Regional Ethnobotanical Exchange in Selva Maya

From December 5th – 7th, within the framework of the project, “Strengthening ancestral knowledge through its use for the prevention of diseases transmitted by insect vectors and dietary patterns,” an exchange of knowledge between traditional therapists and academics on medicinal plants and food sovereignty was held in Flores, Petén, Guatemala. Under the slogan “Being in […]

The Selva Maya Program presents the impacts and results of the Regional Cooperation Project

Within the framework of the event of the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas de México (CONANP), “Perspectives, America’s Protected Areas 2023” and, in the company of the Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Guatemala (CONAP), the Belize Forest Department and other actors in the region, on November 8, 2023 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, the […]

ACTIVITIES BEGIN FOR THE PILOT PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT THE SMART FOR HEALTH PLATFORM IN THE SELVA MAYA

With the aim of implementing the “One Health” approach in the natural protected areas of the Selva Maya, shared by Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, a workshop was held to focus on the use and management of the Smart Mobile platform. This tool will play a crucial role in the early monitoring of wildlife health. The […]

Researchers from Belize, Guatemala and Mexico attended the “Mesa de Monitoreo Biológico y Manejo de Vida Silvestre para la Selva Maya” meeting.

Belize, Guatemala and Mexico are joining forces to promote the conservation of the Selva Maya through the “Mesa de Monitoreo Biológico y Manejo de Vida Silvestre para la Selva Maya”, a platform used to share, analyse and discuss the conservation of the second largest forest massif in the Americas.

Selva Maya Key Actors cooperate in the Intersectoral Meetings “One Health Approach and its Importance in the Public Agenda”.

Coordinating with allies from Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo, the Intersectoral Meetings “One Health Approach and its Importance in the Public Agenda” were held. The meetings were an opportunity to present the strategy of the approach in the Selva Maya Program, generating an exchanging space for its inclusion in the political framework of the Selva […]

Infosheet The Alianza One Health Selva Maya AOHSM

The Alianza One Health Selva Maya -AOHSM in spanish- is a regional multi-sectoral dialogue platform that seeks to improve the integral health of the Selva Maya between Guatemala, Belize and southeastern Mexico. Please find the infosheet here

COMMUNICATING THE SELVA MAYA: Communication Strategy Implementation Guide

. The Selva Maya Communication Strategy (SMCS) is an instrument that strengthens and supports the Belizean, Guatemalan and Mexican institutions in achieving their objectives in public policy within the region. Through a collaborative process, the SMCS is a guide that looks to 2030. It proposes concrete, clear, and compelling actions that contribute to informing, raising [...]

Rapid review of the literture on zoonoses in the context of One Health in the Selva Maya

  In recent years, the global human community has begun to understand what scientists andenvironmental activists have been spelling out for decades: that the harm we are doing to ecosystems globally is threatening the very foundation of human life. We are starting to experience the effects of climate change; as increasingly extreme and destructive weather [...]

Quarterly forecast of rainfall in the Selva Maya

According to the results of the Regional Climate Outlook for Central America in coordination with the Meteorological Services of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, with the support of the Project "Promotion of monitoring of biodiversity and climate change in the Selva Maya region" of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) , the probabilistic precipitation quarterly [...]

Agroecological Management Handbook

This Agroecological Management handbook provides information on the preparation of biofertilizers and organic pesticides, made with local inputs and available plant species, useful for agroecological management of pests during the production of vegetables. The illustrated information is derived from different experiences and practices implemented with the farmers of San Antonio Green Growers Cooperative Society Limited [...]