a private, non-profit, grassroot organization founded in 1990 by citizens concerned about the future well-being of the Bay Islands, Honduras in order to initiate and coordinate efforts for the protection of the fragile natural resources of the islands. To operate the organization has been divided into three chapters strategically located in each of the Islands, Utila, Roatan and Guanaja; and more recently in Tampa, FL as an established 501c3 to facilitate donations by interested parties. BICA has 30 plus years of experience implementing programs and projects in the Bay Islands, in environmental education, community development, protection and research & monitoring. Since 1994, BICA signs co-management agreement with the Institute of Forestry Conservation and Wildlife (ICF) for the management of marine and terrestrial protected areas in the Bay Islands of Honduras.
Our Programs
Environmental Education
Teaching young and old how to be stewards of our natural resources.
Community Development
Engage and develop the poor to build environmentally sustainable livelihoods.
Enivronmental Protection
Work with local government to implement enforcement of environmental protection and management laws through active monitoring and litigative measures.
Research and Monitoring
Conducts scientific research to provide local and national government data on the crisis of failing to zero infrastructure on the residents and the reef.
“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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