Jeanette Kawas National Park, Protected coastal park in Atlántida Department, Honduras

Jeanette Kawas National Park covers 781.62 square kilometres of the Tela municipality on Honduras's northern Caribbean coast, reaching 900 metres at its highest point. It holds four ecosystems: tropical wet forest, mangrove forest, inundated forest and herbaceous swamp, plus rivers, lagoons, canals, coral reefs, rocky cliffs and sandy beach. The wooded headland slopes to a sandy shore and tapers into a rocky tip.

The park was created on 4 November 1994 as Punta Sal National Park, under the management of the PROLANSATE foundation. It was renamed for Jeannette Kawas, the foundation's president and an environmental activist murdered on 6 February 1995 for her work against palm plantations in the area. On 28 March 1995 it was added to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

The park is named after Blanca Jeannette Kawas, president of the PROLANSATE foundation, who was murdered on 6 February 1995 for her work to keep palm plantations out of the reserve. The following month, on 28 March 1995, the park was added to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. PROLANSATE, founded to protect Lancetilla, Punta Sal and Texiguat, still manages the park.

Reaching the park requires a boat ride of about 45 minutes from Tela, with local tour operators offering guided trips and equipment. Bring sun protection and insect repellent, and allow time for both the journey and exploration.

The park's name honours Blanca Jeannette Kawas, the PROLANSATE director murdered on 6 February 1995 for opposing palm plantations inside the reserve; the following month, on 28 March 1995, it was added to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Its four ecosystems — tropical rainforest, mangrove, flooded forest and herbaceous swamp — shelter 427 bird species and 499 tree and shrub species.