From August 23 to 26th of 2016, the experiences exchange was carried out in Guatemala between social actors from Mexico, Belize and Guatemala developing tourism projects and managing protected areas at the community or government level, in a sustainable way. The objective was to promote a better use of land […]
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On Friday 29th of July 2016, it was held in Flores, Petén, Guatemala; The XX Ordinary Meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the Maya Biosphere Reserve. This time, was presented the report of the fires season and the budget allocation by the Government of Guatemala to the National Council of […]
From June 27th to 30th, a visit was made by the Expert Coordinator of Sustainable Tourism from the German Agency for Cooperation (GIZ) in the municipality of Cozumel, Karola Tippmann, to the municipality of Calakmul with the objective of exchanging experiences on sustainable tourism with services providers, representatives of the […]
As part of the strengthening of the ramon nut value chain in Quintana Roo, the Selva Maya Program / GIZ, in coordination with the Sociogénesis Association and the Raíces de la Cocina Group, held the second edition of the “Ramon Festival” which aimed to promote and develop the local and […]
As part of the activities developed by the GIZ Selva Maya Program in its 3rd line of work: “Sustainable alternatives to increase income”; The past 26th and 27th of April, 2016 was carried out in the municipality of Calakmul, Campeche; An exchange of experiences on sustainable beekeeping issues, involving government […]
At the end of April 2016, directors, deputy directors and technical staff from the border natural protected areas of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico met in Belize to follow up on the 2015 Action Plan, exchange achievements and from there elaborate the Operational Plan for the period 2016 – 2017. During […]
Representatives of the Committee on Food and Agriculture of the German Parliament visited for two days various productive and governance initiatives focused on sustainable development in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and communities in southern Quintana Roo.
From 6th to 9th of October, 2015, for the third consecutive year, the regional exchange of Park Rangers of the protected areas of the countries of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico was carried out. This year the hosting place was the field station “La Milpa”, located northwest of Belize and adjacent […]
On 23rd March 2016, the Basic Course on Forest Fires Protection was completed for 21 brigades from the BelHa and Niños Héroes communities. We appreciate the support of CONAFOR Campeche, Mexico, the protected area of Yum Balan, Quintana Roo and, of course, the company of Miguel Alvaro, expert in the […]