The Association of Forest Communities of Petén (ACOFOP) and the Selva Maya Program of the German Cooperation (GIZ); supported an exchange of experiences between expert chicleros, young chicleros and newcomer chicleros from December 17-19.
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The Inter-institutional Platform for Sustainable Cattle Ranching promotes capacity building for livestock committees in the communities of El Caoba and El Remate in Petén, Guatemala.
At the end of 2019, the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Selva Maya Project will complete its activities.
The Selva Maya can be positioned and empowered through the creation of regional communication channels that denote the relevance of the Mesoamerican Lung and provide acurate information to improve decision making and sensitize the population about the urgency of political influence to promote the conservation of the environment.
Note originally published by Reporter, a Primary News Organization in Belize Available on: https://reporter.bz/2019/06/19/endorsement-of-the-maya-forest-biological-corridor-in-central-belize/ Wednesday, June 19th. – At its meeting last week, Cabinet approved a proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration to recognize the Maya Forest Corridor in Central Belize
The Petén Water Quality Roundtable, an inter-institutional effort that seeks to implement programs to preserve water quality, with support from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, held the symposium Situación actual y perspectivas de la cuenca del Lago Petén Itzá (Current situation and perspectives for the lake of Petén […]
As of 2012, the Selva Maya/GIZ Program, in alliance with the Association of Forest Communities of Petén (ACOFOP), has been involved in strengthening the value chain of the Ramón (Brosimum alicastrum) seed, with the Value Links Methodology.
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. […]
Bulletin published by the National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP), of Guatemala Available at: http://www.conap.gob.gt/Noticias3/ZUM.aspx The National Council of Protected Areas presented the “Report on the Monitoring of the Governance of the Maya Biosphere Reserve 2018”.
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 order to coordinate joint actions for the prevention and control of forest fires in the border area between Guatemala and Belize, a meeting was held on May 3, 2018 at the offices of the Organization of American States (OAS).