The departure of companies due to the disaster caused by Hurricane Irene led the population to seek its own survival, primarily dedicating itself to subsistence agriculture and livestock.

[1] The municipality of El Tortuguero is located in the northern area of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, between the coordinates 12° 49' 0" North latitude and 84° 12' 0" West longitude.

It is situated in the north-central part of the region, 203 kilometers northwest of the city of Bluefields by waterway, passing through the municipality of Laguna de Perlas, navigating the Kurinwas and Kukarawala rivers.

It lacks an emergency restoration plan that should be promoted by the relevant entities such as INAFOR, MARENA, MAGFOR, the mayor's office, local leaders, police, and army.

This situation should be addressed with great concern by the corresponding institutions and develop among the settled population an awareness to establish agroecological production practices for forest recovery.