The Advisory Councils (CA) of the Natural Protected Areas in Mexico, are constituted as spaces for participation and social inclusion in order to support and advise the management of these natural areas in the implementation of their management programs, as well as to promote their administrative effectiveness. The CAs are […]
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The Sello Colectivo Calakmul initiative encourages regional companies to have a continuous improvement system that contributes to sustainable development. In this sense, the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) of the National Nature Conservation Authority of Mexico (CONANP), the Haciendas del Mundo Maya Foundation (FHMM), the State Institute for the Promotion of […]
As part of the Project “Support for the Monitoring of Biodiversity and Climate Change in the Selva Maya” the first Trinational Workshop on Monitoring of Waterholes and Associated Fauna in the Selva Maya was held on October 26th 2017, in Flores, Petén, Guatemala; with the objective of promoting the exchange […]
The Organic Honey Producers Network of Bala’an K’aax, Quintana Roo, Mexico is composed of 35 beekeepers from different communities located in and around the Flora and Fauna Protection Area of Bala’an K’aax. The group´s objective is to increase the production of organic honey and seek better market conditions for the sale […]
On October 20 and 21, 2017, the Second Ecotourism Fest ‘Calakmul 2017’ was held. It is an event led by the City Council of Calakmul, institutions of the three levels of government and various civil society organizations to promote sustainable tourism with the participation of local service providers.
In September 2017 staff from the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and the Selva Maya Programme were invited to the Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park (PNYNN), in Peten Guatemala, to meet with members of the Association for the Sustainable Development of the Yaxha Territory (ASODESTY). The objective was to present the certification initiatives that […]
With the purpose of promoting indigenous produce as part of the region´s cultural heritage, the Festival of traditional cuisine of Southern Quintana Roo took place on August 26th in the Central Park of Bacalar. During this festival, the “Ramón Seed Recipe Book” was officially presented in Mexico as well as […]
The conservation and management of natural resources shared between three countries, as it is the case in the Selva Maya, demands actions that motivate the unification of agendas in order to strengthen regional integration for the conservation of biodiversity through natural protected areas, and promotion of sustainable development in rural […]
It is a pleasure to share with you the bulletin We Are Selva Maya, a new means of information dissemination from this magnificent region called the Selva Maya. In this first edition, you will find recent news, a descriptive note on the Sello Colectivo Calakmul initiative and links to the […]
In the framework of the Multiactor Alliance for the Development of Yaxha’s Integrated Farm, an exchange of visit to Belize on the topic of agrotourism was carried out early in August of this year. It was attended by the Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA) through the vice-minister of Affairs of […]
Biological monitoring allows knowing ecosystems’ dynamics; also serves as support in the conservation, management and sustainable use of species. Hence the importance that people working directly with biodiversity, in this case, the Selva Maya’ biodiversity, need to update their technical and theoretical skills on biological monitoring.
On May 23, 2017, in the framework of the 28th. Anniversary of Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, the Sello Colectivo Calakmul certificate (CSCC as acronym in Spanish), was given to four social companies that obtained level 1 of 3 (bronze); besides, recognitions to ten students who concluded their training as consultants / evaluators.