Living in the Selva Maya usually means cutting down the trees to make way for farming. At least it did — until now. A voluntary conservation project shows that you can live off the rainforest without destroying it.

In this regard, Alexa Meyer, a reporter for the Deutsche Welle (international radio and television service sponsored by the German government), shares a report made in the surroundings of the municipality of Calakmul, Mexico, where different economic alternatives illustrate how communities conserve the habitat while they earn income to support their families.

Film report: Living off the forest