Exchange
Note published by the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE, for its acronym in Spanish). Available on: https://www.catie.ac.cr/en/catie-news/3833-producers-and-technicians-from-guatemala-and-mexico-exchanged-experiences-in-agro-silvo-pastoral-practices.html
Sensitivity and participation regarding activities that simultaneously generate income for families and ensure the conservation of the natural environment are increasing in the Selva Maya region . The spaces that allow experiences to be shared regarding the development of this type of activities are undoubtedly a substantial source of learning. […]
With the objective of promoting the exchange of information and experiences among beekeepers of Cayo Quality Honey Producers Cooperative Society Limited (CQHPC) of Belize and the Beekeepers Network of Bala’an K’aax, a meeting took place in Ejido Sabana San Francisco, Quintana Roo, Mexico, from April 18 to 21, 2018.
As part of the cross-border activities among countries that share the Selva Maya, staff and brigade members of the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative (CSFI) in Belize and the Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna de Bala’an K’aax (APFFBK) in Mexico, exchanged strategies for monitoring, surveillance and sustainable use of natural […]
From December 11 to 15, 2017, eight members of the Muuch Kanan K’aax Community Surveillance Network of the Bala’an K’aax Flora and Fauna Protection Area (APFFBK) participated in an exchange visit to the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative (CSFI), in Corozal, Belize. The objective of the exchange was to get to […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the objective of sharing work experiences for the conservation and sustainable use of non-timber products in the Selva Maya, as well as strengthening the collaboration synergies between key actors from Belize, Guatemala and Mexico, on March 29 and 30, 2017 was carried out a trinational meeting in the states […]
During the days from November 7 to 11th of 2016, the Fourth Trinational Selva Maya Guardians Exchange was held at El Muelle Hotel, El Remate, Petén, Guatemala. Since 2013 this meeting is an annual event; the first event took place in Santa Elena, Petén, Guatemala. On 2014 it was in […]
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 […]
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 […]