At the end of 2019, the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Selva Maya Project will complete its activities.
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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
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. […]
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.
From October 26 to 28th 2016, the SMI 100-200 course was held in the Shipstern Conservation & Managment Areas Reserve, Corozal District, Belize; with the objective of strengthening the Program of Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Selva Maya, specifically the Cooperation Strategy between the National Commission of Natural Protected […]
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 […]